Shantha Kumar, M.D.
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Apache Junction, AZ
Shantha Kumar, M.D. is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Apache Junction, Arizona, and NPI 1396768958, issued on Jul 25, 2006. Check the license (Arizona 23951, as entered in NPPES) on the Arizona Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Shantha Kumar
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License number
- 23951 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 99 S Gold Dr, Apache Junction, AZ 85120
- Phone
- (480) 962-0101
- Enumerated
- Jul 25, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 12, 2024
- Fax
- (480) 962-0202
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040426001534); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Shantha Kumar in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArizona Medical Board
Search for license 23951Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
21% more Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
3,735 Medicare Part D claims for 593 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium343 claims
- Eliquis296 claims
- Metoprolol Tartrate294 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate271 claims
- Amiodarone Hcl254 claims
- Clopidogrel212 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $564.47
23 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was GE Healthcare. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 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 2 group practices
- Clear Choice Physicians, LLCMesa, AZ
- Goldfield Medical Clinics LLCApache Junction, AZ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Shantha Kumar among 488 cardiovascular disease physician records in Arizona
Shantha Kumar, M.D. is one of 488 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Arizona. 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 2006, is newer than 23% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 23% of these records are older, 42% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1987 · median 1998 among the 329 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in Arizona
There are 488 cardiovascular disease physician records in Arizona.
All 488 in Arizona → Every provider in Apache Junction → Cardiovascular Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Cecile King, M.D.Apache Junction, AZ 851201114361748
- Paul Olorunfemi, MDApache Junction, AZ 851201285016956
- William Jaffe, DOCasa Grande, AZ 851221083648158
- John Tretter, M.D.Casa Grande, AZ 851221346234564
- Joseph Parraz, CVTArizona City, AZ 851231508235730
- Jordan Davidson, RNPhoenix, AZ 850541285585844
- Christopher Kanaan, MDPhoenix, AZ 850541457980112
- Sofia Lakhdar, MDPhoenix, AZ 850541225599574
Common questions
What is Shantha Kumar, M.D.'s NPI number?
Shantha Kumar, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1396768958, issued on Jul 25, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Shantha Kumar, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 99 S Gold Dr, Apache Junction, AZ, 85120. Phone: (480) 962-0101. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Shantha Kumar, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Arizona license number 23951, as entered by the provider. Search the Arizona Medical Board at https://www.azmd.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Shantha Kumar, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Shantha Kumar, M.D. had 3,735 Medicare Part D claims for 593 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Shantha Kumar, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.