Dr. Vinod Kumar, M.D.
Cardiology (Cardiovascular Disease Physician)
5020 Commerce Dr
Bakersfield, CA 93309
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Kern County includes primary care (47% of residents) and dental (8% of residents) and mental health (36% of residents) shortage areas. About shortage areas
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Years since graduation
- 41
- In the NPI registry since
- 2006
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 1,621
Licensed in California since 1991, according to the Medical Board of California. We show license dates only for the states that publish them in bulk; see which states do. For other states, check the state medical board.
The NPI date is when this clinician registered for a National Provider Identifier, the billing number used on health claims. It is not a license, graduation or board-certification date. NPIs were first issued in May 2005 and became required on claims in 2007–2008, so an early date usually means the clinician was already in practice before then. What an NPI is
Education and training
- 2006Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date) — NPIs began in 2005, so practice likely started earlier
Medicare’s Care Compare data doesn’t list this clinician’s medical school. Undergraduate school, residency, fellowship, licensing exams and board certification aren’t in public federal data. Board certification can be confirmed with the certifying board (ABMS member boards for MDs, AOA boards for DOs).
Specialties and state licenses
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Cardiovascular Disease Physician primary
CA license A49366 (first issued 1991; current) -
Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist/Technologist
CA license A49366 (first issued 1991; current) -
Interventional Cardiology Physician
CA license A49366 (first issued 1991; current) -
Nuclear Cardiology Physician
CA license A49366 (first issued 1991; current) -
Vascular Specialist/Technologist Cardiovascular
CA license A49366 (first issued 1991; current)
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- Adventist Health Bakersfield Bakersfield, CA
- Sierra View Medical Center Porterville, CA
- Adventist Health Delano Delano, CA
- Adventist Health Tehachapi Valley Tehachapi, CA
- Kern Valley Healthcare District Lake Isabella, CA
Medical groups
- Silver Summit Medical Corporation (11 clinicians)
Hospitals this clinician lists with Medicare, and groups they bill Medicare through (Care Compare). Affiliation doesn’t mean they see patients at every location.
Medicare patients and services
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 1,621
- Services billed
- 6,554
- Patients’ average age
- 72
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | 3,877 | 1,507 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | 659 | 474 |
| Injection of chemical agent into single incompetent vein of leg using ultrasound guidance | 571 | 236 |
| Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report | 567 | 505 |
| Chemical destruction of first incompetent vein of arm or leg using imaging guidance | 304 | 183 |
| Injection, regadenoson, 0.1 mg | 160 | 39 |
| Telephone medical discussion with physician, 11-20 minutes | 150 | 140 |
| Telephone medical discussion with physician, 5-10 minutes | 106 | 96 |
| Destruction of first incompetent vein of arm or leg using radiofrequency and imaging guidance | 91 | 72 |
| Technetium tc-99m sestamibi, diagnostic, per study dose | 80 | 39 |
Medicare fee-for-service only. CMS leaves out services billed for fewer than 11 patients. These figures describe a practice’s Medicare work; they aren’t a measure of quality.
Medicare prescriptions
| Drug | Prescriptions |
|---|---|
| Clopidogrel (clopidogrel bisulfate) Other prescribers in Bakersfield, CA | 296 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium Other prescribers in Bakersfield, CA | 281 |
| Xarelto (rivaroxaban) Other prescribers in Bakersfield, CA | 124 |
| Losartan Potassium Other prescribers in Bakersfield, CA | 85 |
| Eliquis (apixaban) Other prescribers in Bakersfield, CA | 78 |
| Metoprolol Succinate Other prescribers in Bakersfield, CA | 77 |
| Amlodipine Besylate Other prescribers in Bakersfield, CA | 62 |
| Furosemide Other prescribers in Bakersfield, CA | 61 |
| Triamterene-Hydrochlorothiazid (triamterene/hydrochlorothiazid) Other prescribers in Bakersfield, CA | 58 |
| Celecoxib Other prescribers in Bakersfield, CA | 55 |
Prescriptions filled under Medicare Part D, including refills. CMS leaves out drugs prescribed fewer than 11 times.
Payments from drug and device companies
In 2025, 6 companies reported 11 payments worth $571 in total to this clinician.
| Medtronic, Inc. | $295 |
|---|---|
| Angiodynamics, Inc. | $200 |
| Merit Medical Systems Inc | $20.61 |
| Amgen Inc. | $19.94 |
| Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. | $19.37 |
| Becton, Dickinson and Company | $16.51 |
| Food and Beverage | $571 |
|---|
From CMS Open Payments. A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing; many are for consulting, teaching or meals. Clinicians can review and dispute their records with CMS.
Industry-funded research
Named as a principal investigator on 1 industry-funded study in 2025, from 1 company. The companies reported $279,072 in research payments for these studies, mostly to the institutions running them.
- The Effect of Retatrutide Once Weekly on Cardiovascular Outcomes and Kidney Outcomes in Adults Living With Obesity (TRIUMPH-Outcomes)
Eli Lilly and Company · Active, not recruiting · NCT06383390
From CMS Open Payments research payments, where companies name up to five principal investigators per payment. Research payments usually go to hospitals, universities and research sites, not to the investigator personally. A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing.