Dr. Suresh Narayan Kumar, MD

  • Powell, TN
  • Nephrologist
NPI1104016617PAC ID4981868775
Medicare services, 2024
1,818
Medicare patients, 2024
508
Part D claims, 2024
1,990
MIPS score, 2024
69
Hospital affiliations
5
Practice address
7650 Dannaher Dr, Powell, TN 37849
Practice phone
Call (865) 637-8635
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Primary practice

Renal Medical Associates

Powell, Tennessee

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Dr. Suresh Narayan Kumar is a nephrologist in Powell, Tennessee

Dr. Kumar practices at Renal Medical Associates in Powell, Tennessee.

Dr. Kumar's NPI, 1104016617, was assigned on July 31, 2007. Dr. Kumar holds Tennessee license 48630.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
4981868775
NPI enumeration date
July 31, 2007
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes
Practice phone
(865) 637-8635
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
46
Medical school graduation
2006

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

Dr. Suresh Narayan Kumar practices at Renal Medical Associates in Powell, Tennessee

Dr. Kumar's primary practice is Renal Medical Associates, at 7650 Dannaher Dr, Powell, TN 37849 in Knox County. The practice phone is (865) 637-8635.

  • Renal Medical Associates
    7650 Dannaher Dr, Powell, TN 37849 · Knox CountyPhone(865) 637-8635

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data

Dr. Suresh Narayan Kumar is affiliated with 12 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Kumar's primary practice is Renal Medical Associates in Powell, Tennessee. Dr. Kumar is also affiliated with Tennova North Knoxville Medical Center. The medical group on file is Renal Medical Associates. Dmand AI also links Dr. Kumar to 4 more hospitals, 5 dialysis centers and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data

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

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Kumar practices, 11 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Renal Medical AssociatesAvailable with a free account
+11 more affiliated sitesAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Suresh Narayan Kumar is one of 230 nephrologists in Tennessee

Nephrology is Dr. Kumar's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RN0300X. Dr. Kumar is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Kumar's licenses on file in 2 states: Tennessee and Louisiana.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Nephrology, TennesseePrimaryLicense 48630 · taxonomy 207RN0300X
  • Student in an organized health care education/training program, LouisianaLicense MD.203941 · taxonomy 390200000X

Nephrologists near Dr. Kumar

Counts of nephrologists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.

230nephrologists in Tennessee
3nephrologists in Powell

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

Dr. Suresh Narayan Kumar billed Medicare for 1,818 services in 2024

CMS data shows 1,818 Medicare services from Dr. Kumar across 13 procedure codes in 2024, for 508 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $137,870 for them.

Medicare services, 20241,818
Medicare patients508
Paid by Medicare$137,870
Procedure codes13

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

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 9942024: 1,19020%
Tests and treatments
2023: 2932024: 3178%
Other services
2023: 02024: 253
Lab and pathology
2023: 662024: 5812%

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

  • In an office85947%
  • In a facility95953%

Dr. Kumar compared with the Tennessee median for nephrologists, 2024

  • Dr. Kumar
  • Tennessee median
Medicare services
1,818vs 1,18753% above
Medicare patients
508vs 37336% above
Part D claims
1,737vs 8532.0 times

Medians across 228 nephrologists in Tennessee 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. Suresh Narayan Kumar treated 508 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75

CMS counts 508 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Kumar in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 213 patients. 75% of them have chronic kidney disease, and 75% have high blood pressure. 15% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 3.11, 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 73, with 48% women.

Medicare patients, 2024508
Average age75
Average risk score3.11
Also on Medicaid15%

Dr. Kumar's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Kumar's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women22344%
  • Men28556%

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

  1. Chronic kidney disease75%
  2. High blood pressure75%
  3. High cholesterol75%
  4. Diabetes58%
  5. Heart failure50%
  6. Ischemic heart disease48%
  7. Arthritis47%
  8. Mood disorders38%

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

  • Women48%
  • Men52%

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

Dr. Suresh Narayan Kumar wrote 1,990 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Kumar wrote 1,990 Medicare Part D claims for 364 patients. 68% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,737 of them, across 35 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $456,496 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,256 claims across 26 drugs.

Part D claims, 20241,990
Drugs named by CMS35
Total drug cost$456,496
Part D patients364

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

  • Generic1,360 claims68%
  • Brand-name630 claims32%

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

  • Antibiotics6%125 of 1,990 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: 1,2562024: 1,73738%

Drugs named by CMS: 35 in 2024, 26 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. Suresh Narayan Kumar scored 69 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 69 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 lists Dr. Kumar as offering telehealth.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes

Dr. Kumar's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 69of 100Final score
  • 61.9of 100Quality
  • 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
  • 0of 100Improvement Activities
  • 67of 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. Suresh Narayan Kumar received $2,597 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 132 general payments to Dr. Kumar from 38 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 97% of the total. Amgen Inc. paid the most, $285.

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

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

$2.6Kin total
  • Food and beverage$2,52497%
  • Education$733%

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. Suresh Narayan Kumar is board certified in internal medicine

  1. Board certified in internal medicineAmerican Board of Internal Medicine
  2. Board certified in nephrologyAmerican Board of Internal Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Sources for Dr. Suresh Narayan 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 phoneNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand 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)
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. Suresh Narayan Kumar's NPI number?

Dr. Suresh Narayan Kumar's NPI number is 1104016617. It was assigned on July 31, 2007, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Suresh Narayan Kumar?

Dr. Suresh Narayan Kumar is a nephrologist in Powell, Tennessee. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Nephrology Physician (taxonomy code 207RN0300X).

Where does Dr. Suresh Narayan Kumar practice?

Dr. Kumar practices at 7650 Dannaher Dr, Powell, TN 37849. Dr. Kumar's primary practice is Renal Medical Associates in Powell, Tennessee. Dmand AI also links Dr. Kumar to 4 hospitals, 5 dialysis centers and 1 group practice or clinic.

What is Dr. Suresh Narayan Kumar's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Kumar is (865) 637-8635.

What is Dr. Suresh Narayan Kumar's medical license number?

Dr. Kumar holds Tennessee license 48630, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.

Which states has Dr. Suresh Narayan Kumar been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Kumar in Tennessee and Louisiana.

Which hospitals is Dr. Suresh Narayan Kumar affiliated with?

Dr. Kumar is affiliated with Tennova North Knoxville Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Kumar to 4 more hospitals.

What medical group is Dr. Suresh Narayan Kumar part of?

Dr. Kumar is linked to Renal Medical Associates.

Does Dr. Suresh Narayan Kumar accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Kumar billed Medicare for 1,818 services in 2024, and Dr. Kumar accepts Medicare assignment.

Does Dr. Suresh Narayan Kumar offer telehealth?

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

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What is Dr. Suresh Narayan Kumar's MIPS score?

Dr. Kumar's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 69 out of 100, reported individually.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Suresh Narayan Kumar see?

CMS counts 508 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Kumar in 2024, with an average age of 75.

Is Dr. Suresh Narayan Kumar board certified?

Yes. Dr. Kumar is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine.

What services does Dr. Suresh Narayan Kumar bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Kumar's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), hospital inpatient care (99232) and medicare service (G2211).

What drugs does Dr. Suresh Narayan Kumar prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Kumar's most prescribed drugs by claims were Farxiga, Jardiance and Furosemide.

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

CMS Open Payments shows $2,597 in general payments to Dr. Kumar from 38 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Amgen Inc.

How long has Dr. Suresh Narayan Kumar been practicing?

Dr. Kumar graduated from medical school in 2006, 20 years ago.

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