NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Arun Ramesh Kumar, MD

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Hershey, PA

Arun Ramesh Kumar, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Hershey, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1831694843, issued on Mar 30, 2018. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD486429, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1831694843
Name
Arun Ramesh Kumar
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
License numbers
MD486429 PA
1014836 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
30 Hope Dr, Hershey, PA 17033
Phone
(717) 531-5638
Enumerated
Mar 30, 2018
Record last updated
Aug 20, 2024
Fax
(717) 531-0983
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240904003973); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 30 Hope Dr

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Yohance Allette, MD, PHDNeurology Physician1053841601
  2. Sarah Ames, CCC/SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1174149272
  3. Nirupama Anne, M.D., F.A.C.S.Surgery Physician1528012408
  4. Dawit Aregawi, M.D.Neurological Surgery Physician1962424960
  5. Erin ArtzPhysical Therapist1568254969
  6. Michael Aynardi, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1093030819

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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54% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024

158 Medicare Part D claims for 67 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 33 claims were for opioids.

  1. Arun Kumar158
  2. Specialty average346

Most prescribed

  1. Naproxen30 claims
  2. Ondansetron Hcl24 claims
  3. Omeprazole23 claims
  4. Oxycodone Hcl22 claims
  5. Amoxicillin15 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $4,422.26

10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Smith+Nephew, Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Arun Kumar$4,422
  2. Specialty average$23,023

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

  1. Phoenix Rehabilitation And Health Services IncCranberry Township, PA
  2. The Milton S Hershey Medical Center Physicians GroupHershey, PA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Arun Ramesh Kumar among 1,253 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Pennsylvania

Arun Ramesh Kumar, MD is one of 1,253 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 82% of them.

  • NPI issued2018 · 82% of these records are older, 15% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
  • Graduated2018 · median 2003 among the 777 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Pennsylvania

There are 1,253 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Pennsylvania.

The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. April Armstrong, MDHershey, PA 170331225092448
  2. David Baker, MDHershey, PA 170331831135011
  3. Kevin Black, MDHershey, PA 170331497719603
  4. Michael Darowish, M.D.Hershey, PA 170331659389377
  5. Jana Davis, MDHershey, PA 170331326208000
  6. Aman Dhawan, M.D.Hershey, PA 170331861558280
  7. Charles Evarts, MDHershey, PA 170331639290422
  8. Kristine Fortuna, MDHershey, PA 170331982692190

Common questions

What is Arun Ramesh Kumar, MD's NPI number?

Arun Ramesh Kumar, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1831694843, issued on Mar 30, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Arun Ramesh Kumar, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 30 Hope Dr, Hershey, PA, 17033. Phone: (717) 531-5638. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Arun Ramesh Kumar, MD's license?

NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD486429, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Arun Ramesh Kumar, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Arun Ramesh Kumar, MD had 158 Medicare Part D claims for 67 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

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.