Dr Tarun Kumar, MD - Medicare Internal Medicine in Belleville, NJ

Dr Tarun Kumar, MD is a medicare enrolled "Hospitalist" physician in Belleville, New Jersey. He graduated from medical school in 1983 and has 41 years of diverse experience with area of expertise as Internal Medicine. He is a member of the group practice State Of New York Comptrollers Office and his current practice location is 1 Clara Maass Dr, Belleville, New Jersey. You can reach out to his office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (973) 450-2000.

Dr Tarun Kumar is licensed to practice in New Jersey (license number 25MA06374000) and he also participates in the medicare program. He may accept medicare assignments (which means he may accept the Medicare-approved amount; you may be billed for more than the Medicare deductible and coinsurance) and his NPI Number is 1346235926.

Contact Information

Dr Tarun Kumar, MD
1 Clara Maass Dr,
Belleville, NJ 07109-3550
(973) 450-2000
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Physician's Profile

Full NameDr Tarun Kumar
GenderMale
SpecialityInternal Medicine
Experience41 Years
Location1 Clara Maass Dr, Belleville, New Jersey
Accepts Medicare AssignmentsMay be. He may accept the Medicare-approved amount; you may be billed for more than the Medicare deductible and coinsurance.
  Medical Education and Training:
  • Dr Tarun Kumar graduated from medical school in 1983
  NPI Data:
  • NPI Number: 1346235926
  • Provider Enumeration Date: 09/20/2005
  • Last Update Date: 01/26/2016
  Medicare PECOS Information:
  • PECOS PAC ID: 1557345790
  • Enrollment ID: I20080927000213

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for Dr Tarun Kumar such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.
IdentifierTypeStateIssuer
1346235926NPI-NPPES
7278101MedicaidNJ

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

TaxonomyTypeLicense (State)Status
207R00000XInternal Medicine 25MA06374000 (New Jersey)Secondary
208D00000XGeneral Practice 25MA06374000 (New Jersey)Secondary
208M00000XHospitalist 25MA06374000 (New Jersey)Primary

Group Practice Association

Group Practice NameGroup PECOS PAC IDNo. of Members
State Of New York Comptrollers Office084010177098

Medicare Reassignments

Some practitioners may not bill the customers directly but medicare billing happens through clinics / group practice / hospitals where the provider works. Medicare reassignment of benefits is a mechanism by which practitioners allow third parties to bill and receive payment for medicare services performed by them. Dr Tarun Kumar allows following entities to bill medicare on his behalf.
Entity NameState Of New York Comptrollers Office
Entity TypePart B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity IdentifiersNPI Number: 1235142472
PECOS PAC ID: 0840101770
Enrollment ID: O20040313000077

Medicare Part D Prescriber Enrollment

Any physician or other eligible professional who prescribes Part D drugs must either enroll in the Medicare program or opt out in order to prescribe drugs to their patients with Part D prescription drug benefit plans. Dr Tarun Kumar is enrolled with medicare and thus, if eligible, can prescribe medicare part D drugs to patients with medicare part D benefits.

Mailing Address and Practice Location

Mailing AddressPractice Location Address
Dr Tarun Kumar, MD
66 W Gilbert St,
Red Bank, NJ 07701-4918

Ph: (732) 212-0060
Dr Tarun Kumar, MD
1 Clara Maass Dr,
Belleville, NJ 07109-3550

Ph: (973) 450-2000

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