Varun Kumar

  • Houston, TX
  • Internist
NPI1720498967PAC ID2961774518
Medicare services, 2024
818
Medicare patients, 2024
63
Part D claims, 2024
1,149
Publications
4
Industry payments
$443
Practice address
2929 Post Oak Blvd, Houston, TX 77056
Practice phone
Call (713) 993-9999
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Primary practice

Brookdale Galleria

Skilled Nursing Facility - Part of a CCRC · Houston, Texas

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Varun Kumar is an internist in Houston, Texas

Varun Kumar practices at Brookdale Galleria in Houston, Texas.

Varun Kumar's NPI, 1720498967, was assigned on April 28, 2014. Varun Kumar graduated from Baylor College Of Medicine in 2017. Varun Kumar holds Texas license BP10049468.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
2961774518
NPI enumeration date
April 28, 2014
NPI status
Active
Offers telehealth
Yes
Practice phone
(713) 993-9999
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
38
Medical school graduation
2017

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

Varun Kumar practices at Brookdale Galleria in Houston, Texas

Varun Kumar's primary practice is Brookdale Galleria, at 2929 Post Oak Blvd, Houston, TX 77056 in Harris County. The practice phone is (713) 993-9999.

  • Brookdale Galleria
    2929 Post Oak Blvd, Houston, TX 77056 · Harris CountyPhone(713) 993-9999

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Varun Kumar is affiliated with 7 sites of care and 4 medical groups

Varun Kumar's primary practice is Brookdale Galleria in Houston, Texas. The medical group on file is HarmonyCares Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Varun Kumar to 3 more group practices and clinics, 3 skilled nursing facilities and 3 medical groups, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Varun Kumar's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Varun Kumar practices, 7 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Brookdale GalleriaAvailable with a free account
+6 more sites and 3 medical groupsAvailable with a free account

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Varun Kumar is one of 8,437 internists in Texas

Internal medicine is Varun Kumar's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207R00000X. Varun Kumar is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Varun Kumar's licenses on file in 4 states: Texas, California, Nevada and Arizona.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Internal medicine, TexasPrimaryLicense BP10049468 · 2017 to 2026 · taxonomy 207R00000X
  • California license2023 to 2025
  • Nevada license2023 to 2025
  • Arizona license2023 to 2024

Internists near Varun Kumar

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Varun Kumar billed Medicare for 818 services in 2024

CMS data shows 818 Medicare services from Varun Kumar across 4 procedure codes in 2024, for 63 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $68,993 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

Medicare services, 2024818
Medicare patients63
Paid by Medicare$68,993
Procedure codes4

Varun Kumar's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 7182024: 81814%

Varun Kumar compared with the Texas median for internists, 2024

  • Varun Kumar
  • Texas median
Medicare services
818vs 53952% above
Medicare patients
63vs 19067% below
Part D claims
816vs 2892.8 times

Medians across 7,794 internists in Texas with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Varun 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

Varun Kumar treated 63 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 79

CMS counts 63 Medicare patients who saw Varun Kumar in 2024. The largest group is 85 and over, with 27 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 22% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.83, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Varun Kumar's median patient age at 74, with 59% women.

Medicare patients, 202463
Average age79
Average risk score2.83
Also on Medicaid22%

Varun Kumar's Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Varun Kumar's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women3962%
  • Men2438%

Chronic conditions among Varun Kumar's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Chronic kidney disease67%
  4. Ischemic heart disease63%
  5. Heart failure60%
  6. Mood disorders56%
  7. Arthritis54%
  8. Diabetes54%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Varun Kumar's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 74

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women59%
  • Men40%

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

Varun Kumar wrote 1,149 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Varun Kumar wrote 1,149 Medicare Part D claims for 47 patients. 92% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 816 of them, across 32 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $63,847 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,112 claims across 37 drugs.

Part D claims, 20241,149
Drugs named by CMS32
Total drug cost$63,847
Part D patients47

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

  • Generic1,054 claims92%
  • Brand-name95 claims8%

Varun 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 Varun Kumar's Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids1%13 of 1,149 claims
  • Antibiotics4%47 of 1,149 claims
  • Antipsychotics, patients 65 and over2%20 of 1,149 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: 1,1122024: 81627%

Drugs named by CMS: 32 in 2024, 37 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

Varun Kumar offers telehealth to Medicare patients

CMS lists Varun Kumar as offering telehealth.

