Shanthi Kumar, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Chesterfield, MO
Shanthi Kumar, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Chesterfield, Missouri, and NPI 1497710651, issued on Apr 19, 2006. Check the license (Missouri 103359, as entered in NPPES) on the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Shanthi Kumar
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 103359 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 222 S Woods Mill RD, Chesterfield, MO 63017
- Phone
- (314) 878-4141
- Enumerated
- Apr 19, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 18, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (314) 878-4853
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050915000208); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Shanthi Kumar in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMissouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts
Search for license 103359Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.9 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
9,202 Medicare Part D claims for 626 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 136 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate497 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium401 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium397 claims
- Losartan Potassium365 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate337 claims
- Pravastatin Sodium286 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 89.2 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $110.82
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Lilly USA, LLC. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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
- Drs. Mera, Boesch And Kumar, LLCChesterfield, MO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Shanthi Kumar among 2,604 internal medicine physician records in Missouri
Shanthi Kumar, M.D. is one of 2,604 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Missouri. 77% 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 8% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 59% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 55% of these records are
- Graduated1989 · median 2006 among the 1,443 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 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 207R00000X and a Missouri practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
142 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Chesterfield
They are 142 of the 2,132 NPPES records with a practice address in Chesterfield, and 2,604 internal medicine physician records in Missouri.
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Common questions
What is Shanthi Kumar, M.D.'s NPI number?
Shanthi Kumar, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497710651, issued on Apr 19, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Shanthi Kumar, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 222 S Woods Mill RD, Chesterfield, MO, 63017. Phone: (314) 878-4141. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Shanthi Kumar, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Missouri license number 103359, as entered by the provider. Search the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts at https://www.fsmb.org/contact-a-state-medical-board/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Shanthi Kumar, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Shanthi Kumar, M.D. had 9,202 Medicare Part D claims for 626 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Shanthi Kumar, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 89.2 of 100. 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.