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Areas of Expertise
Common questions
What is Dr. Kumar's specialty?
Dr. Kumar is a rheumatology in San Diego, CA. This is the primary taxonomy recorded against the NPI in the federal registry, listed there as “RHEUMATOLOGY”.
NPI registry
Where can I find Dr. Kumar?
Dr. Kumar is listed at 3811 VALLEY CENTRE DR, San Diego, CA 92130. Addresses come from the NPI registry and can lag a move, so confirm before travelling.
NPI registry
How do I contact Dr. Kumar?
The number on file is (858) 764-3465. Guide.md cannot book appointments or pass on messages — please call the office directly.
NPI registry
What is Dr. Kumar's NPI number?
Dr. Kumar's National Provider Identifier is 1164524088. It is issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and is unique and permanent — it does not change if they move practice.
NPI registry
What is Dr. Kumar's medical education?
Dr. Kumar attended Other, graduating in 2000. This comes from the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
How long has Dr. Kumar been practising?
Dr. Kumar has 26 years experience. Calculated from a graduation year of 2000, reported in the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
What is Dr. Kumar known for?
According to Medicare billing data, Dr. Kumar performs procedures including aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint and insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample; provides treatments such as infusion into a vein for therapy, prevention, or diagnosis, 1 hour or less and injection of drug or substance under skin or into muscle, alongside routine visits and testing. This reflects Medicare patients only and is billing volume, not a measure of quality.
Medicare claims
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Licensing & Certification
Source: NPPES NPI Registry
Contact Information
- (858) 764-3465
- Email not available
Practice Locations
3811 VALLEY CENTRE DR
San Diego, CA 92130
Procedures Most Often Billed to Medicare
112,607 services · 2,051 patients · 25 distinct codes
| Procedure | Type | Code | Services |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Procedure | 20610 |
372 |
| Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample | Procedure | 36415 |
128 |
| Infusion into a vein for therapy, prevention, or diagnosis, 1 hour or less | Treatment | 96365 |
501 |
| Injection of drug or substance under skin or into muscle | Treatment | 96372 |
398 |
| Administration of chemotherapy into vein, 1 hour or less | Treatment | 96413 |
118 |
| Infusion into a vein for therapy, prevention, or diagnosis, each additional hour | Treatment | 96366 |
107 |
| Administration of chemotherapy into vein, each additional hour | Treatment | 96415 |
106 |
| Injection, tocilizumab, 1 mg | Drug given | J3262 |
26,840 |
| Injection, vedolizumab, intravenous, 1 mg | Drug given | J3380 |
21,600 |
| Injection, romosozumab-aqqg, 1 mg | Drug given | J3111 |
18,270 |
Source: CMS Medicare public data. Shows how often procedures were billed — not quality of care or patient satisfaction.
Related providers
Connections drawn from the registry and from what providers have told us. A link here is not a referral or an endorsement.
Also at this address 4
Providers at the same street address. Each files their own registry entry, so a shared practice often appears under several different names.
Other rheumatology specialists in San Diego 8
Same specialty, same city.
Trained at Other 8
Other providers in the same specialty who trained at the same institution.
More connections — 16 related providers in 2 groups
Class of 2000 at Other 8
Providers who graduated from the same medical school in the same year.
Also performs Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint 8
Providers in CA who bill this service to Medicare most often.
Provider data sourced from the NPPES NPI Registry and CMS public datasets. Information is provided for reference and is not medical advice.