Haresh Kumar, M.D
Nephrology Physician · Victoria, TX
Haresh Kumar, M.D is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Victoria, Texas, and NPI 1518087576, issued on Mar 30, 2007. Check the license (Texas N1373, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Haresh Kumar
- Credential
- M.D
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- N1373 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2710 Hospital Drive, Victoria, TX 77901
- Phone
- (361) 582-7999
- Enumerated
- Mar 30, 2007
- Record last updated
- Apr 9, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (361) 582-7998
- Medicaid ID
- 218061401 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101228000979); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2710 Hospital Drive
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Cherise Bludau-Branch, MSN, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1528095767
Verify Haresh Kumar in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license N1373Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
5% more Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
1,536 Medicare Part D claims for 272 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate301 claims
- Furosemide215 claims
- Losartan Potassium126 claims
- Hydrochlorothiazide117 claims
- Lisinopril100 claims
- Hydralazine Hcl76 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): 45.7 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: $43.54
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 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
- Victoria Nephrology Associates LLCVictoria, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Haresh Kumar among 1,159 nephrology physician records in Texas
Haresh Kumar, M.D is one of 1,159 nephrology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 89% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 47% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 47% of these records are older, 38% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 82% of these records are
- Graduated2003 · median 2001 among the 954 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RN0300X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in Texas
There are 1,159 nephrology physician records in Texas.
All 1,159 in Texas → Every provider in Victoria → Nephrology Physician nationwide →
The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Yong Du, M.D.Victoria, TX 779011538153259
- Azhar Malik, M.D.Victoria, TX 779011366436875
- George Osuchukwu, M.D.Victoria, TX 779011962612887
- Najam Firoz, MDCollege Station, TX 778451427163286
- Judson Severson, D.O.College Station, TX 778451801093877
- Yougandhar AkulaBryan, TX 778021821243171
- Prosperity Ezeanuna, MDBryan, TX 778021235275900
- Asad Khan, MDBryan, TX 778021154483949
Common questions
What is Haresh Kumar, M.D's NPI number?
Haresh Kumar, M.D's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518087576, issued on Mar 30, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Haresh Kumar, M.D located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2710 Hospital Drive, Victoria, TX, 77901. Phone: (361) 582-7999. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Haresh Kumar, M.D's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number N1373, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Haresh Kumar, M.D prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Haresh Kumar, M.D had 1,536 Medicare Part D claims for 272 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Haresh Kumar, M.D's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 45.7 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.