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Dr. Chitra Kumar, MD
NPI1083663496PAC ID0143255315
- Medicare services, 2024
- 1,456
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 57
- Part D claims, 2024
- 88
- Publications
- 12
- MIPS score, 2024
- 81
- Practice address
- 500 Frank W Burr Blvd, Teaneck, NJ 07666
- Practice phone
- Call (732) 367-1535
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Regional Cancer Care Associates
Teaneck, New Jersey
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Dr. Chitra Kumar is a hematologist and oncologist in Teaneck, New Jersey
Dr. Kumar practices at Regional Cancer Care Associates in Teaneck, New Jersey.
Dr. Kumar's NPI, 1083663496, was assigned on May 10, 2006. Dr. Kumar graduated from Maimonides medi in 1984. Dr. Kumar holds New Jersey license MA040566.
NPI and contact details
- NPI
- 1083663496NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 0143255315
- NPI enumeration date
- May 10, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (732) 367-1535
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Female
- Estimated age
- 76
- Medical school graduation
- 1984
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Chitra Kumar practices at Regional Cancer Care Associates in Teaneck, New Jersey
Dr. Kumar's primary practice is Regional Cancer Care Associates, at 500 Frank W Burr Blvd, Teaneck, NJ 07666 in Bergen County. The practice phone is (732) 367-1535.
- Regional Cancer Care Associates500 Frank W Burr Blvd, Teaneck, NJ 07666 · Bergen CountyPhone(732) 367-1535
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. Chitra Kumar is affiliated with 1 site of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Kumar's primary practice is Regional Cancer Care Associates in Teaneck, New Jersey. The medical group on file is Regional Cancer Care Associates.
Regional Cancer Care AssociatesPrimary
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Chitra Kumar's practice
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| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Regional Cancer Care Associates | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Chitra Kumar is one of 364 hematologists and oncologists in New Jersey
Hematology and oncology is Dr. Kumar's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RH0003X. Dr. Kumar is licensed in New Jersey.
Specialties and state licenses
- Hematology and oncology, New JerseyPrimary
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Chitra Kumar billed Medicare for 1,456 services in 2024
CMS data shows 1,456 Medicare services from Dr. Kumar across 9 procedure codes in 2024, for 57 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $26,264 for them. Every service was in an office.
Medicare services, 20241,456
Medicare patients57
Paid by Medicare$26,264
Procedure codes9
Dr. Kumar's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Drugs given in the office
- 2023: 02024: 690
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 682024: 311357%
- Surgery
- 2023: 1592024: 1581%
- Lab and pathology
- 2023: 1472024: 1491%
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 1302024: 14814%
Dr. Kumar compared with the New Jersey median for hematologists and oncologists, 2024
- Dr. Kumar
- New Jersey median
- Medicare services
- 1,456vs 1,515Close to median
- Medicare patients
- 57vs 33783% below
- Part D claims
- 22vs 37894% below
Medians across 349 hematologists and oncologists in New Jersey 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. Chitra Kumar treated 57 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75
CMS counts 57 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Kumar in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 20 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 37% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.85, 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 61, with 65% women.
Medicare patients, 202457
Average age75
Average risk score2.85
Also on Medicaid37%
Dr. Kumar's Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Kumar's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women2951%
- Men2849%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Kumar's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Diabetes63%
- Arthritis49%
- Ischemic heart disease46%
- Chronic kidney disease44%
- Heart failure44%
- Atrial fibrillation30%
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 61
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women65%
- Men33%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Chitra Kumar wrote 88 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Kumar wrote 88 Medicare Part D claims for 26 patients. 90% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 22 of them, across 2 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $343 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 23 claims across 2 drugs.
Part D claims, 202488
Drugs named by CMS2
Total drug cost$343
Part D patients26
Dr. Kumar's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic79 claims90%
- Brand-name and other9 claims10%
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: 232024: 224%
Drugs named by CMS: 2 in 2024, 2 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
Dr. Chitra Kumar scored 81 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 81 out of 100 for Dr. Kumar for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. 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
Dr. Kumar's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 81of 100Final score
- 50.4of 100Quality
- 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
- 70of 100Cost
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026
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Dr. Chitra Kumar has 12 publications on record
Dmand AI links 12 papers to Dr. Kumar, published from 2019 to 2024. 2024 was the busiest year, with 3. The most frequent topics are Spinal Fusion, Atlanto-Axial Joint and Bone Screws. Dr. Kumar has published most often in Med Sci Educ. Dr. Kumar's most frequent co-authors are Maxwell Boakye, MD, Doniel G. Drazin and Jonathan Andrew Forbes, MD.
