Dr. Kama Z. Guluma, MD

Dr. Guluma practices at UCSD Hillcrest Medical Center in San Diego, California.

Dr. Guluma's NPI, 1871526640, was assigned on July 7, 2006. Dr. Guluma graduated from Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons in 1995. Dr. Guluma holds California license A75763.

Dr. Guluma's primary practice is UCSD Hillcrest Medical Center, at 200 W Arbor Dr, San Diego, CA 92103 in San Diego County. The practice phone is (619) 543-6222.

Dr. Guluma's primary practice is UCSD Hillcrest Medical Center in San Diego, California. Dr. Guluma is also affiliated with Hillcrest Medical Center. The medical group on file is UC San Diego Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Guluma to 3 more group practices and clinics and 2 medical groups, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Guluma practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Emergency medicine is Dr. Guluma's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207P00000X. Dr. Guluma is board certified in emergency medicine by the American Board of Emergency Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Guluma's licenses on file in 3 states: California, Michigan and Pennsylvania.

CMS data shows 169 Medicare services from Dr. Guluma across 3 procedure codes in 2024, for 152 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $16,773 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 152 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Guluma in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 65 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 46% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.74, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Guluma's median patient age at 51, with 53% women.

In 2024, Dr. Guluma wrote 29 Medicare Part D claims for 24 patients. 93% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 11 of them, across 1 drug with 11 or more claims each, at $86 in total drug cost. In 2016, CMS named 11 claims across 1 drug.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 91 out of 100 for Dr. Guluma for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Guluma accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Removal of tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 15 papers to Dr. Guluma, published from 2010 to 2022. 2022 was the busiest year, with 3. The most frequent topics are Brain Ischemia, COVID-19 and Pandemics. Dr. Guluma has published most often in Med Teach. Dr. Guluma's most frequent co-authors are Jacob Aaron Bailey, Charles Gordon Goldberg, MD and John F. Brown, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 3 general payments to Dr. Guluma from 2 drug and device companies from 2019 to 2022. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 83% of the total. Genentech, Inc. paid the most, $5,580.

Dr. Guluma graduated from Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons in 1995.

Dr. Guluma is in network with 13 carriers, including United Healthcare, Elevance and Aetna. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 7. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.