Dr. Kumar Sharma, MD

Dr. Sharma practices at University Hospital (San Antonio) in San Antonio, Texas.

Dr. Sharma's NPI, 1225052350, was assigned on July 26, 2006. Dr. Sharma graduated from Albert Einstein College of Medicine in 1985. Dr. Sharma's Texas license number on file is R8101.

Dr. Sharma's primary practice is University Hospital (San Antonio), at 4502 Medical Dr, San Antonio, TX 78229 in Bexar County. The practice phone is (210) 358-4000.

Dr. Sharma's primary practice is University Hospital (San Antonio) in San Antonio, Texas. Dr. Sharma is also affiliated with University Hospital. The medical group on file is UT Health Physicians. Dmand AI also links Dr. Sharma to 1 more hospital and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.

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

Nephrology is Dr. Sharma's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RN0300X. Dr. Sharma is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Sharma's licenses on file in 3 states: Texas, California and Pennsylvania.

Dmand AI lists chronic kidney disease and fluid and electrolyte imbalances among the conditions Dr. Sharma treats.

CMS data shows 153 Medicare services from Dr. Sharma across 4 procedure codes in 2024, for 73 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $9,388 for them.

CMS counts 73 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Sharma in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 32 patients. 75% of them have chronic kidney disease, and 75% have diabetes. 21% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 3.33, 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. Sharma's median patient age at 72, with 49% women.

In 2024, Dr. Sharma wrote 394 Medicare Part D claims for 61 patients. 69% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 288 of them, across 10 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $78,596 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 410 claims across 13 drugs.

Dr. Sharma accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Dmand AI links 284 papers to Dr. Sharma, published from 2003 to 2025. 2020 was the busiest year, with 19. The most frequent topics are Diabetic Nephropathies, Kidney and Mice, Inbred C57BL. Dr. Sharma has published most often in Am J Physiol Renal Physiol. Dr. Sharma's most frequent co-authors are Subramaniam Pennathur, MD, Robyn Alice Cunard, MD and Balakuntalam Kasinath, MD.

Dmand AI links Dr. Sharma to 2 clinical trials. Conditions studied include Acute Kidney Injury, Diabetic Nephropathies and COVID-19.

CMS Open Payments shows 87 general payments to Dr. Sharma from 19 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Speaker and faculty fees make up the largest share, 44% of the total. Sanofi and Genzyme US Companies paid the most, $53,782. It also lists 1 research payment totaling $1,400 in 2016.

Dmand AI lists 13 awards for Dr. Sharma, most recently Plenary Lecture in 2014.

Dr. Sharma graduated from Albert Einstein College of Medicine in 1985.

Dr. Sharma is in network with 22 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 13. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.