Besham Kumar, MD
Hospitalist Physician · Parkersburg, WV
Besham Kumar, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Parkersburg, West Virginia, and NPI 1790428647, issued on Apr 19, 2022. Check the license (West Virginia 43529, as entered in NPPES) on the West Virginia Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Besham Kumar
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License number
- 43529 WV
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 800 Garfield Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101
- Phone
- (304) 420-7161
- Enumerated
- Apr 19, 2022
- Record last updated
- Jun 17, 2025
- Fax
- (304) 420-7162
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250314003594); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Besham Kumar in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWest Virginia Board of Medicine
Search for license 43529Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
10% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
470 Medicare Part D claims for 130 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium39 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate26 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium16 claims
- Lisinopril15 claims
- Metoprolol Tartrate15 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium12 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
- Camden-Clark Physician CorporationParkersburg, WV
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Besham Kumar among 118 hospitalist physician records in West Virginia
Besham Kumar, MD is one of 118 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in West Virginia. 93% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2022, is newer than 93% of them.
- NPI issued2022 · 93% of these records are older, 3% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 93% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 86% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 2010 among the 102 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 41% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a West Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hospitalist Physician providers in West Virginia
There are 118 hospitalist physician records in West Virginia.
All 118 in West Virginia → Every provider in Parkersburg → Hospitalist Physician nationwide →
The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Unknown Barola Sindhu, M.B.B.SParkersburg, WV 261011003308842
- Brittani Jones, DOParkersburg, WV 261011881343887
- Girish Kolpuru, MD,MPHParkersburg, WV 261011881872075
- Praveena Madapathi, MDParkersburg, WV 261011205462330
- Winnie RoyParkersburg, WV 261011093391054
- Niket Shah, D.O.Parkersburg, WV 261011376985630
- Donald Sizemore, DOParkersburg, WV 261011962411439
- Tyler Smith, DOParkersburg, WV 261011023694049
Common questions
What is Besham Kumar, MD's NPI number?
Besham Kumar, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1790428647, issued on Apr 19, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Besham Kumar, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 800 Garfield Ave, Parkersburg, WV, 26101. Phone: (304) 420-7161. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Besham Kumar, MD's license?
NPPES lists West Virginia license number 43529, as entered by the provider. Search the West Virginia Board of Medicine at https://wvbom.wv.gov/public/search/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Besham Kumar, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Besham Kumar, MD had 470 Medicare Part D claims for 130 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.