Dr. Ritu Ajit Kumar, MD

  • Raleigh, NC
  • Infectious disease specialist
NPI1891873238PAC ID3476553959
Medicare services, 2024
433
Medicare patients, 2024
112
Part D claims, 2024
351
Hospital affiliations
3
Industry payments
$2,378
Practice address
4420 Lake Boone Trail, Raleigh, NC 27607
Practice phone
Call (919) 784-3100
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Primary practice

UNC Health Rex

Hospital · Raleigh, North Carolina

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Dr. Ritu Ajit Kumar is an infectious disease specialist in Raleigh, North Carolina

Dr. Kumar practices at UNC Health Rex in Raleigh, North Carolina, part of University of North Carolina Health Care System.

Dr. Kumar's NPI, 1891873238, was assigned on November 2, 2006. Dr. Kumar holds North Carolina license 2023-03237.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
3476553959
NPI enumeration date
November 2, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes
Practice phone
(919) 784-3100
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Sex
Female
Estimated age
52
Medical school graduation
2000

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

Dr. Ritu Ajit Kumar practices at UNC Health Rex in Raleigh, North Carolina

Dr. Kumar's primary practice is UNC Health Rex, at 4420 Lake Boone Trail, Raleigh, NC 27607 in Wake County. The practice phone is (919) 784-3100.

  • UNC Health Rex
    4420 Lake Boone Trail, Raleigh, NC 27607 · Wake CountyPhone(919) 784-3100

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Dr. Ritu Ajit Kumar is affiliated with 4 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Kumar's primary practice is UNC Health Rex in Raleigh, North Carolina, part of University of North Carolina Health Care System. Dr. Kumar is also affiliated with WakeMed Raleigh Campus. The medical group on file is North Carolina Heart & Vascular Hospital. Dmand AI also links Dr. Kumar to 1 more hospital and 1 clinical lab, each named with a free account.

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

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

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
UNC Health RexAvailable with a free account
+3 more affiliated sitesAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Ritu Ajit Kumar is one of 276 infectious disease specialists in North Carolina

Infectious disease is Dr. Kumar's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RI0200X. Dmand AI has Dr. Kumar's licenses on file in 2 states: North Carolina and Georgia.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Infectious disease, North CarolinaPrimaryLicense 2023-03237 · taxonomy 207RI0200X
  • Georgia licenseLicense 057716

Infectious disease specialists near Dr. Kumar

Counts of infectious disease specialists 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. Ritu Ajit Kumar billed Medicare for 433 services in 2024

CMS data shows 433 Medicare services from Dr. Kumar across 6 procedure codes in 2024, for 112 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $35,293 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

Medicare services, 2024433
Medicare patients112
Paid by Medicare$35,293
Procedure codes6

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

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 6572024: 43334%

Dr. Kumar compared with the North Carolina median for infectious disease specialists, 2024

  • Dr. Kumar
  • North Carolina median
Medicare services
433vs 22890% above
Medicare patients
112vs 110Close to median
Part D claims
223vs 2087% above

Medians across 253 infectious disease specialists in North Carolina 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. Ritu Ajit Kumar treated 112 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 74

CMS counts 112 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Kumar in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 40 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 17% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 3.04, 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 74, with 51% women.

Medicare patients, 2024112
Average age74
Average risk score3.04
Also on Medicaid17%

Dr. Kumar's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Kumar's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women4641%
  • Men6659%

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

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Arthritis66%
  4. Ischemic heart disease65%
  5. Chronic kidney disease63%
  6. Heart failure62%
  7. Diabetes54%
  8. Atrial fibrillation44%

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 74

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women51%
  • Men49%

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

Dr. Ritu Ajit Kumar wrote 351 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Kumar wrote 351 Medicare Part D claims for 70 patients. 65% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 223 of them, across 7 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $396,663 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 252 claims across 11 drugs.

Part D claims, 2024351
Drugs named by CMS7
Total drug cost$396,663
Part D patients70

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

  • Generic228 claims65%
  • Brand-name123 claims35%

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

  • Antibiotics65%227 of 351 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: 2522024: 22312%

Drugs named by CMS: 7 in 2024, 11 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. Ritu Ajit 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. Ritu Ajit Kumar received $2,378 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 134 general payments to Dr. Kumar from 15 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 92% of the total. Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc paid the most, $421.

General payments to Dr. Kumar by program year, 2016 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Kumar by kind, 2016 to 2025

$2.4Kin total
  • Food and beverage$2,18792%
  • Education$1928%

Companies that paid Dr. Kumar the most, 2016 to 2025

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. Ritu Ajit 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)
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. Ritu Ajit Kumar's NPI number?

Dr. Ritu Ajit Kumar's NPI number is 1891873238. It was assigned on November 2, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Ritu Ajit Kumar?

Dr. Ritu Ajit Kumar is an infectious disease specialist in Raleigh, North Carolina. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Infectious Disease Physician (taxonomy code 207RI0200X).

Where does Dr. Ritu Ajit Kumar practice?

Dr. Kumar practices at 4420 Lake Boone Trail, Raleigh, NC 27607. Dr. Kumar's primary practice is UNC Health Rex in Raleigh, North Carolina, part of University of North Carolina Health Care System. Dmand AI also links Dr. Kumar to 1 hospital and 1 clinical lab.

What is Dr. Ritu Ajit Kumar's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Kumar is (919) 784-3100.

What is Dr. Ritu Ajit Kumar's medical license number?

Dr. Kumar holds North Carolina license 2023-03237, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.

Which states has Dr. Ritu Ajit Kumar been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Kumar in North Carolina and Georgia.

Which hospitals is Dr. Ritu Ajit Kumar affiliated with?

Dr. Kumar practices at UNC Health Rex in Raleigh, North Carolina. Dr. Kumar is also affiliated with WakeMed Raleigh Campus. Dmand AI links Dr. Kumar to 1 more hospital.

What medical group is Dr. Ritu Ajit Kumar part of?

Dr. Kumar is linked to North Carolina Heart & Vascular Hospital.

Does Dr. Ritu Ajit Kumar accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Kumar billed Medicare for 433 services in 2024, and Dr. Kumar accepts Medicare assignment.

Does Dr. Ritu Ajit Kumar offer telehealth?

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

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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Ritu Ajit Kumar see?

CMS counts 112 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Kumar in 2024, with an average age of 74.

What services does Dr. Ritu Ajit Kumar bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Kumar's most billed Medicare services were hospital inpatient care (99233), hospital inpatient care (99232) and hospital inpatient care (99223).

What drugs does Dr. Ritu Ajit Kumar prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Kumar's most prescribed drugs by claims were Daptomycin, Biktarvy and Ceftriaxone.

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

CMS Open Payments shows $2,378 in general payments to Dr. Kumar from 15 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

How long has Dr. Ritu Ajit Kumar been practicing?

Dr. Kumar graduated from medical school in 2000, 26 years ago.

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