Dr. Suresh Kumar, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 134
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 271
- Part D claims, 2019
- 13
- MIPS score, 2024
- 89
- Hospital affiliations
- 4
- Practice address
- 18500 Katy Freeway, Houston, TX 77094
- Practice phone
- Call (832) 522-1000
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
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Dr. Suresh Kumar is an anesthesiologist in Houston, Texas
Dr. Kumar practices at Houston Methodist West Hospital in Houston, Texas, part of Houston Methodist.
Dr. Kumar's NPI, 1053456475, was assigned on February 21, 2007. Dr. Kumar graduated from Stanley Medical College SMC in 1992. Dr. Kumar's Texas license number on file is L8099.
- NPI
- 1053456475NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 6709865629
- NPI enumeration date
- February 21, 2007
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (832) 522-1000
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 60
- Medical school graduation
- 1992
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Suresh Kumar practices at Houston Methodist West Hospital in Houston, Texas
Dr. Kumar's primary practice is Houston Methodist West Hospital, at 18500 Katy Freeway, Houston, TX 77094 in Harris County. The practice phone is (832) 522-1000.
- Houston Methodist West Hospital18500 Katy Freeway, Houston, TX 77094 · Harris CountyPhone(832) 522-1000
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Suresh Kumar is affiliated with 6 sites of care and 2 medical groups
Dr. Kumar's primary practice is Houston Methodist West Hospital in Houston, Texas, part of Houston Methodist. Dr. Kumar is also affiliated with Memorial Hermann Greater Heights Hospital. The medical group on file is US Anesthesia Partners. Dmand AI also links Dr. Kumar to 2 more hospitals, 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Suresh Kumar's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Kumar practices, 6 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Houston Methodist West Hospital | Available with a free account |
| +5 more sites and 1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Suresh Kumar is one of 4,073 anesthesiologists in Texas
Anesthesiology is Dr. Kumar's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207L00000X. Dr. Kumar is board certified in anesthesiology by the American Board of Anesthesiology. Dmand AI has Dr. Kumar's licenses on file in 4 states: Texas, Georgia, Florida and Louisiana.
Specialties and state licenses
- Anesthesiology, TexasPrimary
- Georgia license
- Florida license
- Louisiana license
Anesthesiologists near Dr. Kumar
Counts of anesthesiologists 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. Suresh Kumar billed Medicare for 134 services in 2024
CMS data shows 134 Medicare services from Dr. Kumar across 6 procedure codes in 2024, for 271 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $7,851 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.
Dr. Kumar's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Anesthesia
- 2023: 252024: 106324%
- Surgery
- 2023: 512024: 2845%
Dr. Kumar compared with the Texas median for anesthesiologists, 2024
- Dr. Kumar
- Texas median
- Medicare services
- 134vs 7189% above
- Medicare patients
- 271vs 1322.1 times
- Part D claims
- 13vs 2650% below
Medians across 3,710 anesthesiologists in Texas 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 Kumar treated 271 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 73
CMS counts 271 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Kumar in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 159 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 7% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.27, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Kumar's median patient age at 62, with 59% women.
Dr. Kumar's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Kumar's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women17364%
- Men9836%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Kumar's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis64%
- Diabetes36%
- Ischemic heart disease35%
- Anxiety32%
- Osteoporosis30%
- Chronic kidney disease28%
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 62
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women59%
- Men38%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Suresh Kumar wrote 13 Medicare Part D claims in 2019
In 2019, Dr. Kumar wrote 13 Medicare Part D claims. Every claim was for a generic drug. They cover 1 drug, with $424 in total drug cost. In 2018, CMS named 13 claims across 1 drug.
Dr. Kumar's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2019
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, 2018 to 2019
- 2018
- 2019
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2018: 132019: 13No change
Drugs named by CMS: 1 in 2019, 1 in 2018.
Source: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026
Dr. Suresh Kumar scored 89 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 89 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.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Dr. Kumar's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 89of 100Final score
- 91.3of 100Quality
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
- 79of 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 Kumar received $1,339 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 40 general payments to Dr. Kumar from 15 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation paid the most, $236.
General payments to Dr. Kumar by program year, 2016 to 2025
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. Suresh Kumar graduated from Stanley Medical College SMC
Dr. Kumar graduated from Stanley Medical College SMC in 1992.
- Medical school
- Board certified in anesthesiology
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Suresh Kumar accepts plans from 19 insurance carriers
Dr. Kumar is in network with 19 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- United Healthcare
- Elevance
- Alliant Health Plans
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
- HCSC
- Molina
- +11 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Kumar accepts, by number of carriers
- PPO11
- HMO10
- Medicare7
- POS5
- EPO3
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Suresh 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 | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand 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) |
| 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) |
| 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. Suresh Kumar's NPI number?
Dr. Suresh Kumar's NPI number is 1053456475. It was assigned on February 21, 2007, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Suresh Kumar?
Dr. Suresh Kumar is an anesthesiologist in Houston, Texas. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Anesthesiology Physician (taxonomy code 207L00000X).
Where does Dr. Suresh Kumar practice?
Dr. Kumar practices at 18500 Katy Freeway, Houston, TX 77094. Dr. Kumar's primary practice is Houston Methodist West Hospital in Houston, Texas, part of Houston Methodist. Dmand AI also links Dr. Kumar to 2 hospitals, 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group.
What is Dr. Suresh Kumar's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Kumar is (832) 522-1000.
What is Dr. Suresh Kumar's medical license number?
Dr. Kumar's Texas license number on file is L8099, one of the licenses on file in 4 states.
Which states has Dr. Suresh Kumar been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Kumar in Texas (2004 to 2025), Georgia (2003 to 2027), Florida (2004 to 2026) and Louisiana (2003 to 2026).
Which hospitals is Dr. Suresh Kumar affiliated with?
Dr. Kumar practices at Houston Methodist West Hospital in Houston, Texas. Dr. Kumar is also affiliated with Memorial Hermann Greater Heights Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Kumar to 2 more hospitals.
What medical group is Dr. Suresh Kumar part of?
Dr. Kumar is linked to US Anesthesia Partners. Dmand AI links Dr. Kumar to 1 more medical group.
Does Dr. Suresh Kumar accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Kumar billed Medicare for 134 services in 2024, and Dr. Kumar accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. Suresh Kumar's MIPS score?
Dr. Kumar's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 89 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Suresh Kumar see?
CMS counts 271 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Kumar in 2024, with an average age of 73.
Is Dr. Suresh Kumar board certified?
Yes. Dr. Kumar is board certified in anesthesiology by the American Board of Anesthesiology.
What services does Dr. Suresh Kumar bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Kumar's most billed Medicare services were anesthesia (00731), anesthesia (00811) and anesthesia (00813).
Where did Dr. Suresh Kumar go to medical school?
Dr. Kumar graduated from Stanley Medical College SMC in 1992.
What drugs does Dr. Suresh Kumar prescribe most?
In 2019 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Kumar's most prescribed drugs by claims were Memantine HCl.
Has Dr. Suresh Kumar received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $1,339 in general payments to Dr. Kumar from 15 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation.
How long has Dr. Suresh Kumar been practicing?
Dr. Kumar graduated from medical school in 1992, 34 years ago.
What insurance does Dr. Suresh Kumar accept?
Dr. Kumar is in network with 19 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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