Dr. Ashok Kumar, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 1,373
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 211
- Part D claims, 2024
- 6,638
- Publications
- 7
- Hospital affiliations
- 3
- Practice address
- 1145 W Redondo Beach Blvd, Gardena, CA 90247
- Practice phone
- Call (310) 532-4200
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
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Dr. Ashok Kumar is a pulmonologist in Gardena, California
Dr. Kumar practices at Memorial Hospital of Gardena in Gardena, California, part of Pipeline Health System.
Dr. Kumar's NPI, 1518963032, was assigned on June 21, 2005. Dr. Kumar graduated from Government Medical College Amritsar in 1974. Dr. Kumar's California license number on file is A38582.
- NPI
- 1518963032NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 9234167313
- NPI enumeration date
- June 21, 2005
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (310) 532-4200
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
- Get email
- Mobile number
- Get number
- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 78
- Medical school graduation
- 1974
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Ashok Kumar practices at Memorial Hospital of Gardena in Gardena, California
Dr. Kumar's primary practice is Memorial Hospital of Gardena, at 1145 W Redondo Beach Blvd, Gardena, CA 90247 in Los Angeles County. The practice phone is (310) 532-4200.
- Memorial Hospital of Gardena1145 W Redondo Beach Blvd, Gardena, CA 90247 · Los Angeles CountyPhone(310) 532-4200
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Ashok Kumar is affiliated with 6 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Kumar's primary practice is Memorial Hospital of Gardena in Gardena, California, part of Pipeline Health System. Dr. Kumar is also affiliated with Kindred Hospital South Bay. The medical group on file is Ace Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Kumar to 1 more hospital, 2 skilled nursing facilities and 1 group practice or 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. Ashok 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.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Memorial Hospital of Gardena | Available with a free account |
| +5 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Ashok Kumar is one of 1,339 pulmonologists in California
Pulmonary disease is Dr. Kumar's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RP1001X. Dr. Kumar is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dr. Kumar has a license on file in California.
Specialties and state licenses
- Pulmonary disease, CaliforniaPrimary
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists acid reflux, asthma, atherosclerosis, atrial fibrillation and flutter, bile duct problems, cardiac arrhythmia, chest wall injury and chronic diabetes among the conditions Dr. Kumar treats.
Pulmonologists near Dr. Kumar
Counts of pulmonologists 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. Ashok Kumar billed Medicare for 1,373 services in 2024
CMS data shows 1,373 Medicare services from Dr. Kumar across 10 procedure codes in 2024, for 211 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $81,240 for them.
Dr. Kumar's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 1,4242024: 1,20116%
- Lab and pathology
- 2023: 1552024: 8645%
- Surgery
- 2023: 902024: 6231%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 662024: 1282%
- Other services
- 2023: 292024: 1259%
Where Dr. Kumar's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office37928%
- In a facility99472%
Dr. Kumar compared with the California median for pulmonologists, 2024
- Dr. Kumar
- California median
- Medicare services
- 1,373vs 6492.1 times
- Medicare patients
- 211vs 27222% below
- Part D claims
- 5,939vs 42114.1 times
Medians across 1,263 pulmonologists 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. Ashok Kumar treated 211 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 76
CMS counts 211 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Kumar in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 70 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 72% have high cholesterol. 84% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 3.39, 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 70, with 53% women.
Dr. Kumar's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Kumar's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women12358%
- Men8842%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Kumar's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol72%
- Diabetes71%
- COPD55%
- Heart failure55%
- Chronic kidney disease54%
- Arthritis47%
- Ischemic heart disease45%
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 70
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women53%
- Men46%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Ashok Kumar wrote 6,638 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Kumar wrote 6,638 Medicare Part D claims for 422 patients. 80% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 5,939 of them, across 121 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $444,537 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 5,287 claims across 117 drugs.
Dr. Kumar's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic5,333 claims80%
- Brand-name1,234 claims19%
- Other71 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
- Opioids1%65 of 6,638 claims
- Antibiotics4%245 of 6,638 claims
- Antipsychotics, patients 65 and over1%95 of 6,638 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: 5,2872024: 5,93912%
Drugs named by CMS: 121 in 2024, 117 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), 2024 data
How Dr. Ashok Kumar takes part in Medicare
Dr. Kumar accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
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Dr. Ashok Kumar has 7 publications on record
Dmand AI links 7 papers to Dr. Kumar, published from 2020 to 2024. 2023 was the busiest year, with 2. Dr. Kumar has published most often in Cureus.
