Monica Praveena Kumar, MD
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program · Bakersfield, CA
Monica Praveena Kumar, MD is a student in an organized health care education/training program with a practice address in Bakersfield, California, and NPI 1629572904, issued on Mar 21, 2018. Check the license (California PTL154, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Monica Praveena Kumar
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program 390200000X
- License numbers
- PTL154 CA
A173428 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- Clinica Sierra Vista/east Niles Community Health Center, Bakersfield, CA 93306
- Phone
- (661) 328-4284
- Enumerated
- Mar 21, 2018
- Record last updated
- Dec 15, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (661) 616-9977
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20211112002231); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Monica Praveena Kumar in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license PTL154Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
31.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average student in an organized health care education/training program in 2024
5,749 Medicare Part D claims for 964 beneficiaries, against an average of 185 among the 59,748 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 211 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium461 claims
- Lisinopril266 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium248 claims
- Losartan Potassium194 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa187 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium182 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: $20.71
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 13,278 providers of this specialty with any payment received $608.08 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
- Southern California Permanente Medical GroupBakersfield, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Monica Praveena Kumar among 40,652 student in an organized health care education/training program records in California
Monica Praveena Kumar, MD is one of 40,652 student in an organized health care education/training program records with a practice address in California. 16% 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 17% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 17% of these records are older, 80% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 16% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 6% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2017 among the 2,409 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 26% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 390200000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
540 student in an organized health care education/training program records list a practice address in Bakersfield
They are 540 of the 11,539 NPPES records with a practice address in Bakersfield, and 40,652 student in an organized health care education/training program records in California.
All 40,652 in California → Every provider in Bakersfield → Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program nationwide →
The 8 student in an organized health care education/training program records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Miriam ArreolaBakersfield, CA 933061992085351
- Anne Dancause-TwistBakersfield, CA 933061790065159
- Ricardo Diaz-Canedo, MDBakersfield, CA 933061407085517
- Miguel Dominguez MontoyaBakersfield, CA 933061861784506
- Petra Gil-VigieBakersfield, CA 933061174821151
- Donna GilzeanBakersfield, CA 933061306126768
- Tatiana Gonzales-Soldi, MDBakersfield, CA 933061720210941
Common questions
What is Monica Praveena Kumar, MD's NPI number?
Monica Praveena Kumar, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629572904, issued on Mar 21, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Monica Praveena Kumar, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Clinica Sierra Vista/east Niles Community Health Center, Bakersfield, CA, 93306. Phone: (661) 328-4284. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Monica Praveena Kumar, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number PTL154, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Monica Praveena Kumar, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Monica Praveena Kumar, MD had 5,749 Medicare Part D claims for 964 beneficiaries; the average among student in an organized health care education/training program prescribers was 185. 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.