Medicare Enrolled

Dr. Abhishek Kumar, M.D.

Vascular & Interventional Radiology Physician · Philadelphia, PA
Practice pattern: Interventional Cardiology — Practice focused on catheter-based cardiac procedures
1500 LOCUST ST, Philadelphia, PA 19102
2817282784
Registered in NPPES since 2014
NPI: 1427463058 verify on NPPES ↗
Very High
DATA COVERAGE
Data in 4 of 4 federal sources
Measures public federal data availability — not provider quality
Informational, not a quality rating. This page presents federal public records about Dr. Kumar from CMS (NPPES, Open Payments, Medicare Provider Utilization, PECOS). It is not medical advice, an endorsement, or a judgment of clinical quality. Always consult the provider directly and a licensed clinician for medical decisions. Read methodology →
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What this data tells you about Dr. Kumar

Dr. Abhishek Kumar is a vascular & interventional radiology physician in Philadelphia, PA, with 12 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Kumar performed 145 Medicare services in 2023. These records do not provide a deduplicated patient total.

Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Kumar received a total of $276,755 from 21 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 425 payment records. A record can group multiple payments. These transfers are publicly reported through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their effect on care. A reliable breakdown by payment category is not available in this snapshot. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.

The Data Coverage level for Dr. Kumar is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.

✓ 12 years of NPI registration ▲ 145 Medicare services $276,755 industry payments

Medicare Practice Summary — 2023

Medicare Utilization ↗
145
Medicare services
Bottom 11% in PA for vascular & interventional radiology physician
Lower Medicare volume may reflect subspecialty focus, hospital-based work, or a higher share of non-Medicare patients.
Not available
Unique patients (not deduplicated)
$111
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · How to read this →

Top procedures by volume

Ranked by number of services performed for Medicare patients. Avg. submitted charge is what the provider billed; avg. Medicare payment is what CMS paid.

Procedure Volume Avg. paid Avg. submitted
Sedation by physician, initial 15 minutes
Administration of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by the physician performing a procedure. This code covers the initial 15 minutes of sedation for patients aged 5 years or older.
40 $10 $500
Ultrasound guidance for blood vessel access
Use of ultrasound imaging to help locate and access a blood vessel. This guidance assists healthcare providers in performing procedures such as inserting IV lines or drawing blood.
34 $12 $255
Arterial catheter insertion, initial third order branch
Insertion of a tube into an abdominal, pelvic, or leg artery, specifically targeting the initial third order branch.
28 $163 $9,632
Abdominal fluid drainage with imaging guidance
Removal of fluid from the abdominal cavity using imaging technology to guide the procedure.
25 $86 $3,417
Vessel or growth occlusion with radiologist review
A procedure to block blood flow to growths or obstructed vessels, including review by a radiologist.
18 $471 $26,440
How to read this data: This reflects Medicare patients only (typically 65+). Payment amounts are what Medicare paid the provider, not your out-of-pocket cost. These counts do not measure clinical quality or years of experience.
19.3% high complexity
40.7% medium
40.0% routine

Industry Payment Transparency

Open Payments through 2024 ↗
$276,755
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $39,536/year across 7 years
Top 2% in PA for vascular & interventional radiology physician
A higher payment rank reflects disclosed industry relationships (consulting, research, speaking) common among subspecialists — not wrongdoing.
21
Companies
425
Payment records
Payments are publicly reported; disclosure does not establish legality · Not evidence of wrongdoing · How to interpret →

Payment categories are unavailable while the source breakdown is being rebuilt. Company and year totals do not identify how much belongs to each category.

Payment trend by year

Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.

2024
$143,360
2023
$79,598
2022
$24,306
2021
$8,798
2020
$3,504
2019
$11,968
2018
$5,221

Payments by company (2024)

