Kumar Ashish
Hospitalist Physician · Philadelphia, PA
Kumar Ashish is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1609361377, issued on Jun 26, 2018. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD487797, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kumar Ashish
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License numbers
- MD487797 PA
2021-01539 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2601 Holme Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19152
- Phone
- (215) 335-6562
- Enumerated
- Jun 26, 2018
- Record last updated
- Feb 18, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250116000137); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2601 Holme Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Kumar Ashish in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD487797Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
19% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
422 Medicare Part D claims for 133 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone28 claims
- Clopidogrel26 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate18 claims
- Cefdinir16 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium15 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate15 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $111.95
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 7,324 providers of this specialty with any payment received $494.84 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 2 group practices
- Galen Inpatient Physicians PCPhiladelphia, PA
- Trinity Health Mid-Atlantic Medical GroupPhiladelphia, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kumar Ashish among 1,424 hospitalist physician records in Pennsylvania
Kumar Ashish is one of 1,424 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 94% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 72% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 72% of these records are older, 22% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 94% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 87% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2011 among the 1,236 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 36% 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 Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hospitalist Physician providers in Pennsylvania
There are 1,424 hospitalist physician records in Pennsylvania.
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The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Phillip Liu, DOPhiladelphia, PA 191521316444623
- Aslam Malik, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191521902081391
- Varunpal Sama, M.B.B.SPhiladelphia, PA 191521326490012
- Syed Sohail, DOPhiladelphia, PA 191521356831259
Common questions
What is Kumar Ashish's NPI number?
Kumar Ashish's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609361377, issued on Jun 26, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kumar Ashish located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2601 Holme Ave, Philadelphia, PA, 19152. Phone: (215) 335-6562. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kumar Ashish's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD487797, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Kumar Ashish prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kumar Ashish had 422 Medicare Part D claims for 133 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.