NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Piyush Kumar, MD

Hospitalist Physician · Marysville, CA

Piyush Kumar, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Marysville, California, and NPI 1720234024, issued on Aug 18, 2008. Check the license (California A131556, 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
1720234024
Name
Piyush Kumar
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License number
A131556 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
726 4TH St, Marysville, CA 95901
Phone
(530) 749-4697
Enumerated
Aug 18, 2008
Record last updated
Nov 19, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(530) 749-4688
Medicaid ID
1720234024 CA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20141216001386); accepts Medicare assignment
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 726 4TH St

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

  1. James Babeshoff, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1023011574
  2. Amanda Badgett, RNCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1558826461
  3. Sukhraj Balhan, MDCritical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1194169292
  4. Hamad Bath, DPTPhysical Therapist1437906633
  5. Robert Boardman, C.R.N.A.Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1417983321
  6. Harmony Boeh, RD, CNSCRegistered Dietitian1083812119

Verify Piyush 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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51% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024

257 Medicare Part D claims for 87 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 18 claims were for opioids.

  1. Piyush Kumar257
  2. Specialty average521

Most prescribed

  1. Doxycycline Hyclate13 claims
  2. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen13 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Galen Inpatient Physicians PCHanford, CA

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

Piyush Kumar among 3,099 hospitalist physician records in California

Piyush Kumar, MD is one of 3,099 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in California. 90% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 34% of them.

  • NPI issued2008 · 34% of these records are older, 61% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • Graduated2006 · median 2010 among the 2,505 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 49% 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 California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Hospitalist Physician providers in California

There are 3,099 hospitalist physician records in California.

The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Douglas Fujii, D.O.Marysville, CA 959011053471490
  2. Amul Garg, M.D,Marysville, CA 959011457343543
  3. Jay Grassell, MDMarysville, CA 959011821029687
  4. Gagandeep Kaur, M.D.Marysville, CA 959011780624130
  5. Michael Neal, D.O.Marysville, CA 959011932137460
  6. Harkamal Singh, M.D.Marysville, CA 959011831342534
  7. Francisco Alvarez, M.D.Chico, CA 959261588690648
  8. Attila Kasza, M.D.Chico, CA 959261952340937

Common questions

What is Piyush Kumar, MD's NPI number?

Piyush Kumar, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720234024, issued on Aug 18, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Piyush Kumar, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 726 4TH St, Marysville, CA, 95901. Phone: (530) 749-4697. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Piyush Kumar, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A131556, 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 Piyush Kumar, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Piyush Kumar, MD had 257 Medicare Part D claims for 87 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.