Hanesh Kumar, M.D.
Hospitalist Physician · Lexington, KY
Hanesh Kumar, M.D. is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Lexington, Kentucky, and NPI 1720494958, issued on Jul 9, 2014. Check the license (Kentucky 49849, as entered in NPPES) on the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Hanesh Kumar
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License number
- 49849 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- UK Division OF Hospital Medicine 800 Rose St, Lexington, KY 40536
- Phone
- (859) 323-6047
- Enumerated
- Jul 9, 2014
- Record last updated
- Jul 3, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (859) 257-3873
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210820001459); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at UK Division OF Hospital Medicine 800 Rose St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Hanesh Kumar in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKentucky Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license 49849Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
35% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
337 Medicare Part D claims for 138 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 19 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate15 claims
- Furosemide15 claims
- Prednisone14 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium12 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium11 claims
- Jardiance11 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
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Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Hanesh Kumar among 302 hospitalist physician records in Kentucky
Hanesh Kumar, M.D. is one of 302 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Kentucky. 92% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 51% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 51% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 92% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 82% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 2011 among the 248 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 37% 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 Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hospitalist Physician providers in Kentucky
There are 302 hospitalist physician records in Kentucky.
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The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Kristy Deep, MDLexington, KY 405361336150382
- William Foley, MDLexington, KY 405361679574875
- Charles Jones, MDLexington, KY 405361912981150
- Clifford Kaye, MDLexington, KY 405361780622852
- Jaime Kirtley, M.D.Lexington, KY 405361255470597
Common questions
What is Hanesh Kumar, M.D.'s NPI number?
Hanesh Kumar, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720494958, issued on Jul 9, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Hanesh Kumar, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at UK Division OF Hospital Medicine 800 Rose St, Lexington, KY, 40536. Phone: (859) 323-6047. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Hanesh Kumar, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Kentucky license number 49849, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure at https://web1.ky.gov/GenSearch/LicenseSearch.aspx?AGY=5. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Hanesh Kumar, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Hanesh Kumar, M.D. had 337 Medicare Part D claims for 138 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.