Santosh Kumar, MD
Hematology & Oncology Physician · East Syracuse, NY
Santosh Kumar, MD is a hematology & oncology physician with a practice address in East Syracuse, New York, and NPI 1255530911, issued on Jul 13, 2007. Check the license (New York 257526, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Santosh Kumar
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Hematology & Oncology Physician 207RH0003X
- License number
- 257526 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5008 Brittonfield Pkwy, East Syracuse, NY 13057
- Phone
- (315) 472-7504
- Enumerated
- Jul 13, 2007
- Record last updated
- Aug 3, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (315) 634-4677
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170601000700); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest hematology & oncology physician records → All 1,163 in New York → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 5008 Brittonfield Pkwy
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Helene Abrams, PAPhysician Assistant1467001842
- Aref Agheli, MDHematology & Oncology Physician1710204573
- Kerry Ahern, FNPNurse Practitioner1104055490
- Tracy Alpert, M.D.Radiation Oncology Physician1366421737
- Marcel Bingham, M.D.Hematology & Oncology Physician1073592440
- Samantha Burke, NPNurse Practitioner1659824522
Verify Santosh Kumar in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 257526Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
63% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hematology & oncology physician in 2024
326 Medicare Part D claims for 112 beneficiaries, against an average of 877 among the 10,784 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 33% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Hydroxyurea56 claims
- Xarelto36 claims
- Anastrozole18 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium16 claims
- Gabapentin15 claims
- Potassium Chloride15 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): 90.2 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: $25,418.86
44 payments; by number, the most common kind was consulting fee; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 8,560 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,481.41 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
- Hematology-Oncology Associates OF Cny, PCEast Syracuse, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Santosh Kumar among 1,163 hematology & oncology physician records in New York
Santosh Kumar, MD is one of 1,163 hematology & oncology physician records with a practice address in New York. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 47% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 47% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated2001 · median 2002 among the 833 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RH0003X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
19 hematology & oncology physician records list a practice address in East Syracuse
They are 19 of the 806 NPPES records with a practice address in East Syracuse, and 1,163 hematology & oncology physician records in New York.
All 1,163 in New York → Every provider in East Syracuse → Hematology & Oncology Physician nationwide →
The 8 hematology & oncology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Aref Agheli, MDEast Syracuse, NY 130571710204573
- Marcel Bingham, M.D.East Syracuse, NY 130571073592440
- Richard Cherny, M.D.East Syracuse, NY 130571659351484
- David Churchill, M.D.East Syracuse, NY 130571144209503
- Santo Difino, M.D.East Syracuse, NY 130571225017692
- Ajeet Gajra, MDEast Syracuse, NY 130571538197975
- Benjamin Himpler, MDEast Syracuse, NY 130571962497529
- Jeffrey Kirshner, M.D.East Syracuse, NY 130571447230420
Common questions
What is Santosh Kumar, MD's NPI number?
Santosh Kumar, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1255530911, issued on Jul 13, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Santosh Kumar, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5008 Brittonfield Pkwy, East Syracuse, NY, 13057. Phone: (315) 472-7504. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Santosh Kumar, MD's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 257526, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Santosh Kumar, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Santosh Kumar, MD had 326 Medicare Part D claims for 112 beneficiaries; the average among hematology & oncology physician prescribers was 877. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Santosh Kumar, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 90.2 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.