NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Manisha S. Kumar, D.O.

Rheumatology Physician · San Diego, CA

Manisha S. Kumar, D.O. is a rheumatology physician with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1164524088, issued on Sep 1, 2006. Check the license (California 20A7919, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1164524088
Name
Manisha S. Kumar
Credential
D.O.
Primary taxonomy
Rheumatology Physician 207RR0500X
License number
20A7919 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3811 Valley Centre Dr, San Diego, CA 92130
Phone
(858) 764-3465
Enumerated
Sep 1, 2006
Record last updated
Jun 26, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid ID
00AX79190 CA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20051003000371); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 3811 Valley Centre Dr

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Munira AbdiNurse Practitioner1124418793
  2. Salman Alsaad, MDProcedural Dermatology Physician1205090826
  3. Jeffrey Applestein, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1427011212
  4. Dayna Arnstein Temby, M. D.Internal Medicine Physician1497718324
  5. Lavannya Atri, MDInternal Medicine Physician1285320754
  6. Gregory Babikian, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1497719892

Verify Manisha S. Kumar in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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40% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average rheumatology physician in 2024

1,189 Medicare Part D claims for 232 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,978 among the 6,301 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 21 claims were for opioids.

  1. Manisha Kumar1,189
  2. Specialty average1,978

Most prescribed

  1. Prednisone294 claims
  2. Methotrexate131 claims
  3. Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate89 claims
  4. Gabapentin87 claims
  5. Alendronate Sodium75 claims
  6. Duloxetine Hcl65 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: $154.85

9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 4,486 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,538.33 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Manisha Kumar$154.85
  2. Specialty average$8,538.33

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

  1. Scripps HealthLa Jolla, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Manisha S. Kumar among 926 rheumatology physician records in California

Manisha S. Kumar, D.O. is one of 926 rheumatology physician records with a practice address in California. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 6% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 55% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
  • Graduated2000 · median 2003 among the 641 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2009 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RR0500X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Rheumatology Physician providers in California

There are 926 rheumatology physician records in California.

The 8 rheumatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Harry Gruber, MDSan Diego, CA 921301659842532
  2. Megan Lynch, D.O.San Diego, CA 921301316213705
  3. Ajay Nirula, MDSan Diego, CA 921301538799309
  4. Thomas Adamson, M.D.San Diego, CA 921311639187057
  5. Cheryl Wright, M.D.San Diego, CA 921271790896140
  6. Joseph Martin, M.D.San Diego, CA 921341801862438
  7. Vladislav Tsaltskan, MDSan Diego, CA 921341083034896
  8. Jason Weiner, MDSan Diego, CA 921341164717740

Common questions

What is Manisha S. Kumar, D.O.'s NPI number?

Manisha S. Kumar, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1164524088, issued on Sep 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Manisha S. Kumar, D.O. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3811 Valley Centre Dr, San Diego, CA, 92130. Phone: (858) 764-3465. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Manisha S. Kumar, D.O.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number 20A7919, 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 Manisha S. Kumar, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Manisha S. Kumar, D.O. had 1,189 Medicare Part D claims for 232 beneficiaries; the average among rheumatology physician prescribers was 1,978. 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.