Medicare Enrolled

Dr. Sanjay Kumar, MD

Internal Medicine · San Antonio, TX
Practice pattern: Clinical Cardiology — Primarily office-based clinical cardiology
Low-engagement
3011 W LOOP 1604 N STE 105, San Antonio, TX 78251
2106810126
In practice since 2005 (20 years)
NPI: 1174518633 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 →
Are you Dr. Kumar? Request a correction or review of any data shown here. Provider portal →

What this data tells you about Dr. Kumar

Dr. Sanjay Kumar is an internal medicine specialist in San Antonio, TX, with 20 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Kumar performed 3,573 Medicare services across 1,793 unique beneficiaries.

Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Kumar received a total of $29,905 from 49 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 935 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in internal medicine. Most payments are for meals and travel — low-value interactions common across virtually all practicing physicians. 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. This is not a quality rating. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.

✓ 20 years in practice ▲ Top 10% volume in TX $29,905 industry payments

Medicare Practice Summary

Medicare Utilization ↗
3,573
Medicare services
Top 10% in TX for internal medicine
1,793
Unique beneficiaries
$52
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · Not a quality rating · How to read this →
~179 Medicare services per year of practice

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
Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) 1,235 $80 $299
Blood draw (venipuncture) 894 $8 $9
Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity 222 $61 $345
Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity 203 $91 $528
Annual depression screening 164 $18 $50
Drug injection, under skin or into muscle 152 $9 $66
Annual wellness visit, follow-up 117 $123 $321
Advance care planning consultation, first 30 min 107 $77 $229
Flu vaccine administration 88 $30 $48
Flu vaccine, high-dose 82 $72 $140
Injection, vitamin b-12 cyanocobalamin, up to 1000 mcg 71 $1 $7
Dexamethasone injection (steroid) 57 $0 $2
Initial hospital admission, high complexity 53 $132 $1,024
New patient office visit (45-59 min) 36 $89 $458
Hospital discharge management, 30+ min 31 $88 $685
Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead 20 $10 $58
Continuous monitoring of blood sugar level in tissue fluid using sensor under skin with interpretation and report 15 $19 $114
Automated urinalysis 13 $2 $9
Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) 13 $67 $203
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. A higher procedure volume generally indicates more experience with that procedure.

Industry Payment Transparency

Open Payments through 2024 ↗
$29,905
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $4,272/year across 7 years
Top 3% in TX for internal medicine
49
Companies
935
Individual payments
All payments are legal and publicly reported · Not evidence of wrongdoing · How to interpret →

Payment profile

Industry payments classified by relationship type. Not all payments are equal — research and consulting reflect different relationships than speaking programs or meals.

Meals & Travel
Food, beverages, travel, and lodging — typically low-value
$29,893 (100.0%)
Speaking / Promotional
Speaker programs, honoraria, and industry-sponsored educational events
$12 (0.0%)

Payment trend by year

Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.

2024
$2,696
2023
$2,735
2022
$3,372
2021
$3,269
2020
$3,741
2019
$6,743
2018
$7,349

Payments by company (2024)