Dr. Kumar's papers by year, 2020 to 2024
Recent publications by Dr. Kumar
J Anaesthesiol Clin Pharmacol
See who Dr. Kumar researches with
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Ashok Kumar received $340 in industry payments from 2016 to 2024
CMS Open Payments shows 13 general payments to Dr. Kumar from 8 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2024. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 96% of the total. AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP paid the most, $145.
General payments to Dr. Kumar by program year, 2016 to 2024
General payments to Dr. Kumar by kind, 2016 to 2024
- Food and beverage$32596%
- Education$144%
Companies that paid Dr. Kumar the most, 2016 to 2024
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Ashok Kumar has 1 award and honors on record
Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Kumar, most recently CMS Stage 1 EHR in 2012.
Awards and honors for Dr. Kumar
- 2012
- CMS Stage 1 EHR
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Ashok Kumar graduated from Government Medical College Amritsar
Dr. Kumar graduated from Government Medical College Amritsar in 1974.
- Medical school
- Board certified in internal medicine
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Ashok Kumar accepts plans from 17 insurance carriers
Dr. Kumar is in network with 17 carriers, including Elevance, Aetna and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Elevance
- Aetna
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- United Healthcare
- HCSC
- LA Care
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
- Regence Health Plans
- +9 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Kumar accepts, by number of carriers
- Medicare10
- PPO9
- HMO8
- POS5
- EPO3
- Medicaid1
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Ashok 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 |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Awards and committee roles | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Ashok Kumar's NPI number?
Dr. Ashok Kumar's NPI number is 1518963032. It was assigned on June 21, 2005, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Ashok Kumar?
Dr. Ashok Kumar is a pulmonologist in Gardena, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Pulmonary Disease Physician (taxonomy code 207RP1001X).
Where does Dr. Ashok Kumar practice?
Dr. Kumar practices at 1145 W Redondo Beach Blvd, Gardena, CA 90247. Dr. Kumar's primary practice is Memorial Hospital of Gardena in Gardena, California, part of Pipeline Health System. Dmand AI also links Dr. Kumar to 1 hospital, 2 skilled nursing facilities and 1 group practice or clinic.
What is Dr. Ashok Kumar's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Kumar is (310) 532-4200.
What is Dr. Ashok Kumar's medical license number?
Dr. Kumar's California license number on file is A38582.
Which hospitals is Dr. Ashok Kumar affiliated with?
Dr. Kumar practices at Memorial Hospital of Gardena in Gardena, California. Dr. Kumar is also affiliated with Kindred Hospital South Bay. Dmand AI links Dr. Kumar to 1 more hospital.
What medical group is Dr. Ashok Kumar part of?
Dr. Kumar is linked to Ace Medical Group.
Does Dr. Ashok Kumar accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Kumar billed Medicare for 1,373 services in 2024, and Dr. Kumar accepts Medicare assignment.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Ashok Kumar see?
CMS counts 211 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Kumar in 2024, with an average age of 76.
Is Dr. Ashok Kumar board certified?
Yes. Dr. Kumar is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine.
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What services does Dr. Ashok Kumar bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Kumar's most billed Medicare services were hospital inpatient care (99232), hospital inpatient care (99231) and office visit, established patient (99213).
Where did Dr. Ashok Kumar go to medical school?
Dr. Kumar graduated from Government Medical College Amritsar in 1974.
What drugs does Dr. Ashok Kumar prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Kumar's most prescribed drugs by claims were Amlodipine Besylate, Atorvastatin Calcium and Losartan Potassium.
Has Dr. Ashok Kumar received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $340 in general payments to Dr. Kumar from 8 companies from 2016 to 2024. The largest total came from AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP.
How long has Dr. Ashok Kumar been practicing?
Dr. Kumar graduated from medical school in 1974, 52 years ago.
Does Dr. Ashok Kumar do research?
Dmand AI links 7 publications to Dr. Kumar, published from 2020 to 2024.
What insurance does Dr. Ashok Kumar accept?
Dr. Kumar is in network with 17 carriers, including Elevance, Aetna and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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