What is Vijay Kumar's specialty?

Vijay Kumar (NPI 1972506236) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Rheumatology in Beaumont, TX.

Where does Vijay Kumar practice?

Vijay Kumar practices in Beaumont, TX, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1972506236.

How much does Medicare pay Vijay Kumar?

Vijay Kumar (NPI 1972506236) received approximately $105K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 312 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1972506236

Vijay KumarMD

RheumatologyBeaumont, TXI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

2,366

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

7,684

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$104K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 382 Rheumatology providers in TX — below median (cohort median 13,742).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

9,031

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$590K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

23.8%

Top prescribed drugs

Prednisone1,181 claims

Tramadol Hcl1,025 claims

Methotrexate Sodium679 claims

Gabapentin587 claims

Acetaminophen With Codeine530 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$95

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$95

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$95

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Vijay Kumar's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 25 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc Clinical Laboratory · Houston, TX	278	1,538
Muhammad Aziz Internal Medicine · Beaumont, TX	87	202
BAPTIST HOSPITALS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS	85	296
ACADIAN DIAGNOSTIC LABORATORIES LLC	34	162
Syed Anwar Internal Medicine · Beaumont, TX	31	159
Accutox, Inc. Clinical Laboratory · Beaumont, TX	30	137
Linda Armstrong Diagnostic Radiology · Augusta, GA	28	74
Clinical Pathology Laboratories, Inc. Clinical Laboratory · Austin, TX	24	53
OPREX SURGERY BEAUMONT, LP	17	40
Dean Halbert Family Practice · Beaumont, TX	17	57
Murlidhar Amin Cardiology · Port Arthur, TX	16	64
Caesar Deiparine Family Practice · Beaumont, TX	15	49

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

No outbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

CROSS-REFERENCE

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