Awani Kumar, MD
Pulmonary Disease Physician · Toms River, NJ
Awani Kumar, MD is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Toms River, New Jersey, and NPI 1497720635, issued on Feb 21, 2006. Check the license (New Jersey MA 66307, as entered in NPPES) on the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Awani Kumar
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License number
- MA 66307 NJ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 780 Hwy 37 W, Toms River, NJ 08755
- Phone
- (732) 341-3500
- Enumerated
- Feb 21, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 28, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 7568703 NJ
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050706000739); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Awani Kumar in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNew Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MA 66307Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024
3,064 Medicare Part D claims for 467 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 49% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Breo Ellipta455 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa409 claims
- Montelukast Sodium261 claims
- Fluticasone-Salmeterol206 claims
- Prednisone191 claims
- Trelegy Ellipta190 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 15.9 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $176.81
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Becton, Dickinson and Company. 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.
Awani Kumar among 509 pulmonary disease physician records in New Jersey
Awani Kumar, MD is one of 509 pulmonary 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 11% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 43% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 79% of these records are
- Graduated1987 · median 1998 among the 401 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 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 New Jersey 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 New Jersey
There are 509 pulmonary disease physician records in New Jersey.
All 509 in New Jersey → Every provider in Toms River → Pulmonary Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Eugenia Babiak, MDToms River, NJ 087551568400752
- Deborah Eisen, MDToms River, NJ 087551265428874
- Brian Kerr, M.D.Toms River, NJ 087551669441952
- Yeshavanth Nayak, MDToms River, NJ 087551598870891
- Neil Ninan, M.D.Toms River, NJ 087551689970790
- Jayesh Parikh, MD, FCCPToms River, NJ 087551932142981
- Shrinil Patel, M.D.Toms River, NJ 087551689028870
- Vinay Sikand, MDToms River, NJ 087551568499374
Common questions
What is Awani Kumar, MD's NPI number?
Awani Kumar, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497720635, issued on Feb 21, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Awani Kumar, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 780 Hwy 37 W, Toms River, NJ, 08755. Phone: (732) 341-3500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Awani Kumar, MD's license?
NPPES lists New Jersey license number MA 66307, 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 Awani Kumar, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Awani Kumar, MD had 3,064 Medicare Part D claims for 467 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Awani Kumar, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 15.9 of 100. 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.