NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Vinodh Ashok Kumar, M.D.

Neuroradiology Physician · Houston, TX

Vinodh Ashok Kumar, M.D. is a neuroradiology physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1780716241, issued on Mar 11, 2007. Check the license (Texas M4842, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1780716241
Name
Vinodh Ashok Kumar
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Neuroradiology Physician 2085N0700X
License number
M4842 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX 77030
Phone
(713) 792-6161
Enumerated
Mar 11, 2007
Record last updated
Dec 29, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20080820000235); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Loyola University Of Chicago, Stritch School Of Medicine, 2001
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1515 Holcombe Blvd

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Ashley Aaroe, MDNeurology Physician1902295793
  2. Linda Abad, PA-CPhysician Assistant1063928240
  3. Cynthia Abarado, RN, GNPGerontology Nurse Practitioner1851471049
  4. Hussein Abbas, MD, PHDInternal Medicine Physician1609220532
  5. James Abbruzzese, M.D.Medical Oncology Physician1134233224
  6. Karim Abdeldaem, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1558056200

Verify Vinodh Ashok Kumar in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 81.4 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score81.3
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%50.0
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Physicians Referral ServiceConroe, TX
  2. University OF Texas Health Science Center AT San AntonioBoerne, TX

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Vinodh Ashok Kumar among 96 neuroradiology physician records in Texas

Vinodh Ashok Kumar, M.D. is one of 96 neuroradiology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 41% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 41% of these records are older, 48% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
  • Graduated2001 · median 2003 among the 66 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 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 2085N0700X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Neuroradiology Physician providers in Texas

There are 96 neuroradiology physician records in Texas.

The 8 neuroradiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Youn Chung, M.D.Houston, TX 770301760597314
  2. Melanie Dahse, M.D.Houston, TX 770301851689897
  3. Nilesh Desai, MDHouston, TX 770301720282817
  4. Rami Eldaya, MDHouston, TX 770301952663270
  5. Richard Fremaux, M.D.Houston, TX 770301437198850
  6. Jackson Hamilton, M.D.Houston, TX 770301346484789
  7. Kuang-Chun Hsieh, M.D.Houston, TX 770301700011053
  8. Stephen Kralik, M.D.Houston, TX 770301902078686

Common questions

What is Vinodh Ashok Kumar, M.D.'s NPI number?

Vinodh Ashok Kumar, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780716241, issued on Mar 11, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Vinodh Ashok Kumar, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (713) 792-6161. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Vinodh Ashok Kumar, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number M4842, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

What is Vinodh Ashok Kumar, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 81.4 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.