Amit Kumar, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Cary, NC
Amit Kumar, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Cary, North Carolina, and NPI 1114907870, issued on Jan 19, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 2006-00304, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Amit Kumar
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License numbers
- 2006-00304 NC
L8780 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 940 SE Cary Pkwy, Cary, NC 27518
- Phone
- (919) 859-4511
- Enumerated
- Jan 19, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 12, 2023
- Fax
- (919) 859-4515
- Medicaid ID
- 5903930 NC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060807000282); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Boston University School Of Medicine, 1999
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 940 SE Cary Pkwy
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Jennifer Hoffman, NPPediatric Nurse Practitioner1881931855
- Kara Willette, APRN; PNPPediatric Nurse Practitioner1992717292
Verify Amit Kumar in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2006-00304Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
31% more Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
1,981 Medicare Part D claims for 468 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 27% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost587 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol257 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine207 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate192 claims
- Moxifloxacin111 claims
- Timolol Maleate109 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 83.7 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $292.09
8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Carolina Retina Institute PCCary, NC
- Medical Eye Associates PAWilson, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Amit Kumar among 688 ophthalmology physician records in North Carolina
Amit Kumar, M.D. is one of 688 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 18% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 18% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2004 among the 463 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 688 ophthalmology physician records in North Carolina.
All 688 in North Carolina → Every provider in Cary → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Christopher Fleming, M.D.Cary, NC 275181346246360
- Kevin Oneal, M.D., PH.DCary, NC 275181154329456
- Hussam Banna, MDChapel Hill, NC 275171750810958
- Rodolfo Bonatti, MDChapel Hill, NC 275171437920329
- Christopher Hwang, MD, MPHChapel Hill, NC 275171063807253
- Peter Jones, MD, PHDChapel Hill, NC 275171366007627
- Sam Karimaghaei, MDChapel Hill, NC 275171932858800
- Christian Kim, MDChapel Hill, NC 275171053948448
Common questions
What is Amit Kumar, M.D.'s NPI number?
Amit Kumar, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1114907870, issued on Jan 19, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Amit Kumar, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 940 SE Cary Pkwy, Cary, NC, 27518. Phone: (919) 859-4511. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Amit Kumar, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2006-00304, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Amit Kumar, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Amit Kumar, M.D. had 1,981 Medicare Part D claims for 468 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Amit Kumar, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 83.7 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.