Pooja Kumari, MD
Rheumatology Physician · Huntersville, NC
Pooja Kumari, MD is a rheumatology physician with a practice address in Huntersville, North Carolina, and NPI 1194131342, issued on Jul 9, 2014. Check the license (North Carolina 202401656, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Pooja Kumari
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Rheumatology Physician 207RR0500X
- License numbers
- 202401656 NC
52000 SC
T1131 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 9920 Kincey Ave Ste 200, Huntersville, NC 28078
- Phone
- (980) 302-8170
- Enumerated
- Jul 9, 2014
- Record last updated
- Jan 6, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240910000661); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest rheumatology physician records → All 234 in North Carolina → Look up another NPI →
Verify Pooja Kumari in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 202401656Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
28% more Medicare Part D claims than the average rheumatology physician in 2024
2,539 Medicare Part D claims for 369 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,978 among the 6,301 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate586 claims
- Methotrexate332 claims
- Prednisone317 claims
- Leflunomide219 claims
- Folic Acid152 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl94 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: $161.88
8 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.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Novant Health Medical Group, LLCHuntersville, NC
- Proactive Therapy OF North Carolina IncCharlotte, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Pooja Kumari among 234 rheumatology physician records in North Carolina
Pooja Kumari, MD is one of 234 rheumatology physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 81% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 81% of these records are older, 16% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated2010 · median 2005 among the 158 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 55% 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 North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Rheumatology Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 234 rheumatology physician records in North Carolina.
All 234 in North Carolina → Every provider in Huntersville → Rheumatology Physician nationwide →
The 8 rheumatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Alison Johnson, MDHuntersville, NC 280781164551198
- Rinku Bhatia, MDGastonia, NC 280541215067699
- Louis Dalessandro, D.O.Gastonia, NC 280541407843808
- Meera Gangam, MDGastonia, NC 280541114160652
- George Korede, MDGastonia, NC 280541205163144
- Ranadeep Mandhadi, MDGastonia, NC 280541093944001
- Sree Teja Yelamanchili, M.D.Gastonia, NC 280541356737803
- Sean Fahey, M.D.Mooresville, NC 281171619976479
Common questions
What is Pooja Kumari, MD's NPI number?
Pooja Kumari, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1194131342, issued on Jul 9, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Pooja Kumari, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9920 Kincey Ave Ste 200, Huntersville, NC, 28078. Phone: (980) 302-8170. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Pooja Kumari, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 202401656, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Pooja Kumari, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Pooja Kumari, MD had 2,539 Medicare Part D claims for 369 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.