Vasty Kum, PMHNP
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner · Union, NJ
Vasty Kum, PMHNP is a psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner with a practice address in Union, New Jersey, and NPI 1750055703, issued on Aug 3, 2021. Check the license (New Jersey 26NJ01167000, as entered in NPPES) with the New Jersey board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Vasty Kum
- Credential
- PMHNP
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner 363LP0808X
- License number
- 26NJ01167000 NJ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 235 Salem RD, Union, NJ 07083
- Phone
- (862) 220-5723
- Enumerated
- Aug 3, 2021
- Record last updated
- Aug 3, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220316000652); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Vasty Kum in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New Jersey board licenses this profession
Search for license 26NJ01167000Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner in 2024
2,306 Medicare Part D claims for 137 beneficiaries, against an average of 906 among the 30,717 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 3% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Lamotrigine251 claims
- Aripiprazole151 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate151 claims
- Clonazepam136 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl131 claims
- Trazodone Hcl126 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $822.26
44 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. The 23,362 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,027.77 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
- Preferred Behavioral Health OF New Jersey IncLakewood, NJ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Vasty Kum among 1,806 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in New Jersey
Vasty Kum, PMHNP is one of 1,806 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with a practice address in New Jersey. 72% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 43% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 43% of these records are older, 49% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2020 · median 2021 among the 1,070 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 21% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LP0808X and a New Jersey practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
58 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Union
They are 58 of the 1,094 NPPES records with a practice address in Union, and 1,806 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in New Jersey.
All 1,806 in New Jersey → Every provider in Union → Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner nationwide →
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Common questions
What is Vasty Kum, PMHNP's NPI number?
Vasty Kum, PMHNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1750055703, issued on Aug 3, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Vasty Kum, PMHNP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 235 Salem RD, Union, NJ, 07083. Phone: (862) 220-5723. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Vasty Kum, PMHNP's license?
NPPES lists New Jersey license number 26NJ01167000, as entered by the provider. Search the New Jersey board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Vasty Kum, PMHNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Vasty Kum, PMHNP had 2,306 Medicare Part D claims for 137 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner prescribers was 906. 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.