Active NPI 1497710651 Individual Practitioner Female Practitioner

Dr. Shanthi Kumar , MD

Internal Medicine • Chesterfield, MO

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment Telehealth Available

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. Shanthi Kumar, MD is a certified Internal Medicine practicing in Chesterfield, MO. With approximately 37 years of clinical experience since completing medical education in 1989, Dr. Kumar delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 222 S WOODS MILL RD.

Dr. Kumar is affiliated with Drs. Mera, Boesch And Kumar, Llc and accepts Medicare assignment . Telehealth and virtual consultation options are available for eligible patients.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include established patient outpatient office visit, visit complexity inherent to evaluation and management associated with medical care services that serve as the continuing focal point for all needed health care services and/or with medical care services that are part of ongoing care related to a patient's, influenza vaccine split virus, preservative free. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

222 S Woods Mill Rd
Suite 630

Chesterfield, MO 630173625

Telephone 3148784141

Fax 3148784853

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 Cardiothoracic Surgery, Llc Facility NPI 1104895812

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

Other

Graduation Year

1989

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

Telehealth Services Available

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Internal Medicine in Chesterfield, MO

Senior Veteran Specialist (>20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

37 Yrs +11.9 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 25.1 Yrs

State Avg: 25.5 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

150 Specialists

Practicing in Chesterfield, MO (2747 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

16.7% Regional Adoption

✓ Offers Virtual Consultations

Medicare Pricing Discount

43.8% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Kumar (37 Years) 37 Yrs

Chesterfield Specialty Average (25.1 Years) 25.1 Yrs

Performed Procedures & Service Volume

Top Medicare Part B procedures performed by this practitioner

CMS Official Data (2024)

Reporting Year:

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	196	160	$213.00	$123.78
G2211 Visit complexity inherent to evaluation and management associated with medical care services that serve as the continuing focal point for all needed health care services and/or with medical care services that are part of ongoing care related to a patient's	173	141	$32.00	$15.89
90662 Influenza vaccine split virus, preservative free	50	50	$139.88	$81.82
G0008 Administration of influenza virus vaccine	50	50	$60.00	$31.21
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	38	37	$145.00	$87.70
G0439 Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit	12	12	$238.00	$125.27

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	565	247	$213.00	$125.87
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	119	93	$145.00	$88.93
90662 Influenza vaccine split virus, preservative free	80	77	$139.88	$71.76
G0008 Administration of influenza virus vaccine	80	77	$60.00	$29.94
G0439 Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit	64	64	$238.00	$127.41
83036 Hemoglobin A1C level	51	45	$28.00	$9.52
99495 Transitional care management services for problem of at least moderate complexity	31	24	$328.00	$200.86
93000 Routine ekg using at least 12 leads including interpretation and report	27	22	$47.00	$14.16
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	16	16	$327.00	$164.15
G0180 Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and	16	16	$107.00	$51.34
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	14	13	$87.00	$55.60
81002 Urinalysis, manual test	12	12	$6.00	$3.36

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	585	277	$213.00	$128.19
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	116	94	$145.00	$90.87
G0439 Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit	104	104	$238.00	$131.63
83036 Hemoglobin A1C level	93	70	$28.00	$9.60
G0008 Administration of influenza virus vaccine	79	78	$59.82	$29.00
90662 Influenza vaccine split virus, preservative free	77	76	$139.18	$68.41
93000 Routine ekg using at least 12 leads including interpretation and report	31	30	$47.00	$14.31
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	26	19	$288.00	$181.28
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	26	26	$327.00	$167.14
99495 Transitional care management services for problem of at least moderate complexity	25	21	$328.00	$206.55
G0180 Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and	22	16	$107.00	$52.98
J3420 Injection, vitamin b-12 cyanocobalamin, up to 1000 mcg	21	12	$15.00	$1.70
96372 Injection beneath the skin or into muscle for therapy, diagnosis, or prevention	21	12	$49.00	$14.33
G0009 Administration of pneumococcal vaccine	18	18	$49.00	$29.23
81002 Urinalysis, manual test	15	14	$6.00	$3.43

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	582	255	$213.00	$130.40
G0439 Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit	137	137	$238.00	$133.89
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	124	100	$145.00	$92.01
G0008 Administration of influenza virus vaccine	105	104	$46.00	$16.79
90662 Influenza vaccine split virus, preservative free	103	102	$122.00	$65.18
83036 Hemoglobin A1C level	79	62	$28.00	$9.71
93000 Routine ekg using at least 12 leads including interpretation and report	44	43	$47.00	$14.88
G0009 Administration of pneumococcal vaccine	25	25	$49.00	$16.77
99495 Transitional care management services for problem of at least moderate complexity	24	23	$328.00	$199.33
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	24	24	$327.00	$168.01
99442 Telephone medical discussion with physician, 11-20 minutes	20	17	$113.20	$92.43
81002 Urinalysis, manual test	16	14	$6.00	$3.48
90670 Pneumococcal vaccine for injection into muscle	15	15	$308.00	$240.63
G0180 Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and	12	12	$107.00	$53.10

