Dr. Pooja Kumar, MD

  • Inglewood, CA
  • Internist
NPI1225328610PAC ID3375867971
Medicare services, 2024
1,086
Medicare patients, 2024
158
Part D claims, 2024
2,570
Publications
15
Hospital affiliations
2
Practice address
555 East Hardy Street, Inglewood, CA 90301
Practice phone
Call (310) 673-4660
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Primary practice

Centinela Hospital Medical Center

Hospital · Inglewood, California

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Dr. Pooja Kumar is an internist in Inglewood, California

Dr. Kumar practices at Centinela Hospital Medical Center in Inglewood, California, part of Prime Healthcare Services.

Dr. Kumar's NPI, 1225328610, was assigned on April 19, 2011. Dr. Kumar holds California license A133070.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
3375867971
NPI enumeration date
April 19, 2011
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes
Practice phone
(310) 673-4660
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Sex
Female
Estimated age
41
Medical school graduation
2011

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Pooja Kumar practices at Centinela Hospital Medical Center in Inglewood, California

Dr. Kumar's primary practice is Centinela Hospital Medical Center, at 555 East Hardy Street, Inglewood, CA 90301 in Los Angeles County. The practice phone is (310) 673-4660.

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Dr. Pooja Kumar is affiliated with 6 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Kumar's primary practice is Centinela Hospital Medical Center in Inglewood, California, part of Prime Healthcare Services. Dr. Kumar is also affiliated with Memorial Hospital of Gardena. The medical group on file is Ace Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Kumar to 1 more group practice or clinic, 1 home health agency, 1 hospice and 1 skilled nursing facility, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Pooja Kumar's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Kumar practices, 6 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Centinela Hospital Medical CenterAvailable with a free account
+5 more affiliated sitesAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Pooja Kumar is one of 16,751 internists in California

Internal medicine is Dr. Kumar's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207R00000X. Dr. Kumar is licensed in California.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Internal medicine, CaliforniaPrimaryLicense A133070 · taxonomy 207R00000X

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Pooja Kumar billed Medicare for 1,086 services in 2024

CMS data shows 1,086 Medicare services from Dr. Kumar across 10 procedure codes in 2024, for 158 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $60,745 for them.

Medicare services, 20241,086
Medicare patients158
Paid by Medicare$60,745
Procedure codes10

Dr. Kumar's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 7192024: 80111%
Lab and pathology
2023: 992024: 15254%
Surgery
2023: 432024: 6449%
Tests and treatments
2023: 162024: 46188%
Other services
2023: 202024: 2315%

Where Dr. Kumar's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office63558%
  • In a facility45142%

Dr. Kumar compared with the California median for internists, 2024

  • Dr. Kumar
  • California median
Medicare services
1,086vs 3613.0 times
Medicare patients
158vs 151Close to median
Part D claims
2,078vs 4214.9 times

Medians across 15,815 internists in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Kumar's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Pooja Kumar treated 158 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 76

CMS counts 158 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Kumar in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 52 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 70% have diabetes. 84% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.39, 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. Kumar's median patient age at 71, with 56% women.

Medicare patients, 2024158
Average age76
Average risk score2.39
Also on Medicaid84%

Dr. Kumar's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Kumar's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women10969%
  • Men4931%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Kumar's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. Diabetes70%
  3. High cholesterol66%
  4. Arthritis46%
  5. Heart failure38%
  6. Chronic kidney disease36%
  7. COPD35%
  8. Ischemic heart disease35%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Kumar's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 71

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women56%
  • Men43%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Pooja Kumar wrote 2,570 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Kumar wrote 2,570 Medicare Part D claims for 279 patients. 87% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 2,078 of them, across 63 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $63,618 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,586 claims across 48 drugs.

Part D claims, 20242,570
Drugs named by CMS63
Total drug cost$63,618
Part D patients279

Dr. Kumar's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic2,228 claims87%
  • Brand-name320 claims12%
  • Other22 claims1%

Dr. Kumar's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Kumar's Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids3%68 of 2,570 claims
  • Antibiotics5%116 of 2,570 claims

Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 1,5862024: 2,07831%

Drugs named by CMS: 63 in 2024, 48 in 2023.

