Kaweeta Kumar, MD
Hospitalist Physician · Memphis, TN
Kaweeta Kumar, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Memphis, Tennessee, and NPI 1033421417, issued on Jul 13, 2010. Check the license (Tennessee 50258, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kaweeta Kumar
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License number
- 50258 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1265 Union Ave, 2 Shorb Tower, Memphis, TN 38104
- Phone
- (901) 478-2400
- Enumerated
- Jul 13, 2010
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 1265 Union Ave, 2 Shorb Tower
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Kaweeta Kumar in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 50258Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
82% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
168 Medicare Part D claims for 58 beneficiaries, against an average of 940 among the 13,923 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Letrozole79 claims
- Eliquis25 claims
- Anastrozole11 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 practice group's Medicare quality score for 2023: 81.5 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $514.68
4 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Myriad Genetic Laboratories, Inc.. The 5,522 providers of this specialty with any payment received $807.73 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.
One hospital or facility affiliation
- UT Methodist Physicians LLCMemphis, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
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Common questions
What is Kaweeta Kumar, MD's NPI number?
Kaweeta Kumar, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1033421417, issued on Jul 13, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kaweeta Kumar, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1265 Union Ave, 2 Shorb Tower, Memphis, TN, 38104. Phone: (901) 478-2400. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kaweeta Kumar, MD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 50258, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Kaweeta Kumar, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kaweeta Kumar, MD had 168 Medicare Part D claims for 58 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 940. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Kaweeta Kumar, MD's Medicare quality score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 81.5 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.