Vinod Kumar
Hospitalist Physician · Waterbury, CT
Vinod Kumar is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Waterbury, Connecticut, and NPI 1457845778, issued on Jun 20, 2018. Check the license (Connecticut 66921, as entered in NPPES) on the Connecticut Medical Examining Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Vinod Kumar
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License number
- 66921 CT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 56 Franklin St, Waterbury, CT 06706
- Phone
- (203) 709-6424
- Enumerated
- Jun 20, 2018
- Record last updated
- Apr 16, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210526003275); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Vinod Kumar in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersConnecticut Medical Examining Board
Search for license 66921Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
10% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
468 Medicare Part D claims for 177 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 13 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Furosemide36 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium34 claims
- Cefpodoxime Proxetil28 claims
- Prednisone28 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium22 claims
- Brilinta21 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: $385.71
11 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 7,324 providers of this specialty with any payment received $494.84 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 3 group practices
- Galen Inpatient Physicians PCHartford, CT
- Hospital For Special CareNew Britain, CT
- Northeast Medical Group IncWallingford, CT
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Vinod Kumar among 400 hospitalist physician records in Connecticut
Vinod Kumar is one of 400 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Connecticut. 94% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 69% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 69% of these records are older, 26% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 94% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 83% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2011 among the 332 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Connecticut practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hospitalist Physician providers in Connecticut
There are 400 hospitalist physician records in Connecticut.
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The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Ahmed Kazi, MDWaterbury, CT 067061437643871
- Parkash KumarWaterbury, CT 067061659957611
- Daniel Leal, MDWaterbury, CT 067061194165290
Common questions
What is Vinod Kumar's NPI number?
Vinod Kumar's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457845778, issued on Jun 20, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Vinod Kumar located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 56 Franklin St, Waterbury, CT, 06706. Phone: (203) 709-6424. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Vinod Kumar's license?
NPPES lists Connecticut license number 66921, as entered by the provider. Search the Connecticut Medical Examining Board at https://www.elicense.ct.gov/Lookup/LicenseLookup.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Vinod Kumar prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Vinod Kumar had 468 Medicare Part D claims for 177 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.