Ashok Kumar, M.D.
Pulmonary Disease Physician · Hawthorne, CA
Ashok Kumar, M.D. is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Hawthorne, California, and NPI 1518963032, issued on Jun 21, 2005. Check the license (California A38582, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ashok Kumar
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License number
- A38582 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- Ace Medical Group, 4477 W 118TH St, Hawthorne, CA 90250
- Phone
- (310) 675-4440
- Enumerated
- Jun 21, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jul 14, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (310) 675-2970
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101222000289); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ashok Kumar in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A38582Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024
6,638 Medicare Part D claims for 422 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 19% of claims. 65 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate368 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium350 claims
- Losartan Potassium297 claims
- Chlorhexidine Gluconate214 claims
- Ipratropium-Albuterol197 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium195 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: $122.44
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 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 one group practice
- Ashok Kumar MD A Medical CorporationHawthorne, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ashok Kumar among 1,443 pulmonary disease physician records in California
Ashok Kumar, M.D. is one of 1,443 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in California. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 93% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
- Graduated1974 · median 2002 among the 1,061 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in California
There are 1,443 pulmonary disease physician records in California.
All 1,443 in California → Every provider in Hawthorne → Pulmonary Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Drayton Graham, MDHawthorne, CA 902501356483861
- Chidinma Chima-Melton, MDGardena, CA 902471306161625
- Daniel Suarez, MDHuntington Park, CA 902551245338540
- Steven Mana, M.D.Downey, CA 902411386681153
- Arunpal Sehgal, M.D.Lynwood, CA 902621801904099
- Antony Rodas, M.D.Manhattan Beach, CA 902661265428189
- Steven Halpern, M.D.Culver City, CA 902321790024826
- Daryl Houston, MDCulver City, CA 902321295861433
Common questions
What is Ashok Kumar, M.D.'s NPI number?
Ashok Kumar, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518963032, issued on Jun 21, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ashok Kumar, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Ace Medical Group, 4477 W 118TH St, Hawthorne, CA, 90250. Phone: (310) 675-4440. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ashok Kumar, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A38582, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Ashok Kumar, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ashok Kumar, M.D. had 6,638 Medicare Part D claims for 422 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. 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.