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	512	238	$213.00	$108.25
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	136	107	$145.00	$74.16
G0439 Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit	108	108	$238.00	$115.38
83036 Hemoglobin A1C level	96	75	$28.00	$9.56
G0008 Administration of influenza virus vaccine	93	91	$46.00	$16.33
90662 Influenza vaccine split virus, preservative free	88	86	$120.91	$60.01
99441 Telephone medical discussion with physician, 5-10 minutes	32	24	$60.00	$42.15
93000 Routine ekg using at least 12 leads including interpretation and report	31	31	$47.00	$16.97
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	27	27	$327.00	$164.28
G0009 Administration of pneumococcal vaccine	25	25	$49.00	$16.45
99442 Telephone medical discussion with physician, 11-20 minutes	23	17	$113.20	$70.64
J3420 Injection, vitamin b-12 cyanocobalamin, up to 1000 mcg	23	11	$15.00	$1.93
96372 Injection beneath the skin or into muscle for therapy, diagnosis, or prevention	22	11	$49.00	$14.16
G0180 Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and	20	20	$107.00	$52.80
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	16	16	$214.00	$104.86
99495 Transitional care management services for problem of at least moderate complexity	16	16	$328.00	$184.07
81002 Urinalysis, manual test	15	14	$6.00	$3.45
90732 Vaccine for pneumococcal polysaccharide for injection beneath the skin or into muscle, patient 2 years or older	14	14	$180.00	$118.78
99496 Transitional care management services for problem of high complexity	14	14	$462.00	$243.28
G0438 Annual wellness visit; includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), initial visit	11	11	$357.00	$168.37
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	11	11	$288.00	$135.49

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	641	259	$213.00	$106.56
G0439 Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit	184	184	$238.00	$113.03
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	98	76	$145.00	$72.46
G0008 Administration of influenza virus vaccine	92	90	$46.00	$16.02
90662 Influenza vaccine split virus, preservative free	86	85	$98.00	$54.22
83036 Hemoglobin A1C level	82	58	$28.00	$10.57
G0009 Administration of pneumococcal vaccine	57	57	$49.00	$15.92
81002 Urinalysis, manual test	43	35	$6.00	$3.41
93000 Routine ekg using at least 12 leads including interpretation and report	40	38	$47.00	$16.25
90732 Vaccine for pneumococcal polysaccharide for injection beneath the skin or into muscle, patient 2 years or older	37	37	$180.00	$108.56
90670 Pneumococcal vaccine for injection into muscle	21	21	$308.00	$211.02
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	20	20	$327.00	$161.75
99495 Transitional care management services for problem of at least moderate complexity	18	16	$328.00	$160.67
G0180 Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and	16	14	$107.00	$52.27
G0402 Initial preventive physical examination; face-to-face visit, services limited to new beneficiary during the first 12 months of medicare enrollment	11	11	$331.00	$162.93
99496 Transitional care management services for problem of high complexity	11	11	$462.00	$226.91

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	498	249	$212.18	$114.97
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	273	182	$144.18	$77.82
83036 Hemoglobin A1C level	104	69	$28.00	$11.75
G0008 Administration of influenza virus vaccine	71	70	$47.06	$19.90
G0439 Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit	58	58	$238.00	$129.67
90686 Vaccine for influenza for administration into muscle, 0.5 ml dosage	50	49	$42.00	$18.65
G0009 Administration of pneumococcal vaccine	47	47	$49.00	$19.48
G0438 Annual wellness visit; includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), initial visit	45	45	$357.00	$191.19
90670 Pneumococcal vaccine for injection into muscle	38	38	$308.00	$184.64
99308 Subsequent nursing facility care with straightforward level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 15 minutes	37	23	$137.00	$74.79
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	35	35	$327.00	$174.82
81002 Urinalysis, manual test	32	26	$6.00	$3.41
93000 Routine ekg using at least 12 leads including interpretation and report	27	24	$47.00	$17.92
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	25	25	$213.08	$113.18
99306 Initial nursing facility visit, typically 45 minutes per day	24	23	$334.00	$182.43
99305 Initial nursing facility care with moderate level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 35 minutes	22	21	$264.00	$142.46
G0180 Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and	21	19	$105.76	$58.14
90662 Influenza vaccine split virus, preservative free	21	21	$98.00	$52.30
J3420 Injection, vitamin b-12 cyanocobalamin, up to 1000 mcg	19	12	$15.00	$1.91
96372 Injection beneath the skin or into muscle for therapy, diagnosis, or prevention	17	11	$49.00	$21.99
99309 Subsequent nursing facility care with moderate level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 30 minutes	16	12	$180.00	$98.86
99495 Transitional care management services for problem of at least moderate complexity	11	11	$328.00	$178.13

