Rakesh Muthu Kumar, M.D.
Infectious Disease Physician · Murfreesboro, TN
Rakesh Muthu Kumar, M.D. is an infectious disease physician with a practice address in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, and NPI 1235154683, issued on Jul 13, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee 41374, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Rakesh Muthu Kumar
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Infectious Disease Physician 207RI0200X
- License number
- 41374 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1800 Medical Center Parkway, Murfreesboro, TN 37129
- Phone
- (615) 396-6800
- Enumerated
- Jul 13, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 25, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20061127000139); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Rakesh Muthu Kumar in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 41374Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
50% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average infectious disease physician in 2024
346 Medicare Part D claims for 71 beneficiaries, against an average of 689 among the 7,388 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Vancomycin Hcl44 claims
- Ceftriaxone42 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate39 claims
- Cephalexin36 claims
- Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim28 claims
- Daptomycin23 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 2 group practices
- Saint Thomas Medical PartnersNashville, TN
- Tennessee ID Physicians PCMurfreesboro, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Rakesh Muthu Kumar among 194 infectious disease physician records in Tennessee
Rakesh Muthu Kumar, M.D. is one of 194 infectious disease physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 82% 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 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 55% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 75% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 2005 among the 145 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 32% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0200X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Infectious Disease Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 194 infectious disease physician records in Tennessee.
All 194 in Tennessee → Every provider in Murfreesboro → Infectious Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 infectious disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Gajendra Khatri, MBBS MDMurfreesboro, TN 371291598727869
- Thomas Moffitt, D.O.Murfreesboro, TN 371291689120016
- Haroon Khan, M.D.Lebanon, TN 370871730114315
- Courtney Zola, M.D.Springfield, TN 371721760744908
- Lisa Laya, MDHermitage, TN 370761427046622
- Paul Bryant, M.D.Nashville, TN 372031437441847
- Mark Carr, M.D.Nashville, TN 372031770640187
- Toni Hall, D.O.Nashville, TN 372031841680162
Common questions
What is Rakesh Muthu Kumar, M.D.'s NPI number?
Rakesh Muthu Kumar, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1235154683, issued on Jul 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Rakesh Muthu Kumar, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1800 Medical Center Parkway, Murfreesboro, TN, 37129. Phone: (615) 396-6800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Rakesh Muthu Kumar, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 41374, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Rakesh Muthu Kumar, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Rakesh Muthu Kumar, M.D. had 346 Medicare Part D claims for 71 beneficiaries; the average among infectious disease physician prescribers was 689. 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.