Ricki Kumar
Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician · Grand Junction, CO
Ricki Kumar is a critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician with a practice address in Grand Junction, Colorado, and NPI 1548794761, issued on Apr 13, 2017. Check the license (Colorado CDRH.0064856, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ricki Kumar
- Primary taxonomy
- Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician 207RC0200X
- License numbers
- CDRH.0064856 CO
DO3725 ME
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 688 23 1/2 RD Ste 303, Grand Junction, CO 81505
- Phone
- (970) 263-2680
- Enumerated
- Apr 13, 2017
- Record last updated
- Apr 10, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20231025004096); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Des Moines University Of Osteopathic Medicine And Health Sciences, 2017
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 688 23 1/2 RD Ste 303
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Jess Anderson, D.OPulmonary Disease Physician1679993562
- Stefanie Cohee, NP-CNurse Practitioner1023843687
- Nina West, PA-CPhysician Assistant1740442748
Verify Ricki Kumar in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical Board
Search for license CDRH.0064856Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
65% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician in 2024
247 Medicare Part D claims for 110 beneficiaries, against an average of 696 among the 2,873 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims. 13 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone25 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa23 claims
- Montelukast Sodium13 claims
- Azithromycin11 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): 84 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).
3 hospitals and group practices
- Valley View Hospital AssociationGlenwood Spgs, CO · Acute Care Hospitals4 of 5 stars
- Colorado West Healthcare SystemGrand Junction, CO
- Community Medical Group LLCGrand Junction, CO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Ricki Kumar among 149 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records in Colorado
Ricki Kumar is one of 149 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records with a practice address in Colorado. 89% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 90% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 90% of these records are older, 7% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 83% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 2005 among the 123 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0200X and a Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers in Colorado
There are 149 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records in Colorado.
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The 8 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Mark McGinley, MDGrand Junction, CO 815011457324733
- Lukasz Muniga, MDGrand Junction, CO 815011538234406
- Krista Stephens, MDGrand Junction, CO 815011538798830
- Andrea Thornton, MDGrand Junction, CO 815011629178512
- Richard Brown, MDDurango, CO 813011003889627
- Michael Dempsey, MDDurango, CO 813011194754408
- Gustav Hallin, MDDurango, CO 813011982677852
- Steven Weiss, M.D.Durango, CO 813011427274208
Common questions
What is Ricki Kumar's NPI number?
Ricki Kumar's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1548794761, issued on Apr 13, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ricki Kumar located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 688 23 1/2 RD Ste 303, Grand Junction, CO, 81505. Phone: (970) 263-2680. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ricki Kumar's license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number CDRH.0064856, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado Medical Board at https://dpo.colorado.gov/Medical. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Ricki Kumar prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ricki Kumar had 247 Medicare Part D claims for 110 beneficiaries; the average among critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician prescribers was 696. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Ricki Kumar's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 84 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.