Prashant Kumar, M.D.
Specialist · Lufkin, TX
Prashant Kumar, M.D. is a specialist with a practice address in Lufkin, Texas, and NPI 1427087071, issued on Jul 3, 2006. Check the license (Texas M2885, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Prashant Kumar
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Specialist 174400000X
- License number
- M2885 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 409 Gaslight Blvd, Lufkin, TX 75904
- Phone
- (936) 634-2227
- Enumerated
- Jul 3, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 17, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (936) 634-4658
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060929000310); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 409 Gaslight Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Prashant Kumar in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
Search for license M2885Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
49% more Medicare Part D claims than the average specialist in 2024
2,053 Medicare Part D claims for 326 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,380 among the 8,233 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Losartan Potassium147 claims
- Furosemide141 claims
- Calcitriol136 claims
- Allopurinol100 claims
- Sevelamer Carbonate84 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate83 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 96 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $783.59
39 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Ani Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 5,844 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,760.79 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
- E T Nephrology Associates PALufkin, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Prashant Kumar among 1,716 specialist records in Texas
Prashant Kumar, M.D. is one of 1,716 specialist records with a practice address in Texas. 31% 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 17% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 17% of these records are older, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 31% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 18% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 1989 among the 310 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 77% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 174400000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Specialist providers in Texas
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The 8 specialist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Francisco Cardenas, MDLufkin, TX 759041497968556
- Edward Domingue, M.D.Lufkin, TX 759041619031945
- Imran Nazeer, M.D.Lufkin, TX 759041477582039
- George Newton, M.D.Lufkin, TX 759041124097399
- Matthew Rowley, MDLufkin, TX 759041871538702
- John Simpson, L-HISLufkin, TX 759041801091145
- Michael Waters, LAT, ATC, CSCSLufkin, TX 759011861469512
- Juliana Alindada, M.DCenter, TX 759351972512598
Common questions
What is Prashant Kumar, M.D.'s NPI number?
Prashant Kumar, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1427087071, issued on Jul 3, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Prashant Kumar, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 409 Gaslight Blvd, Lufkin, TX, 75904. Phone: (936) 634-2227. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Prashant Kumar, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number M2885, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Prashant Kumar, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Prashant Kumar, M.D. had 2,053 Medicare Part D claims for 326 beneficiaries; the average among specialist prescribers was 1,380. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Prashant Kumar, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 96 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.