NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ashok Kumar, M.D.

Cardiovascular Disease Physician · East Brunswick, NJ

Ashok Kumar, M.D. is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in East Brunswick, New Jersey, and NPI 1962438036, issued on Jun 23, 2006. Check the license (New Jersey 25MA03372400, as entered in NPPES) on the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1962438036
Name
Ashok Kumar
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
License numbers
25MA03372400 NJ
MA33724 NJ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
75 Brunswick Woods Dr, East Brunswick, NJ 08816
Phone
(732) 254-1450
Enumerated
Jun 23, 2006
Record last updated
May 30, 2025
Fax
(732) 613-8525
Medicaid ID
0761800 NJ
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20110603000134); 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 75 Brunswick Woods Dr

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

  1. Nidhi Kumar, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1124286588

Verify Ashok Kumar in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNew Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners
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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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69% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024

963 Medicare Part D claims for 243 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims.

  1. Ashok Kumar963
  2. Specialty average3,078

Most prescribed

  1. Metoprolol Succinate127 claims
  2. Losartan Potassium103 claims
  3. Atorvastatin Calcium53 claims
  4. Eliquis46 claims
  5. Hydralazine Hcl38 claims
  6. Simvastatin36 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Kumar And Kumar MD LLCEast Brunswick, NJ

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

Ashok Kumar among 1,102 cardiovascular disease physician records in New Jersey

Ashok Kumar, M.D. is one of 1,102 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in New Jersey. 87% 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 16% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 16% of these records are older, 40% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • Graduated1970 · median 1997 among the 833 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 64% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a New Jersey practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

19 cardiovascular disease physician records list a practice address in East Brunswick

They are 19 of the 1,455 NPPES records with a practice address in East Brunswick, and 1,102 cardiovascular disease physician records in New Jersey.

The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Dory Altmann, MDEast Brunswick, NJ 088161114954005
  2. Anthony Altobelli, MDEast Brunswick, NJ 088161003843905
  3. John Burns, MDEast Brunswick, NJ 088161962466284
  4. Jeanne Demoss, DOEast Brunswick, NJ 088161245263144
  5. Laxmipathi Garipalli, MDEast Brunswick, NJ 088161851325500
  6. Barnes Keller, MDEast Brunswick, NJ 088161255375135
  7. Hyung Gi Kim, M.D.East Brunswick, NJ 088161609813781
  8. Erwin Mermelstein, M.D.East Brunswick, NJ 088161538102843

Common questions

What is Ashok Kumar, M.D.'s NPI number?

Ashok Kumar, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1962438036, issued on Jun 23, 2006. 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 75 Brunswick Woods Dr, East Brunswick, NJ, 08816. Phone: (732) 254-1450. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ashok Kumar, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists New Jersey license number 25MA03372400, as entered by the provider. Search the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners at https://newjersey.mylicense.com/verification/. 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 963 Medicare Part D claims for 243 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. 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.