Dr. Sanjay Kumar, MD

Dr. Kumar practices at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital in Santa Barbara, California, part of Cottage Health.

Dr. Kumar's NPI, 1205948288, was assigned on August 31, 2006. Dr. Kumar graduated from UTMB Health in 1991. Dr. Kumar holds California license A51189.

Dr. Kumar's primary practice is Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital, at 400 West Pueblo, Santa Barbara, CA 93105 in Santa Barbara County. The practice phone is (805) 682-7111.

Dr. Kumar's primary practice is Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital in Santa Barbara, California, part of Cottage Health. Dr. Kumar is also affiliated with Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital. The medical group on file is Cottage Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Kumar to 2 more hospitals, 3 group practices and clinics, 2 medical groups and 1 urgent care center, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Kumar practices, 8 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Interventional cardiology is Dr. Kumar's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RI0011X. Dr. Kumar is board certified in cardiovascular disease by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dr. Kumar is licensed in California.

Dmand AI lists aneurysm, angioplasty, atrial fibrillation and flutter, cardiac catheterization, cardiomyopathy, cerebrovascular disease, chronic hypertension and coronary artery disease among the conditions Dr. Kumar treats.

CMS data shows 7,178 Medicare services from Dr. Kumar across 34 procedure codes in 2024, for 1,614 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $441,399 for them.

CMS counts 1,614 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Kumar in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 694 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 9% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.29, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Kumar's median patient age at 76, with 34% women.

In 2024, Dr. Kumar wrote 4,920 Medicare Part D claims for 766 patients. 82% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 4,718 of them, across 51 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,003,015 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 5,101 claims across 50 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 89 out of 100 for Dr. Kumar for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Kumar accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Kumar as offering telehealth. CMS counts 29 procedures of coronary angioplasty and stenting by Dr. Kumar, more than 64% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Pacemaker insertion or repair: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 6 papers to Dr. Kumar, published from 2008 to 2018. 2018 was the busiest year, with 2. Dr. Kumar's most frequent co-authors are Carl Lewis Backer, MD, Kevin D. Hill, MD and Jeffrey P. Jacobs, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 709 general payments to Dr. Kumar from 43 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 80% of the total. Medtronic Vascular, Inc. paid the most, $2,660. It also lists 1 research payment totaling $200 in 2016.

Dmand AI lists 2 awards for Dr. Kumar, most recently CMS Stage 1 EHR in 2013.

Dr. Kumar graduated from UTMB Health in 1991. Dr. Kumar is a member of ACC.

Dr. Kumar is in network with 14 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.