Ashok Kumar, MD
Rheumatology Physician · Murrysville, PA
Ashok Kumar, MD is a rheumatology physician with a practice address in Murrysville, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1174216444, issued on Jun 1, 2023. Check the license (Pennsylvania LT000963, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ashok Kumar
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Rheumatology Physician 207RR0500X
- License number
- LT000963 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4888 Old William Penn Highway, Murrysville, PA 15668
- Phone
- (412) 858-0338
- Enumerated
- Jun 1, 2023
- Record last updated
- Jun 1, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20231103001336); 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 ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license LT000963Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
85% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average rheumatology physician in 2024
289 Medicare Part D claims for 74 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,978 among the 6,301 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone79 claims
- Methotrexate44 claims
- Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate37 claims
- Allopurinol19 claims
- Colchicine16 claims
- Otezla16 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: $24.03
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 4,486 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,538.33 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
- University OF Pittsburgh PhysiciansMcKeesport, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ashok Kumar among 413 rheumatology physician records in Pennsylvania
Ashok Kumar, MD is one of 413 rheumatology 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 2023, is newer than over 99% of them.
- NPI issued2023 · over 99% of these records are older, under 1% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1978 · median 2004 among the 275 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RR0500X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
4 rheumatology physician records list a practice address in Murrysville
They are 4 of the 250 NPPES records with a practice address in Murrysville, and 413 rheumatology physician records in Pennsylvania.
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The 8 rheumatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Deborah Co, M.D.Murrysville, PA 156681427014208
- Yong Gil Hwang, MDMurrysville, PA 156681578767141
- Veronica MattoMurrysville, PA 156681669977807
- Bruce Rothschild, MDIndiana, PA 157011265423024
- Ghada Metwally Ahmed Elsayed, M.D.Blairsville, PA 157171225470701
- Veronica Newsome, DODu Bois, PA 158011578630216
- David Stainbrook, D.O.Du Bois, PA 158011659438562
- Maria Jofre, MDJohnstown, PA 159051447377791
Common questions
What is Ashok Kumar, MD's NPI number?
Ashok Kumar, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1174216444, issued on Jun 1, 2023. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ashok Kumar, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4888 Old William Penn Highway, Murrysville, PA, 15668. Phone: (412) 858-0338. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ashok Kumar, MD's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number LT000963, 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 Ashok Kumar, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ashok Kumar, MD had 289 Medicare Part D claims for 74 beneficiaries; the average among rheumatology physician prescribers was 1,978. 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.