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Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Pooja Kumar offers telehealth to Medicare patients

Dr. Kumar accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Kumar as offering telehealth.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes

Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

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Dr. Pooja Kumar has 15 publications on record

Dmand AI links 15 papers to Dr. Kumar, published from 2019 to 2025. 2024 was the busiest year, with 3. The most frequent topics are Analgesics, Opioid, Lung Neoplasms and Palliative Care. Dr. Kumar has published most often in Leukemia. Dr. Kumar's most frequent co-authors are Nora Esther Gimpel, MD, Erin M. Bertino, MD and Seema Ali Bhat, MD.

Papers15
Years published2019 to 2025

Dr. Kumar's papers by year, 2019 to 2025

Topics Dr. Kumar writes about most

  • Analgesics, Opioid
  • Lung Neoplasms
  • Palliative Care
  • Substance Abuse Detection

Dr. Kumar's most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Kumar

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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage

Dr. Pooja Kumar received $81 in industry payments from 2016 to 2024

CMS Open Payments shows 4 general payments to Dr. Kumar from 4 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2024. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation paid the most, $23.

General payments to Dr. Kumar by program year, 2016 to 2024

Companies that paid Dr. Kumar the most, 2016 to 2024

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Sources for Dr. Pooja Kumar's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Pooja Kumar's NPI number?

Dr. Pooja Kumar's NPI number is 1225328610. It was assigned on April 19, 2011, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Pooja Kumar?

Dr. Pooja Kumar is an internist in Inglewood, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Internal Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207R00000X).

Where does Dr. Pooja Kumar practice?

Dr. Kumar practices at 555 East Hardy Street, Inglewood, CA 90301. Dr. Kumar's primary practice is Centinela Hospital Medical Center in Inglewood, California, part of Prime Healthcare Services. Dmand AI also links Dr. Kumar to 1 group practice or clinic, 1 home health agency, 1 hospice and 1 skilled nursing facility.

What is Dr. Pooja Kumar's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Kumar is (310) 673-4660.

What is Dr. Pooja Kumar's medical license number?

Dr. Kumar holds California license A133070.

Which hospitals is Dr. Pooja Kumar affiliated with?

Dr. Kumar practices at Centinela Hospital Medical Center in Inglewood, California. Dr. Kumar is also affiliated with Memorial Hospital of Gardena.

What medical group is Dr. Pooja Kumar part of?

Dr. Kumar is linked to Ace Medical Group.

Does Dr. Pooja Kumar accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Kumar billed Medicare for 1,086 services in 2024, and Dr. Kumar accepts Medicare assignment.

Does Dr. Pooja Kumar offer telehealth?

Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Kumar as offering telehealth services.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Pooja Kumar see?

CMS counts 158 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Kumar in 2024, with an average age of 76.

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What services does Dr. Pooja Kumar bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Kumar's most billed Medicare services were hospital inpatient care (99232), office visit, established patient (99213) and lab and pathology test (82962).

What drugs does Dr. Pooja Kumar prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Kumar's most prescribed drugs by claims were Atorvastatin Calcium, Amlodipine Besylate and Famotidine.

Has Dr. Pooja Kumar received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $81 in general payments to Dr. Kumar from 4 companies from 2016 to 2024. The largest total came from Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation.

How long has Dr. Pooja Kumar been practicing?

Dr. Kumar graduated from medical school in 2011, 15 years ago.

Does Dr. Pooja Kumar do research?

Dmand AI links 15 publications to Dr. Kumar, published from 2019 to 2025.

Who does Dr. Pooja Kumar publish with?

Dr. Kumar's most frequent co-authors are Nora Esther Gimpel, MD (3 shared papers), Erin M. Bertino, MD (2 shared papers) and Seema Ali Bhat, MD (2 shared papers).

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