Offers telehealth
Yes

Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

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Varun Kumar has 4 publications on record

Dmand AI links 4 papers to Varun Kumar, published from 2014 to 2018. Varun Kumar's most frequent co-authors are Joseph Paul Allencherril, MD, Arthur Woodrow Bracey, MD and Alice Jane Chen, MD, PhD.

Papers4
Years published2014 to 2018

Varun Kumar's papers by year, 2014 to 2018

Varun Kumar's most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Varun Kumar

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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage

Varun Kumar received $443 in industry payments from 2017 to 2023

CMS Open Payments shows 9 general payments to Varun Kumar from 3 drug and device companies from 2017 to 2023. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) paid the most, $352.

General payments to Varun Kumar by program year, 2017 to 2023

Companies that paid Varun Kumar the most, 2017 to 2023

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Varun Kumar graduated from Baylor College Of Medicine

Varun Kumar graduated from Baylor College Of Medicine in 2017.

  1. Medical schoolBaylor College Of Medicine
  2. Board certified in internal medicineAmerican Board of Internal Medicine

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Varun Kumar accepts plans from 4 insurance carriers

Varun Kumar is in network with 4 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 3. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

  • Aetna
  • Elevance
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
  • CMS Medicare

Plan types Varun Kumar accepts, by number of carriers

  1. HMO3
  2. Medicare3
  3. POS3
  4. PPO3
  5. EPO2

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Varun 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 DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy 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)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Varun Kumar's NPI number?

Varun Kumar's NPI number is 1720498967. It was assigned on April 28, 2014, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What does Varun Kumar specialize in?

Varun Kumar is an internist in Houston, Texas. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Internal Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207R00000X).

Where does Varun Kumar practice?

Varun Kumar practices at 2929 Post Oak Blvd, Houston, TX 77056. Varun Kumar's primary practice is Brookdale Galleria in Houston, Texas. Dmand AI also links Varun Kumar to 3 group practices and clinics, 3 skilled nursing facilities and 3 medical groups.

What is Varun Kumar's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Varun Kumar is (713) 993-9999.

What is Varun Kumar's medical license number?

Varun Kumar holds Texas license BP10049468, one of the licenses on file in 4 states.

Which states has Varun Kumar been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Varun Kumar in Texas (2017 to 2026), California (2023 to 2025), Nevada (2023 to 2025) and Arizona (2023 to 2024).

What medical group is Varun Kumar part of?

Varun Kumar is linked to HarmonyCares Medical Group. Dmand AI links Varun Kumar to 3 more medical groups.

Does Varun Kumar accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Varun Kumar billed Medicare for 818 services in 2024.

Does Varun Kumar offer telehealth?

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

How many Medicare patients does Varun Kumar see?

CMS counts 63 Medicare patients who saw Varun Kumar in 2024, with an average age of 79.

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Is Varun Kumar board certified?

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

What services does Varun Kumar bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Varun Kumar's most billed Medicare services were nursing facility care (99309), nursing facility care (99310) and nursing facility care (99305).

Where did Varun Kumar go to medical school?

Varun Kumar graduated from Baylor College Of Medicine in 2017.

What drugs does Varun Kumar prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Varun Kumar's most prescribed drugs by claims were Atorvastatin Calcium, Clopidogrel and Amlodipine Besylate.

Has Varun Kumar received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $443 in general payments to Varun Kumar from 3 companies from 2017 to 2023. The largest total came from ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp).

How long has Varun Kumar been practicing?

Varun Kumar graduated from medical school in 2017, 9 years ago.

Does Varun Kumar do research?

Dmand AI links 4 publications to Varun Kumar, published from 2014 to 2018.

Who does Varun Kumar publish with?

Varun Kumar's most frequent co-authors are Joseph Paul Allencherril, MD (1 shared paper), Arthur Woodrow Bracey, MD (1 shared paper) and Alice Jane Chen, MD, PhD (1 shared paper).

What insurance does Varun Kumar accept?

Varun Kumar is in network with 4 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 3. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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