Dr. Prashanth Vasantha Kumar, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 1,119
- Medicare patients, 2026
- 342
- Part D claims, 2026
- 716
- Publications
- 1
- Clinical trials
- 1
- Practice address
- 11883 Amethyst Road, Victorville, CA 92392
- Practice phone
- Call (760) 241-8063
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Desert Cities Dialysis - Amethyst
Dialysis Center - Independent · Victorville, California
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Dr. Prashanth Vasantha Kumar is a nephrologist in Victorville, California
Dr. Kumar practices at Desert Cities Dialysis - Amethyst in Victorville, California.
Dr. Kumar's NPI, 1821293382, was assigned on June 15, 2007. Dr. Kumar graduated from Wayne State University School of Medicine in 2003. Dr. Kumar holds California license A102091.
- NPI
- 1821293382NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 7416014519
- NPI enumeration date
- June 15, 2007
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (760) 241-8063
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 49
- Medical school graduation
- 2003
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Prashanth Vasantha Kumar practices at Desert Cities Dialysis - Amethyst in Victorville, California
Dr. Kumar's primary practice is Desert Cities Dialysis - Amethyst, at 11883 Amethyst Road, Victorville, CA 92392 in San Bernardino County. The practice phone is (760) 241-8063.
- Desert Cities Dialysis - Amethyst11883 Amethyst Road, Victorville, CA 92392 · San Bernardino CountyPhone(760) 241-8063
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Prashanth Vasantha Kumar is affiliated with 11 sites of care and 3 medical groups
Dr. Kumar's primary practice is Desert Cities Dialysis - Amethyst in Victorville, California. Dr. Kumar is also affiliated with Desert Valley Hospital. The medical group on file is Desert Valley Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Kumar to 4 more hospitals, 2 dialysis centers, 2 group practices and clinics, 2 medical groups and 1 rural health clinic, each named with a free account.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Prashanth Vasantha Kumar's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Kumar practices, 11 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Desert Cities Dialysis - Amethyst | Available with a free account |
| +10 more sites and 2 medical groups | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Prashanth Vasantha Kumar is one of 1,401 nephrologists in California
Nephrology is Dr. Kumar's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RN0300X. Dr. Kumar is licensed in California.
Specialties and state licenses
- Nephrology, CaliforniaPrimary
Nephrologists near Dr. Kumar
Counts of nephrologists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Prashanth Vasantha Kumar billed Medicare for 1,119 services in 2024
CMS data shows 1,119 Medicare services from Dr. Kumar across 10 procedure codes in 2024, for 342 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $102,852 for them.
Dr. Kumar's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 7282024: 7432%
- Other services
- 2023: 02024: 215
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 552024: 161193%
Where Dr. Kumar's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office64858%
- In a facility47142%
Dr. Kumar compared with the California median for nephrologists, 2024
- Dr. Kumar
- California median
- Medicare services
- 1,119vs 1,084Close to median
- Medicare patients
- 342vs 30711% above
- Part D claims
- 537vs 95544% below
Medians across 1,355 nephrologists in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Kumar's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Prashanth Vasantha Kumar treated 342 Medicare patients in 2026, average age 71
CMS counts 342 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Kumar in 2026. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 127 patients. 75% of them have chronic kidney disease, and 75% have diabetes. 52% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 4.35, 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 68, with 48% women.
Dr. Kumar's Medicare patients by age, 2026
Dr. Kumar's Medicare patients by sex, 2026
- Women15545%
- Men18755%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Kumar's Medicare patients, 2026
- Chronic kidney disease75%
- Diabetes75%
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Heart failure67%
- Ischemic heart disease51%
- Arthritis43%
- COPD42%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Kumar's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 68
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women48%
- Men52%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2026 data
Dr. Prashanth Vasantha Kumar wrote 716 Medicare Part D claims in 2026
In 2026, Dr. Kumar wrote 716 Medicare Part D claims for 137 patients. 84% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 537 of them, across 19 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $83,304 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 696 claims across 25 drugs.
Dr. Kumar's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2026
- Generic601 claims84%
- Brand-name and other115 claims16%
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, 2026
- Antibiotics4%28 of 716 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: 6962024: 53723%
Drugs named by CMS: 19 in 2024, 25 in 2023.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2026 data
Dr. Prashanth Vasantha 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. Prashanth Vasantha Kumar has 1 publication on record
Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Kumar in 2024.
Recent publications by Dr. Kumar
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Prashanth Vasantha Kumar has worked on 1 clinical trial
Dmand AI links Dr. Kumar to 1 clinical trial. Conditions studied include Kidney Failure, Chronic and Renal Insufficiency, Chronic.
