Ajay Kumar in Columbia, Maryland

Additional Medical Specialties Include:
INTERNAL MEDICINE

Medical School: Sorry, his university is not listed
Graduation Year: 1999
The Primary Medical Specialty for Ajay Kumar is listed as: Nephrology
Approximate Years of Experience: 25
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 4789785460
NPI #: 1922141241
NPI Created On: 02/15/2007
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 09/16/2011
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207RN0300X
License Number:
D0065516
Listed Gender: Male

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Forms of insurance accepted by include, but are not limited to:

• CareFirst BlueChoice, Inc.
• Group Hospitalization and Medical Services Inc.
• Medicare

They are listed as accepting new patients.

Languages spoken by staff include: English.

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Services and Procedures include:

1. Insertion of central venous catheter for infusion, patient 5 years or older
2. Replacement of central venous catheter
3. Removal of central venous catheter for infusion
4. Mechanical removal of tissue or obstructive material in central venous catheter
5. Insertion of needle and/or catheter into dialysis circuit, with imaging including radiological supervision and interpretation
6. Insertion of needle and/or catheter into dialysis circuit and balloon dilation of dialysis segment, with imaging including radiological supervision and interpretation
7. Excision of blood clot and/or infusion to dissolve blood clot in dialysis circuit and balloon dilation of dialysis segment, , accessed through the skin, with imaging including radiological supervision and interpretation
8. Balloon dilation of dialysis segment, accessed through the skin, with imaging including radiological supervision and interpretation
9. Automated urinalysis test
10. Creatinine level to test for kidney function or muscle injury
11. Hemodialysis procedure with one physician evaluation
12. Dialysis services (4 or more physician visits per month), patient 20 years of age and older
13. Dialysis services (2-3 physician visits per month), patient 20 years of age and older
14. Moderate sedation services by physician also performing a procedure, patient 5 years of age or older, first 15 minutes
15. Moderate sedation services by physician also performing a procedure, additional 15 minutes
16. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes
17. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes
18. Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 50 minutes per day
19. Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 70 minutes per day
20. Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 25 minutes per day

They took part in Medicare's Electronic Health Record Incentive Program which was designed to help move people over to electronic records and improve the systems that were already in place.
They took part in the Medicare Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS).