Pawan Kumar, MD
Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician · Tulare, CA
Pawan Kumar, MD is an endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism physician with a practice address in Tulare, California, and NPI 1972541829, issued on Jun 3, 2006. Check the license (California A106658, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Pawan Kumar
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician 207RE0101X
- License numbers
- A106658 CA
MD2005-0818 NM
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 591 E Merritt Ave, Tulare, CA 93274
- Phone
- (559) 697-6757
- Enumerated
- Jun 3, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 6, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (559) 697-6757
- Medicaid ID
- 45280282 NM
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090831000217); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Pawan Kumar in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A106658Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2% more Medicare Part D claims than the average endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism physician in 2024
2,685 Medicare Part D claims for 330 beneficiaries, against an average of 2,630 among the 8,223 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 39% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Glipizide257 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium203 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium125 claims
- Metformin Hcl120 claims
- Trulicity114 claims
- Ozempic112 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: $270.60
13 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Corcept Therapeutics. The 5,661 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,742.15 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
- County OF TulareVisalia, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Pawan Kumar among 1,131 endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism physician records in California
Pawan Kumar, MD is one of 1,131 endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism physician records with a practice address in California. 84% 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 5% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 54% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 2003 among the 779 with a school on file
- Record last updated2009 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RE0101X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician providers in California
There are 1,131 endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism physician records in California.
All 1,131 in California → Every provider in Tulare → Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician nationwide →
The 8 endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Noman Saif, M.D.Visalia, CA 932911669426375
- Roxanne Aquino, MDBakersfield, CA 933011437226370
- Robert Catania, M.D.Bakersfield, CA 933011376622787
- Victor Ettinger, M.D.Bakersfield, CA 933011891729653
- Sang Hun Han, MDBakersfield, CA 933011598262370
- Nelson Madrilejo, MDBakersfield, CA 933011023110103
- Sukhmani Singh, MDBakersfield, CA 933011366857922
- Sangeeta Chandramahanti, MD.Bakersfield, CA 933061740506138
Common questions
What is Pawan Kumar, MD's NPI number?
Pawan Kumar, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972541829, issued on Jun 3, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Pawan Kumar, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 591 E Merritt Ave, Tulare, CA, 93274. Phone: (559) 697-6757. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Pawan Kumar, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A106658, 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 Pawan Kumar, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Pawan Kumar, MD had 2,685 Medicare Part D claims for 330 beneficiaries; the average among endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism physician prescribers was 2,630. 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.