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	447	220	$211.85	$116.22
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	297	170	$144.23	$78.22
99308 Subsequent nursing facility care with straightforward level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 15 minutes	165	75	$137.52	$75.88
99309 Subsequent nursing facility care with moderate level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 30 minutes	152	76	$180.00	$100.78
83036 Hemoglobin A1C level	110	66	$28.00	$13.05
G0008 Administration of influenza virus vaccine	91	91	$49.00	$24.52
G0439 Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit	88	88	$238.00	$130.44
99306 Initial nursing facility visit, typically 45 minutes per day	69	67	$334.00	$183.78
90686 Vaccine for influenza for administration into muscle, 0.5 ml dosage	68	68	$42.00	$18.65
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	57	57	$327.00	$180.09
99305 Initial nursing facility care with moderate level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 35 minutes	53	49	$262.34	$141.91
G0009 Administration of pneumococcal vaccine	45	45	$49.00	$23.43
93000 Routine ekg using at least 12 leads including interpretation and report	36	36	$47.00	$18.27
99307 Subsequent nursing facility care with straightforward level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 10 minutes	36	25	$88.00	$48.13
90670 Pneumococcal vaccine for injection into muscle	36	36	$308.00	$176.73
99304 Initial nursing facility care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 25 minutes	34	34	$187.32	$101.11
G0438 Annual wellness visit; includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), initial visit	34	34	$357.00	$192.85
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	33	33	$213.00	$117.64
99497 Advance care planning, first 30 minutes	28	28	$170.00	$90.49
G0180 Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and	27	26	$105.00	$58.59
81002 Urinalysis, manual test	23	22	$6.00	$2.80
99495 Transitional care management services for problem of at least moderate complexity	23	20	$328.00	$179.03
99316 Nursing facility discharge management, more than 30 minutes	13	13	$208.00	$117.17
90662 Influenza vaccine split virus, preservative free	12	12	$98.00	$48.05
G0447 Face-to-face behavioral counseling for obesity, 15 minutes	11	11	$52.00	$29.25

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

Internal Medicine Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207R00000X

State License MO 103359

A physician who provides long-term, comprehensive care in the office and the hospital, managing both common and complex illness of adolescents, adults and the elderly. Internists are trained in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer, infections and diseases affecting the heart, blood, kidneys, joints and digestive, respiratory and vascular systems. They are also trained in the essentials of primary care internal medicine, which incorporates an understanding of disease prevention, wellness, substance abuse, mental health and effective treatment of common problems of the eyes, ears, skin, nervous system and reproductive organs.

Hospital & Practice Group Affiliations

Drs. Mera, Boesch And Kumar, Llc

121 Saint Lukes Ctr Dr, Chesterfield, MO 630173519

Phone: 6366857727

Practice Associates & Co-Workers

Healthcare professionals and specialists practicing at this location or sharing practice phone/fax

2 Associated Practitioners

Dr. Ronald Mera , MD

Internal Medicine

NPI 1538123310

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Dr. Jeffrey Boesch , MD

Internal Medicine

NPI 1972566024

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Career & Practice History Timeline

Chronological log of verified NPI updates, location relocations, credentials, and registry changes

6 Historical Events

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NPI Profile Active December 18, 2007

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location December 18, 2007

Registered at 222 S WOODS MILL RD, SUITE 630, CHESTERFIELD, MO 630173625 (Tel: 3148784141)

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Updated Business Mailing Address December 18, 2007

Registered at 222 S WOODS MILL RD, SUITE 630, CHESTERFIELD, MO 630173625 (Tel: 3148784141)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated December 18, 2007

Recorded as SHANTHI KUMAR, M.D.

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) December 18, 2007

Internal Medicine (License #103359 in MO)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration April 19, 2006

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1497710651

Entity Type:

Individual Provider Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or Solo Healthcare Professional (Type 1 NPI)

Enumeration Date: April 19, 2006

Last Update: December 18, 2007

Sole Proprietor: Yes

Update or Correct Profile

Mailing Address

222 S Woods Mill Rd, Suite 630

Chesterfield, MO 630173625

Phone: 3148784141

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