Papers12
Years published2019 to 2024
Dr. Kumar's papers by year, 2019 to 2024
Topics Dr. Kumar writes about most
- Spinal Fusion
- Atlanto-Axial Joint
- Bone Screws
- Cadaver
- Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Dr. Kumar's most frequent co-authors
- Maxwell Boakye, MD4 shared papers
- Doniel G. Drazin3 shared papers
- Jonathan Andrew Forbes, MD3 shared papers
Recent publications by Dr. Kumar
NoseOdontoid ProcessOtitis Media with Effusion
Atlanto-Axial JointBone ScrewsCadaver
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Chitra Kumar received $5,267 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 286 general payments to Dr. Kumar from 49 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 84% of the total. Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc paid the most, $693.
General payments to Dr. Kumar by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Kumar by kind, 2016 to 2025
$5.3Kin total
- Food and beverage$4,45084%
- Education$81716%
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. Chitra Kumar graduated from Maimonides medi
Dr. Kumar graduated from Maimonides medi in 1984.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Chitra Kumar accepts plans from 18 insurance carriers
Dr. Kumar is in network with 18 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- Elevance
- United Healthcare
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- Cigna
- HCSC
- Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey
- Aspirus Health Plan
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Plan types Dr. Kumar accepts, by number of carriers
- PPO12
- Medicare11
- HMO10
- EPO4
- POS4
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Chitra 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 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)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (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) |
| 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. Chitra Kumar's NPI number?
Dr. Chitra Kumar's NPI number is 1083663496. It was assigned on May 10, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Chitra Kumar?
Dr. Chitra Kumar is a hematologist and oncologist in Teaneck, New Jersey. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Hematology & Oncology Physician (taxonomy code 207RH0003X).
Where does Dr. Chitra Kumar practice?
Dr. Kumar practices at 500 Frank W Burr Blvd, Teaneck, NJ 07666. Dr. Kumar's primary practice is Regional Cancer Care Associates in Teaneck, New Jersey.
What is Dr. Chitra Kumar's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Kumar is (732) 367-1535.
What is Dr. Chitra Kumar's medical license number?
Dr. Kumar holds New Jersey license MA040566.
What medical group is Dr. Chitra Kumar part of?
Dr. Kumar is linked to Regional Cancer Care Associates.
Does Dr. Chitra Kumar accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Kumar billed Medicare for 1,456 services in 2024, and Dr. Kumar accepts Medicare assignment.
Does Dr. Chitra Kumar offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Kumar as offering telehealth services.
What is Dr. Chitra Kumar's MIPS score?
Dr. Kumar's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 81 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Chitra Kumar see?
CMS counts 57 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Kumar in 2024, with an average age of 75.
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What services does Dr. Chitra Kumar bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Kumar's most billed Medicare services were injected or infused drug (J1100), infusion or chemotherapy administration (96367) and surgery: heart and blood vessels (36415).
Where did Dr. Chitra Kumar go to medical school?
Dr. Kumar graduated from Maimonides medi in 1984.
What drugs does Dr. Chitra Kumar prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Kumar's most prescribed drugs by claims were Amlodipine Besylate and Hydroxyurea.
Has Dr. Chitra Kumar received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $5,267 in general payments to Dr. Kumar from 49 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
How long has Dr. Chitra Kumar been practicing?
Dr. Kumar graduated from medical school in 1984, 42 years ago.
Does Dr. Chitra Kumar do research?
Dmand AI links 12 publications to Dr. Kumar, published from 2019 to 2024.
Who does Dr. Chitra Kumar publish with?
Dr. Kumar's most frequent co-authors are Maxwell Boakye, MD (4 shared papers), Doniel G. Drazin (3 shared papers) and Jonathan Andrew Forbes, MD (3 shared papers).
What insurance does Dr. Chitra Kumar accept?
Dr. Kumar is in network with 18 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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