Dr. Amit Kumar, MD

  • Cary, NC
  • Ophthalmologist
NPI1114907870PAC ID4082519632
Medicare services, 2024
10,844
Medicare patients, 2024
758
Part D claims, 2024
1,981
MIPS score, 2024
98
Hospital affiliations
1
Practice address
940 Se Cary Pkwy Suite 100 Suite 100, Cary, NC 27518-7417
Practice phone
Call (919) 859-4511
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Primary practice

Carolina Retina Institute

Eye care practice · Cary, North Carolina

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Dr. Amit Kumar is an ophthalmologist in Cary, North Carolina

Dr. Kumar practices at Carolina Retina Institute in Cary, North Carolina.

Dr. Kumar's NPI, 1114907870, was assigned on January 19, 2006. Dr. Kumar graduated from Boston University School of Medicine in 1999. Dr. Kumar holds North Carolina license 2006-00304.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
4082519632
NPI enumeration date
January 19, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(919) 859-4511
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
53
Medical school graduation
1999

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

Dr. Amit Kumar practices at Carolina Retina Institute in Cary, North Carolina

Dr. Kumar's primary practice is Carolina Retina Institute, at 940 Se Cary Pkwy Suite 100 Suite 100, Cary, NC 27518-7417. The practice phone is (919) 859-4511.

  • Carolina Retina Institute
    940 Se Cary Pkwy Suite 100 Suite 100, Cary, NC 27518-7417Phone(919) 859-4511

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Dr. Amit Kumar is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 2 medical groups

Dr. Kumar's primary practice is Carolina Retina Institute in Cary, North Carolina. Dr. Kumar is also affiliated with UNC Health Rex. Dmand AI also links Dr. Kumar to 2 more medical groups and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.

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

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Kumar practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Carolina Retina InstituteAvailable with a free account
+2 more sites and 2 medical groupsAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Amit Kumar is one of 552 ophthalmologists in North Carolina

Ophthalmology is Dr. Kumar's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207W00000X. Dmand AI has Dr. Kumar's licenses on file in 2 states: North Carolina and Texas.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Ophthalmology, North CarolinaPrimaryLicense 2006-00304 · taxonomy 207W00000X
  • Texas licenseLicense L8780

Ophthalmologists near Dr. Kumar

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552ophthalmologists in North Carolina
6ophthalmologists in Cary

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Amit Kumar billed Medicare for 10,844 services in 2024

CMS data shows 10,844 Medicare services from Dr. Kumar across 21 procedure codes in 2024, for 758 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $1,979,417 for them.

Medicare services, 202410,844
Medicare patients758
Paid by Medicare$2M
Procedure codes21

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

  • 2023
  • 2024
Drugs given in the office
2023: 6702024: 4,485569%
Tests and treatments
2023: 2,8902024: 3,38417%
Office and hospital visits
2023: 1,5042024: 1,68912%
Surgery
2023: 8492024: 1,28651%
Imaging
2023: 172024: 0100%

Where Dr. Kumar's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office10,75099%
  • In a facility941%

Dr. Kumar compared with the North Carolina median for ophthalmologists, 2024

  • Dr. Kumar
  • North Carolina median
Medicare services
10,844vs 1,7016.4 times
Medicare patients
758vs 56634% above
Part D claims
1,908vs 6203.1 times

Medians across 580 ophthalmologists 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. Amit Kumar treated 758 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 77

CMS counts 758 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Kumar in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 308 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 6% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.20, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Kumar's median patient age at 73, with 55% women.

Medicare patients, 2024758
Average age77
Average risk score1.20
Also on Medicaid6%

Dr. Kumar's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Kumar's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women47362%
  • Men28538%

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

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Arthritis43%
  4. Diabetes37%
  5. Chronic kidney disease27%
  6. Ischemic heart disease26%
  7. Anxiety20%
  8. Osteoporosis20%

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 73

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women55%
  • Men43%

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

Dr. Amit Kumar wrote 1,981 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Kumar wrote 1,981 Medicare Part D claims for 468 patients. 73% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,908 of them, across 18 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $125,820 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,604 claims across 16 drugs.

Part D claims, 20241,981
Drugs named by CMS18
Total drug cost$125,820
Part D patients468

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

  • Generic1,451 claims73%
  • Brand-name530 claims27%

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.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 1,6042024: 1,90819%

Drugs named by CMS: 18 in 2024, 16 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. Amit Kumar scored 98 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 98 out of 100 for Dr. Kumar for performance year 2024, reported individually. Dr. Kumar accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 110 procedures of cataract surgery by Dr. Kumar, more than 76% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Dr. Kumar's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 98of 100Final score
  • 96.6of 100Quality
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities

Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.

Where Dr. Kumar ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Cataract surgery
76th percentile110 procedures

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Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Dr. Amit Kumar received $5,619 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 75 general payments to Dr. Kumar from 22 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 53% of the total. Alcon Laboratories Inc paid the most, $3,403.

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

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

$5.6Kin total
  • Food and beverage$2,98053%
  • Travel and lodging$2,62047%
  • Gifts$190%

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

Dr. Amit Kumar graduated from Boston University School of Medicine

Dr. Kumar graduated from Boston University School of Medicine in 1999.

  1. Medical schoolBoston University School of Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Sources for Dr. Amit 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 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)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Amit Kumar's NPI number?

Dr. Amit Kumar's NPI number is 1114907870. It was assigned on January 19, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Amit Kumar?

Dr. Amit Kumar is an ophthalmologist in Cary, North Carolina. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Ophthalmology Physician (taxonomy code 207W00000X).

Where does Dr. Amit Kumar practice?

Dr. Kumar practices at 940 Se Cary Pkwy Suite 100 Suite 100, Cary, NC 27518-7417. Dr. Kumar's primary practice is Carolina Retina Institute in Cary, North Carolina. Dmand AI also links Dr. Kumar to 2 medical groups and 1 group practice or clinic.

What is Dr. Amit Kumar's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Kumar is (919) 859-4511.

What is Dr. Amit Kumar's medical license number?

Dr. Kumar holds North Carolina license 2006-00304, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.

Which states has Dr. Amit Kumar been licensed in?

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

Which hospitals is Dr. Amit Kumar affiliated with?

Dr. Kumar is affiliated with UNC Health Rex.

Does Dr. Amit Kumar accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Kumar billed Medicare for 10,844 services in 2024, and Dr. Kumar accepts Medicare assignment.

What is Dr. Amit Kumar's MIPS score?

Dr. Kumar's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 98 out of 100, reported individually.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Amit Kumar see?

CMS counts 758 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Kumar in 2024, with an average age of 77.

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What services does Dr. Amit Kumar bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Kumar's most billed Medicare services were injected or infused drug (J0177), eye exam or test (92134) and office visit, established patient (99214).

Where did Dr. Amit Kumar go to medical school?

Dr. Kumar graduated from Boston University School of Medicine in 1999.

What drugs does Dr. Amit Kumar prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Kumar's most prescribed drugs by claims were Latanoprost, Dorzolamide-Timolol and Ketorolac Tromethamine.

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

CMS Open Payments shows $5,619 in general payments to Dr. Kumar from 22 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Alcon Laboratories Inc.

How long has Dr. Amit Kumar been practicing?

Dr. Kumar graduated from medical school in 1999, 27 years ago.

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