Vineeta Kumar
Nephrology Physician · Birmingham, AL
Vineeta Kumar is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1033146790, issued on Jun 27, 2006. Check the license (Alabama 27440, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Vineeta Kumar
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- 27440 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1717 6TH Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35233
- Phone
- (800) 822-8816
- Enumerated
- Jun 27, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 6, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060825000243); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Vineeta Kumar in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 27440Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
26% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
1,079 Medicare Part D claims for 300 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim147 claims
- Prednisone100 claims
- Carvedilol76 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium67 claims
- Losartan Potassium64 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate48 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: $31,218.31
9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 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
- University OF Alabama Health Services Foundation, PCBirmingham, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Vineeta Kumar among 183 nephrology physician records in Alabama
Vineeta Kumar is one of 183 nephrology physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 86% 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 13% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 13% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 86% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 78% of these records are
- Graduated1994 · median 2003 among the 143 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 46% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RN0300X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in Alabama
There are 183 nephrology physician records in Alabama.
All 183 in Alabama → Every provider in Birmingham → Nephrology Physician nationwide →
The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Michael AllonBirmingham, AL 352331043265762
- Ammar AlmehmiBirmingham, AL 352331497798219
- Daniel Balkovetz, MDBirmingham, AL 352331245285766
- Emmy BellBirmingham, AL 352331871548339
- Suzanne Bergman, MDBirmingham, AL 352331174578439
- John Curtis, MDBirmingham, AL 352331356386601
- Robert Gaston, MDBirmingham, AL 352331154365237
- Orlando Gutierrez, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352331932141538
Common questions
What is Vineeta Kumar's NPI number?
Vineeta Kumar's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1033146790, issued on Jun 27, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Vineeta Kumar located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1717 6TH Ave S, Birmingham, AL, 35233. Phone: (800) 822-8816. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Vineeta Kumar's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 27440, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Vineeta Kumar prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Vineeta Kumar had 1,079 Medicare Part D claims for 300 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. 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.