Consulting
Speaking
Meals & Travel
Research
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$5,467
Novo Nordisk Inc
$3,436
Lilly USA, LLC
$2,915
Amgen Inc.
$2,242
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.
$1,948
Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$1,575
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$1,183
PFIZER INC.
$1,137
Amarin Pharma Inc.
$1,100
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
$919
Abbott Laboratories
$813
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$780
ABBVIE INC.
$716
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$686
Astellas Pharma US Inc
$500
Esperion Therapeutics, Inc.
$437
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation
$419
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC
$365
MannKind Corporation
$293
Allergan Inc.
$272
Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$227
Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$212
AbbVie Inc.
$176
IDORSIA PHARMACEUTICALS US INC
$172
Medtronic, Inc.
$171
Axsome Therapeutics, Inc.
$170
Biohaven Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$162
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$160
Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Company Ltd.
$138
Allergan, Inc.
$137
Avanir Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$126
Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc.
$125
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
$117
Mannkind Corporation
$109
MERZ NORTH AMERICA, INC.
$103
Dexcom, Inc.
$92
Horizon Therapeutics plc
$40
Shield Therapeutics Inc
$36
Eisai Inc.
$35
SANOFI PASTEUR INC.
$34
Sanofi Pasteur Inc.
$25
ALK-Abello, Inc
$22
Coloplast Corp
$21
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.
$19
Genentech USA, Inc.
$16
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$15
IRONWOOD PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
$14
Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$13
Adhera Therapeutics, Inc.
$12
Top 3 companies account for 39.5% of total payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
ABRE · ACCRUFER · AFREZZA · AIRSUPRA · ANORO · ANORO ELLIPTA · AREXVY · ASMANEX · Aimovig · Auvelity · BAQSIMI · BASAGLAR · BELSOMRA · BEXSERO · BREZTRI · BREZTRI AEROSPHERE · BYDUREON · Belviq · CHANTIX · COLOGUARD · COLOGUARD DNA CAPTURE REAGENTS · DUZALLO · Dayvigo · Dexcom G6 Transmitter · ELIQUIS · EMGALITY · ENTRESTO · EUCRISA · EVENITY · Esperoct · FARXIGA · FLUBLOK QUADRIVALENT NORTHERN HEMISPHERE · FLUZONE HIGH-DOSE · FREESTYLE LIBRE · FREESTYLE LIBRE 2 · FREESTYLE LIBRE 3 · FreeStyle Libre · GEMTESA · Grastek · HUMALOG · INVOKANA · JANUVIA · JARDIANCE · KRYSTEXXA · Kerendia · LEQVIO · LINZESS · LONHALA MAGNAIR · LUCEMYRA · Linzess · Livalo · MOUNJARO · MYRBETRIQ · Myrbetriq · NEXLETOL · NEXLIZET · NUCALA · NUEDEXTA · NURTEC ODT · NUZYRA · Nuedexta · Otezla · Ozempic · PENNSAID · PREMARIN · PRESTALIA · Proclaim Family of SCS IPGs · Prolia · QULIPTA · QUVIVIQ · RYBELSUS · Repatha · Rybelsus · SHINGRIX · SIVEXTRO · SOLIQUA · SOLIQUA 100/33 · SPIRIVA · STEGLATRO · STIOLTO RESPIMAT · SYMBICORT · Saxenda · TOUJEO · TOVIAZ · TRADJENTA · TRELEGY ELLIPTA · TRINTELLIX · TROKENDI XR · TRULICITY · Tresiba · UBRELVY · Utibron · VIBERZI · VRAYLAR · Vascepa · Veozah · Victoza · Virtue · Wegovy · XARELTO · XIFAXAN · Xofluza · Xultophy 100/3.6
Should you be concerned? Payments from pharmaceutical and device companies are legal and common — 57% of U.S. physicians receive at least one. They often reflect legitimate consulting, research, or education. 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 →

Most payments (100%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians. Total industry engagement is in the top 3% for internal medicine in TX.

Equivalent to $837 per 100 Medicare services performed
Looking for an internal medicine specialist in San Antonio?
Compare internal medicine physicians in the San Antonio area by procedure volume, costs, and industry payment transparency.
Browse internal medicine physicians nearby

Geographic Context

Internal medicine physicians within 10 mi
1,133
Per 100K population
55.6
County median income
$70,571
Nearest hospital
WESTOVER HILLS BAPTIST HOSPITAL
0.0 mi

Data Sources

Provider Registry NPPES Weekly updates
Medicare Enrollment PECOS Monthly updates
Practice Data Medicare Util. Annual (CY lag)
Industry Payments Open Payments CY 2024
Disciplinary History — Not public N/A

This provider has data in 4 of 4 available federal datasets, with a Data Coverage level of Very High. This measures how much public data is available about a provider — not how good they are. How we calculate this →

Summary

Dr. Kumar is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 10% in TX), with low-engagement industry engagement in the top 3% of TX peers, with 20 years of NPI registration.

This summary is auto-generated from federal data. It describes data availability and patterns — not clinical quality. Read our methodology →

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Dr. Kumar experienced with office visit, established patient (30-39 min)?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Kumar performed 1,235 office visit, established patient (30-39 min) services. Research suggests that higher procedure volume is often associated with better outcomes, particularly for complex procedures. Note that Medicare data only captures patients aged 65 and older, so the total practice volume across all patients is likely higher.
Does Dr. Kumar receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Kumar received a total of $29,905 from 49 companies across 935 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common among physicians — 57% of all U.S. physicians receive at least one industry payment. 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 internal medicine physicians in San Antonio?
Dr. Kumar's average Medicare payment per service is $52. 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 a long track record of practice, Medicare participation, and industry disclosure. 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?
Each data source has its own update cycle. Provider registry data (NPPES) is updated weekly. Medicare enrollment (PECOS) is updated monthly. Medicare practice data has a ~2 year lag — the most recent available is typically 2 years prior. Industry payment data (Open Payments) is published annually, usually in June, covering the prior calendar year. We display the data date prominently on each section so you always know how current it is. See our data freshness policy →
About this page

All data on this page is sourced verbatim from public federal records published by the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): 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. The Transparency Score measures 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.

Provider corrections: Provider portal · Privacy questions: Privacy Policy · Terms: Terms of Use · Methodology: Methodology

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. Payments from industry are legal and do not indicate wrongdoing. 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 →