Conditions in Dr. Kumar's trials
- Kidney Failure, Chronic
- Renal Insufficiency, Chronic
Recent clinical trials with Dr. Kumar
Sources: Dmand AI Research Linkage; and ClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine)
Dr. Prashanth Vasantha Kumar received $21,350 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 123 general payments to Dr. Kumar from 28 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Speaker and faculty fees make up the largest share, 66% of the total. AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP paid the most, $13,421. It also lists 1 research payment totaling $59,635 in 2024.
General payments to Dr. Kumar by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Kumar by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Speaker and faculty fees$14,17566%
- Consulting fees$3,40016%
- Food and beverage$3,20715%
- Debt forgiveness$3272%
- Other$2211%
Companies that paid Dr. Kumar the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Prashanth Vasantha Kumar graduated from Wayne State University School of Medicine
Dr. Kumar graduated from Wayne State University School of Medicine in 2003.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Prashanth Vasantha Kumar's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare 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 percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Clinical trials and co-investigators | Dmand AI Research LinkageClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Prashanth Vasantha Kumar's NPI number?
Dr. Prashanth Vasantha Kumar's NPI number is 1821293382. It was assigned on June 15, 2007, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Prashanth Vasantha Kumar?
Dr. Prashanth Vasantha Kumar is a nephrologist in Victorville, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Nephrology Physician (taxonomy code 207RN0300X).
Where does Dr. Prashanth Vasantha Kumar practice?
Dr. Kumar practices at 11883 Amethyst Road, Victorville, CA 92392. Dr. Kumar's primary practice is Desert Cities Dialysis - Amethyst in Victorville, California. Dmand AI also links Dr. Kumar to 4 hospitals, 2 dialysis centers, 2 group practices and clinics, 2 medical groups and 1 rural health clinic, and a free account names each one.
What is Dr. Prashanth Vasantha Kumar's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Kumar is (760) 241-8063. Dmand AI also checks direct phone and mobile numbers, available with a free account.
What is Dr. Prashanth Vasantha Kumar's email address?
Dmand AI checks professional and personal email addresses for Dr. Kumar through healthcare-specific waterfall enrichment. They are available with a free Dmand AI account.
What is Dr. Prashanth Vasantha Kumar's medical license number?
Dr. Kumar holds California license A102091.
Which hospitals is Dr. Prashanth Vasantha Kumar affiliated with?
Dr. Kumar is affiliated with Desert Valley Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Kumar to 4 more hospitals, named with a free account.
What medical group is Dr. Prashanth Vasantha Kumar part of?
Dr. Kumar is linked to Desert Valley Medical Group. Dmand AI links Dr. Kumar to 2 more medical groups, named with a free account.
Who does Dr. Prashanth Vasantha Kumar practice with?
Dmand AI links 81 HCPs to Dr. Kumar's primary medical group, 2 of them nephrologists. A free account lists them, with verified contacts.
Does Dr. Prashanth Vasantha Kumar accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Kumar billed Medicare for 1,119 services in 2024, and Dr. Kumar accepts Medicare assignment.
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Does Dr. Prashanth Vasantha Kumar offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Kumar as offering telehealth services.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Prashanth Vasantha Kumar see?
CMS counts 342 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Kumar in 2026, with an average age of 71.
What services does Dr. Prashanth Vasantha Kumar bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Kumar's most billed Medicare services were medicare service (G2211), hospital inpatient care (99233) and office visit, established patient (99213).
Where did Dr. Prashanth Vasantha Kumar go to medical school?
Dr. Kumar graduated from Wayne State University School of Medicine in 2003.
What drugs does Dr. Prashanth Vasantha Kumar prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Kumar's most prescribed drugs by claims were Calcium Acetate, Losartan Potassium and Lokelma.
Has Dr. Prashanth Vasantha Kumar received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $21,350 in general payments to Dr. Kumar from 28 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP.
How long has Dr. Prashanth Vasantha Kumar been practicing?
Dr. Kumar graduated from medical school in 2003, 23 years ago.
Does Dr. Prashanth Vasantha Kumar do research?
Dmand AI links 1 publication to Dr. Kumar. Dr. Kumar has worked on 1 clinical trial.
What EHR does Dr. Prashanth Vasantha Kumar's practice use?
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Desert Cities Dialysis - Amethyst and at 10 more sites and 2 medical groups. The vendor and product are available with a free Dmand AI account.
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