NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Vivek Kumar, M.B.B.S.

Hospitalist Physician · Burlington, MA

Vivek Kumar, M.B.B.S. is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Burlington, Massachusetts, and NPI 1568877686, issued on Jun 26, 2014. Check the license (Massachusetts 271404, as entered in NPPES) on the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1568877686
Name
Vivek Kumar
Credential
M.B.B.S.
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License numbers
271404 MA
41379 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
41 Mall RD, Burlington, MA 01805
Phone
(781) 744-8000
Enumerated
Jun 26, 2014
Record last updated
Mar 26, 2025
Medicaid ID
41379 NY
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20171101002571); accepts Medicare assignment
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 41 Mall RD

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

  1. Juliet Aborn, REGISTERED NURSECertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1932727930
  2. Omar Abuqamar, M.D., M.M.S.C.,Ophthalmology Physician1437640414
  3. Emily Adams, PA-CPhysician Assistant1457685752
  4. Oluwaseun Adebagbo, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1588468755
  5. Christopher Adler, PAPhysician Assistant1972848463
  6. Tinamarie Adly, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1154041572

Verify Vivek Kumar in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMassachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine
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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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94% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024

33 Medicare Part D claims for 18 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Vivek Kumar33
  2. Specialty average521

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: $127.18

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Seagen Inc. 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.

  1. Vivek Kumar$127.18
  2. Specialty average$494.84

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Coastal Medical AssociatesWeymouth, MA
  2. Lawrence General HospitalLawrence, MA

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

Vivek Kumar among 525 hospitalist physician records in Massachusetts

Vivek Kumar, M.B.B.S. is one of 525 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 92% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 49% of them.

  • NPI issued2014 · 49% of these records are older, 48% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 92% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 86% of these records are
  • Graduated2007 · median 2012 among the 449 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 36% 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 Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

68 hospitalist physician records list a practice address in Burlington

They are 68 of the 2,620 NPPES records with a practice address in Burlington, and 525 hospitalist physician records in Massachusetts.

The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Henri Balaguera, M.D.Burlington, MA 018051922069020
  2. Jody Blank, M.D.Burlington, MA 018051740221274
  3. Noah Finkel, MDBurlington, MA 018051831133008
  4. Kenya Hanspard, MDBurlington, MA 018051932170305
  5. Jeffrey Heit, MDBurlington, MA 018051508893447
  6. Richard Ma, M.D.Burlington, MA 018051013995398
  7. Venkata Meka, M.D.Burlington, MA 018051770569246
  8. Debjani Mukherjee, MDBurlington, MA 018051699795948

Common questions

What is Vivek Kumar, M.B.B.S.'s NPI number?

Vivek Kumar, M.B.B.S.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1568877686, issued on Jun 26, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Vivek Kumar, M.B.B.S. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 41 Mall RD, Burlington, MA, 01805. Phone: (781) 744-8000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Vivek Kumar, M.B.B.S.'s license?

NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 271404, as entered by the provider. Search the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine at https://findmydoctor.mass.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Vivek Kumar, M.B.B.S. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Vivek Kumar, M.B.B.S. had 33 Medicare Part D claims for 18 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.