Dr. Aravind Sugumar, MD

Dr. Sugumar practices at Southwest Gastroenterology in Avondale, Arizona.

Dr. Sugumar's NPI, 1124222716, was assigned on June 14, 2007. Dr. Sugumar holds Minnesota license 50574.

Dr. Sugumar's primary practice is Southwest Gastroenterology, at 3400 N Dysart Rd, Avondale, AZ 85392 in Maricopa County. The practice phone is (623) 322-0323.

Dr. Sugumar's primary practice is Southwest Gastroenterology in Avondale, Arizona. Dr. Sugumar is also affiliated with Banner Thunderbird Medical Center. The medical group on file is Southwest Gastroenterology. Dmand AI also links Dr. Sugumar to 2 more hospitals, 3 medical groups and 2 group practices and clinics, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Sugumar practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Gastroenterology is Dr. Sugumar's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RG0100X. Dr. Sugumar is board certified in gastroenterology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dr. Sugumar is licensed in Minnesota.

CMS data shows 252 Medicare services from Dr. Sugumar across 9 procedure codes in 2024, for 192 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $28,974 for them.

CMS counts 192 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Sugumar in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 102 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 74% have high cholesterol. 8% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.37, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Sugumar's median patient age at 62, with 62% women.

In 2024, Dr. Sugumar wrote 224 Medicare Part D claims for 112 patients. 78% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 131 of them, across 4 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $121,398 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 187 claims across 5 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 84 out of 100 for Dr. Sugumar for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Sugumar accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Sugumar as offering telehealth. CMS counts 137 procedures of upper gastrointestinal (gi) endoscopy for acid reflux by Dr. Sugumar, more than 83% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

CMS Open Payments shows 70 general payments to Dr. Sugumar from 23 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Grants make up the largest share, 87% of the total. Cook Medical LLC paid the most, $40,654.