Kumar Sanam, M.B.B.S.
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Fresno, CA
Kumar Sanam, M.B.B.S. is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Fresno, California, and NPI 1295049575, issued on Jul 29, 2010. Check the license (California A181797, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kumar Sanam
- Credential
- M.B.B.S.
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License numbers
- A181797 CA
DR.0058452 CO
0443904 KS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1313 E Herndon Ave, Fresno, CA 93720
- Phone
- (559) 439-6808
- Enumerated
- Jul 29, 2010
- Record last updated
- Apr 24, 2025
- Fax
- (559) 492-5824
- Medicaid ID
- 9000148719 CO
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20221123001248); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kumar Sanam in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A181797Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
49% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
1,569 Medicare Part D claims for 251 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 20% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Metoprolol Succinate281 claims
- Furosemide171 claims
- Clopidogrel159 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium110 claims
- Entresto100 claims
- Eliquis91 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: $5,320.52
73 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Penumbra, Inc. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 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.
3 hospitals and group practices
- Saint Agnes Medical CenterFresno, CA · Acute Care Hospitals2 of 5 stars
- Community Foundation Medical GroupFresno, CA
- Fresno Community Hospital And Medical CenterFresno, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Kumar Sanam among 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records in California
Kumar Sanam, M.B.B.S. is one of 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in California. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 74% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 74% of these records are older, 23% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated2008 · median 1999 among the 1,742 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in California
There are 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records in California.
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The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Sayed Erteza, MDFresno, CA 937201235217076
- William Hanks, M.D.Fresno, CA 937201609845189
- Usman Javed, MDFresno, CA 937201770592578
- Thampi John, M.D.Fresno, CA 937201043244122
- Michael Krueger, DOFresno, CA 937201396714937
Common questions
What is Kumar Sanam, M.B.B.S.'s NPI number?
Kumar Sanam, M.B.B.S.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1295049575, issued on Jul 29, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kumar Sanam, M.B.B.S. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1313 E Herndon Ave, Fresno, CA, 93720. Phone: (559) 439-6808. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kumar Sanam, M.B.B.S.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A181797, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Kumar Sanam, M.B.B.S. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kumar Sanam, M.B.B.S. had 1,569 Medicare Part D claims for 251 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. 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.