Sham Kumar, M.D
Hospitalist Physician · Monroe, LA
Sham Kumar, M.D is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Monroe, Louisiana, and NPI 1255028106, issued on Apr 20, 2023. Check the license (Louisiana 336971, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sham Kumar
- Credential
- M.D
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License number
- 336971 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 309 Jackson St, Monroe, LA 71201
- Phone
- (318) 966-4541
- Enumerated
- Apr 20, 2023
- Record last updated
- Jun 7, 2026
- Fax
- (318) 966-4543
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Sham Kumar in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 336971Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
75% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
128 Medicare Part D claims for 45 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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.
Sham Kumar among 340 hospitalist physician records in Louisiana
Sham Kumar, M.D is one of 340 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 91% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2023, is newer than 93% of them.
- NPI issued2023 · 93% of these records are older, 1% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 91% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 80% of these records are
- Record last updated2026 · 44% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
44 hospitalist physician records list a practice address in Monroe
They are 44 of the 3,365 NPPES records with a practice address in Monroe, and 340 hospitalist physician records in Louisiana.
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Common questions
What is Sham Kumar, M.D's NPI number?
Sham Kumar, M.D's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1255028106, issued on Apr 20, 2023. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sham Kumar, M.D located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 309 Jackson St, Monroe, LA, 71201. Phone: (318) 966-4541. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sham Kumar, M.D's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 336971, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.lsbme.la.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Sham Kumar, M.D prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sham Kumar, M.D had 128 Medicare Part D claims for 45 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.