Tara Jaya Kumar, PA-C
Physician Assistant · Palo Alto, CA
Tara Jaya Kumar, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Palo Alto, California, and NPI 1518642404, issued on Jun 19, 2023. Check the license (California PA62854, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Tara Jaya Kumar
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- PA62854 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 795 EL Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA 94301
- Phone
- (650) 853-2977
- Enumerated
- Jun 19, 2023
- Record last updated
- Jun 19, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230830001645); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Tara Jaya Kumar in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license PA62854Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
52% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
401 Medicare Part D claims for 170 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 15 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate20 claims
- Losartan Potassium19 claims
- Valsartan15 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa14 claims
- Gabapentin14 claims
- Hydrochlorothiazide14 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Sutter Bay Medical FoundationLos Altos, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Tara Jaya Kumar among 14,451 physician assistant records in California
Tara Jaya Kumar, PA-C is one of 14,451 physician assistant records with a practice address in California. 75% 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 80% of them.
- NPI issued2023 · 80% of these records are older, 13% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 50% of these records are
- Graduated2023 · median 2018 among the 7,214 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
155 physician assistant records list a practice address in Palo Alto
They are 155 of the 7,617 NPPES records with a practice address in Palo Alto, and 14,451 physician assistant records in California.
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Common questions
What is Tara Jaya Kumar, PA-C's NPI number?
Tara Jaya Kumar, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518642404, issued on Jun 19, 2023. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Tara Jaya Kumar, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 795 EL Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA, 94301. Phone: (650) 853-2977. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Tara Jaya Kumar, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists California license number PA62854, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Tara Jaya Kumar, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Tara Jaya Kumar, PA-C had 401 Medicare Part D claims for 170 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. 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.