Dr. Uday Kumar, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 536
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 148
- Part D claims, 2024
- 148
- Hospital affiliations
- 1
- Industry payments
- $1,591
- Practice address
- 420 N Center St, Hickory, NC 28601
- Practice phone
- Call (828) 326-3809
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Catawba Valley Medical Center
Hickory, North Carolina
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Dr. Uday Kumar is an infectious disease specialist in Hickory, North Carolina
Dr. Kumar practices at Catawba Valley Medical Center in Hickory, North Carolina.
Dr. Kumar's NPI, 1508886540, was assigned on July 20, 2006. Dr. Kumar holds New Jersey license 25MA09557400.
- NPI
- 1508886540NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- NPI enumeration date
- July 20, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Practice phone
- (828) 326-3809
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 59
- Medical school graduation
- 1993
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. Uday Kumar practices at Catawba Valley Medical Center in Hickory, North Carolina
Dr. Kumar's primary practice is Catawba Valley Medical Center, at 420 N Center St, Hickory, NC 28601 in Catawba County. The practice phone is (828) 326-3809.
- Catawba Valley Medical Center420 N Center St, Hickory, NC 28601 · Catawba CountyPhone(828) 326-3809
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. Uday Kumar is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 2 medical groups
Dr. Kumar's primary practice is Catawba Valley Medical Center in Hickory, North Carolina. Dr. Kumar is also affiliated with Frye Regional Medical Center. The medical group on file is FryeCare Lincolnton Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Kumar to 1 more medical group, named with a free account.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Uday Kumar's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Kumar practices. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Catawba Valley Medical Center | Available with a free account |
| +1 more site and 1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Uday 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. Dr. Kumar is licensed in New Jersey.
Specialties and state licenses
- Infectious disease, New JerseyPrimary
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. Uday Kumar billed Medicare for 536 services in 2024
CMS data shows 536 Medicare services from Dr. Kumar across 6 procedure codes in 2024, for 148 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $43,944 for them.
Dr. Kumar's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 7012024: 53624%
Where Dr. Kumar's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office346%
- In a facility50294%
Dr. Kumar compared with the North Carolina median for infectious disease specialists, 2024
- Dr. Kumar
- North Carolina median
- Medicare services
- 536vs 2282.4 times
- Medicare patients
- 148vs 11035% above
- Part D claims
- 88vs 20858% below
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
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. Uday Kumar treated 148 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75
CMS counts 148 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 75% have high cholesterol. 24% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.90, 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 60, with 0% women.
Dr. Kumar's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Kumar's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women6544%
- Men8356%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Kumar's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis59%
- Atrial fibrillation56%
- Chronic kidney disease50%
- Anxiety49%
- Diabetes48%
- Heart failure45%
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 60
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women0%
- Men100%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Uday Kumar wrote 148 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Kumar wrote 148 Medicare Part D claims for 48 patients. 93% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 88 of them, across 6 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $56,048 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 202 claims across 8 drugs.
Dr. Kumar's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic137 claims93%
- Brand-name11 claims7%
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
- Antibiotics68%100 of 148 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: 2022024: 8856%
Drugs named by CMS: 6 in 2024, 8 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
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Dr. Uday Kumar received $1,591 in industry payments from 2016 to 2024
CMS Open Payments shows 60 general payments to Dr. Kumar from 13 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2024. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 89% of the total. Allergan Inc. paid the most, $624.
General payments to Dr. Kumar by program year, 2016 to 2024
General payments to Dr. Kumar by kind, 2016 to 2024
- Food and beverage$1,41789%
- Education$17411%
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
Sources for Dr. Uday 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 | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand 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) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Uday Kumar's NPI number?
Dr. Uday Kumar's NPI number is 1508886540. It was assigned on July 20, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Uday Kumar?
Dr. Uday Kumar is an infectious disease specialist in Hickory, North Carolina. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Infectious Disease Physician (taxonomy code 207RI0200X).
Where does Dr. Uday Kumar practice?
Dr. Kumar practices at 420 N Center St, Hickory, NC 28601. Dr. Kumar's primary practice is Catawba Valley Medical Center in Hickory, North Carolina. Dmand AI also links Dr. Kumar to 1 medical group.
What is Dr. Uday Kumar's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Kumar is (828) 326-3809.
What is Dr. Uday Kumar's medical license number?
Dr. Kumar holds New Jersey license 25MA09557400.
Which hospitals is Dr. Uday Kumar affiliated with?
Dr. Kumar is affiliated with Frye Regional Medical Center.
What medical group is Dr. Uday Kumar part of?
Dr. Kumar is linked to FryeCare Lincolnton Medical Group. Dmand AI links Dr. Kumar to 1 more medical group.
Does Dr. Uday Kumar accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Kumar billed Medicare for 536 services in 2024.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Uday Kumar see?
CMS counts 148 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Kumar in 2024, with an average age of 75.
What services does Dr. Uday Kumar bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Kumar's most billed Medicare services were hospital inpatient care (99232), hospital inpatient care (99233) and hospital inpatient care (99222).
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What drugs does Dr. Uday Kumar prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Kumar's most prescribed drugs by claims were Ceftriaxone, Ethambutol HCl and Ampicillin Sodium.
Has Dr. Uday Kumar received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $1,591 in general payments to Dr. Kumar from 13 companies from 2016 to 2024. The largest total came from Allergan Inc.
How long has Dr. Uday Kumar been practicing?
Dr. Kumar graduated from medical school in 1993, 33 years ago.
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