Boston Scientific Corporation
$142,664
Balt USA, LLC
$490
Inari Medical, Inc.
$184
Sirtex Medical Inc
$22
Top 3 companies account for 100.0% of 2024 payments
All-time payments by company (2018-2024) ›
Boston Scientific Corporation
$248,301
Biocompatibles, Inc.
$11,455
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
$8,031
Balt USA, LLC
$2,612
Inari Medical, Inc.
$1,280
Penumbra, Inc.
$1,251
Stryker Corporation
$889
Medtronic USA, Inc.
$824
Cardiovascular Systems Inc.
$604
AngioDynamics, Inc.
$418
Medtronic, Inc.
$207
Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc.
$204
Abbott Laboratories
$178
ARGON MEDICAL DEVICES, INC.
$144
BTG International Canada Inc.
$125
CORDIS US CORP.
$48
Cook Medical LLC
$46
NuVasive, Inc.
$44
Sirtex Medical Inc
$41
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$33
Terumo Medical Corporation
$21
Top 3 companies account for 96.8% of all-time payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
AERO · ALPHAVAC · ANGIOJET · AQUAMANTYS · AQUATRACK · BEVESPI AEROSPHERE · Ballast 088 Long Sheath · CD HORIZON · CLEANER · CONCERTOTM · COOK MEDICAL ZILVER PTX · Cook Medical Catheters · DIREXION · Diamondback Peripheral · EMBOLD Fibered · EMBOZENE · EkoSonic · FLOWTRIEVER CATHETER · FlowTriever · GENERAL METALLIC STENTS · GENERAL THERAPIES · GENERAL THROMBECTOMY · GENERAL ATHERECTOMY · GENERAL EMBOLICS · GENERAL METALLIC STENTS · GENERAL VASCULAR INTERVENTION · GENERAL - EMBOLICS · GENERAL - THERAPIES · GENERAL ATHERECTOMY · GENERAL IO ABLATION · General - Embolics · General - IO Ablation · General - Therapies · HYDROPEARL · ICEfx Cryoablation System · INFINITY OCT System · INTERLOCK · IVCF · Indigo System · JETSTREAM · MYNX CONTROL · MazorX - Renaissance · O-ARM-Spine · OBSIDIO · OPTION · OSTEOCOOL RF ABLATION · PIVOX Oblique Lateral Spinal System · PROCLAIM · Penumbra System · Peripheral Orbital Atherectomy System · Prestige Coil System · ROTALINK · S · SIR-Spheres Microspheres · SYMBICORT · Supera peripheral stent system · THERASPHERE · THERASPHERE - BIO · THERASPHERE-BIO · TheraSphere Administration Set · TheraSphere Y90 Glass Microspheres 10 GBq · TheraSphere Y90 Glass Microspheres 7.0 GBq (US Commercial) · VECTRIS · WALLSTENT · ZEVO
Should you be concerned? Industry payments are disclosed through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their purpose, legality, or effect on care. What matters is whether a recommended drug or device appears in your doctor's payment records. If so, consider asking your doctor about it. How to interpret this data →
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Geographic Context

Vascular & interventional radiology physicians in nearby ZIP areas
76
County median income
$60,698
Nearest hospital to ZIP centroid (approximate)
THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
0.4 mi

Data Sources

Provider Registry NPPES NPPES snapshot; verify current record
Medicare Enrollment PECOS PECOS snapshot
Practice Data Medicare Util. Annual (CY lag)
Industry Payments Open Payments CY 2024
Disciplinary History — Not included N/A

This provider has data in 4 of 4 available federal datasets, with a Data Coverage level of Very High. This reflects how much public data is available about a provider. How we calculate this →

Summary

Dr. Kumar is an interventional cardiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume.

This summary is auto-generated from federal data, describing data availability and patterns. Read our methodology →

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Dr. Kumar experienced with sedation by physician, initial 15 minutes?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Kumar performed 40 sedation by physician, initial 15 minutes services. These records cover Medicare fee-for-service activity, including eligible younger beneficiaries; they do not measure total practice volume or clinical quality.
Does Dr. Kumar receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Kumar received a total of $276,755 from 21 companies across 425 payment records. A record can group multiple payments. These transfers are publicly disclosed through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their legality or effect on care. Patients may wish to ask their doctor about these relationships, especially if a recommended drug or device appears in the payment records.
How do Dr. Kumar's costs compare to other vascular & interventional radiology physicians in Philadelphia?
Dr. Kumar's average Medicare payment per service is $111. Note that these figures represent what Medicare pays, not your out-of-pocket cost, which depends on your specific insurance plan and deductible. Procedure-level data above shows both what was submitted and what Medicare paid for each service type.
What does Data Coverage mean?
Data Coverage (currently Very High for Dr. Kumar) measures how much public federal data is available about a provider. It is not a quality rating. A "Very High" or "High" level means the provider has data across multiple federal sources (NPPES, PECOS, Medicare Utilization, Open Payments), indicating the presence of registry, enrollment, activity or payment records, not verified experience or clinical quality. A "Low" or "Moderate" level may simply mean the provider is newer, does not see Medicare patients, or has not received any industry payments — none of which are inherently negative. Read our full methodology →
Is this data up to date?
Source publication dates and the snapshots loaded on this site can differ. Rebuilding a page does not refresh its source records. Check the Medicare reporting year and the payment interval shown above; consult the linked official sources for newer releases and current registry details. See our data freshness policy →
About this page

This page combines public CMS records with calculated summaries and explanatory procedure labels. These transformations are not verbatim federal records. Sources: NPPES ↗, Open Payments ↗, Medicare Provider Utilization ↗, and PECOS. Publication is mandated by the Physician Payments Sunshine Act (§6002 ACA, 42 U.S.C. §1320a-7h) and the Freedom of Information Act.

This page is not medical advice, an endorsement, a recommendation, or a quality rating. Data Coverage reflects data completeness — how much federal information exists for this provider — not clinical performance, patient outcomes, or quality of care. Always verify information directly with the provider and consult a licensed clinician before making medical decisions.

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Data Disclaimer — Data sourced from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), Open Payments program, Medicare Provider Utilization and Payment Data, and Provider Enrollment & Certification data (PECOS). Published under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). This website is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or authorized by CMS, HHS, or the U.S. Government. Data may contain errors as reported to CMS by providers and reporting entities. Industry payment disclosure alone establishes neither wrongdoing nor legality. Medicare data reflects only patients aged 65+ or those with qualifying disabilities. For corrections, contact CMS directly. This information does not constitute medical advice and should not be used as the sole basis for choosing a healthcare provider. Procedure descriptions use plain language and do not reference CPT® codes, which are copyrighted by the American Medical Association. Full methodology → · Report a data error → · Privacy policy →