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Dr. Shantha S. Kumar, MD

(Dr. Shantha Kumar, M.D.)

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Specializes in: Adult Cardiology

Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute

99 S Gold Drive
Apache Junction, AZ 85120

(480) 962-0101

Dr. Shantha S. Kumar, MD is a cardiologist in Mesa, AZ specializing in adult cardiology. He graduated from Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute. Dr. Shantha S. Kumar, MD is affiliated with Dignity Health, GOLDFIELD MEDICAL CLINICS LLC, CLEAR CHOICE PHYSICIANS, LLC and Chandler Regional Medical Center Mercy Gilbert Medical Center Arizona General Hospital - Mesa.

Office Locations

Chandler Regional Medical Center Mercy Gilbert Medical Center Arizona General Hospital - Mesa

7615 E Baseline Road Suite 1
Mesa, AZ 85209

(480) 962-0101

(480) 962-0202

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99 S Gold Drive
Apache Junction, AZ 85120

(480) 962-0101

(480) 962-0202

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Shantha S. Kumar, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Volume:

lower extremity venous duplex

ultrasound

vascular procedures

By Affordability:

emergency care

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within Arizona, Dr. Shantha S. Kumar, MD performed more lower extremity venous duplex, ultrasound (sonogram), and vascular procedures procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for emergency care that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 10%

By Affordability:

emergency room care

In 2023, Dr. Shantha S. Kumar, MD had a list price for emergency room (ER) care that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of providers in related specialties within Arizona. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 25%

By Volume:

abdominal aortogram

ankle brachial index

cardiac stress testing

cardiac procedures

carotid duplex ultrasound

Doppler echocardiography

echocardiogram

extremity arteriogram

lower extremity arterial duplex

myocardial perfusion SPECT

nuclear scan

By Affordability:

left heart catheterization

venous ultrasound

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Arizona, Dr. Shantha S. Kumar, MD performed more abdominal aortogram, ankle brachial index (ABI), cardiac (heart) stress testing, cardiac procedures, carotid duplex ultrasound, Doppler echocardiography, echocardiogram (echo), extremity arteriogram, lower extremity arterial duplex, myocardial perfusion SPECT, and nuclear scan procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for angiogram (angiography), blood tests, coronary angiogram, lab tests, left heart catheterization, and venous ultrasound that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Shantha S. Kumar, MD treated as a cardiologist in Mesa, AZ during 2012 were cardiac procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Shantha S. Kumar, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	53
cardiac procedures	997
catheterization	154
diagnostic procedures	100
doctor visit	695
hospital care	835
inpatient care	785
lab tests	619
minimally invasive procedures	171
nuclear scan	241
outpatient care	50
stent placement (stenting)	54
stress testing	611
ultrasound (sonogram)	210
vascular procedures	100

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Shantha S. Kumar, MD treated as a cardiologist in Mesa, AZ during 2013 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), stress testing and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Shantha S. Kumar, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	26
angioplasty	62
cardiac procedures	1223
catheterization	203
diagnostic procedures	110
doctor visit	1304
hospital care	465
inpatient care	465
lab tests	402
minimally invasive procedures	221
nuclear scan	112
stent placement (stenting)	62
stress testing	484
ultrasound (sonogram)	636
vascular procedures	151

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shantha S. Kumar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	499
Female	423

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	836
Black	25
Hispanic	29
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	14

**Age**
From 65 to 74	360
From 75 to 84	334
85 and over	157
Less than 65	71

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shantha S. Kumar, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	34
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	40
Dementia	11
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Shantha S. Kumar, MD treated as a cardiologist in Mesa, AZ during 2014 were lab tests, cardiac procedures, inpatient care and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Shantha S. Kumar, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	14
angioplasty	54
cardiac procedures	784
catheterization	159
diagnostic procedures	78
doctor visit	2081
hospital care	460
inpatient care	460
lab tests	1026
minimally invasive procedures	159
nuclear scan	168
stent placement (stenting)	54
stress testing	323
ultrasound (sonogram)	387
vascular procedures	195

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shantha S. Kumar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	343
Female	301

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	557
Black	21
Hispanic	33
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	16

**Age**
From 65 to 74	247
From 75 to 84	216
85 and over	119
Less than 65	62

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shantha S. Kumar, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	32
Heart Failure	49
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	37
Dementia	14
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Shantha S. Kumar, MD treated as a cardiologist in Mesa, AZ during 2015 were cardiac procedures, lab tests, ultrasound (sonogram) and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Shantha S. Kumar, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	23
angioplasty	60
cardiac procedures	928
catheterization	172
diagnostic procedures	82
doctor visit	1904
hospital care	459
inpatient care	459
lab tests	865
minimally invasive procedures	172
nuclear scan	173
stent placement (stenting)	60
stress testing	366
ultrasound (sonogram)	512
vascular procedures	223

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shantha S. Kumar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	844
Female	712

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1352
Black	52
Hispanic	72
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	38

**Age**
From 65 to 74	578
From 75 to 84	588
85 and over	278
Less than 65	112

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shantha S. Kumar, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	66
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	35
Heart Failure	45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	39
Dementia	16
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Shantha S. Kumar, MD treated as a cardiologist in Mesa, AZ during 2016 were cardiac procedures, lab tests, ultrasound (sonogram) and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Shantha S. Kumar, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	11
angioplasty	72
blood draw	29
cardiac procedures	809
catheterization	192
diagnostic procedures	84
doctor visit	1678
hospital care	445
inpatient care	445
lab tests	638
minimally invasive procedures	192
nuclear scan	134
stent placement (stenting)	72
stress testing	286
ultrasound (sonogram)	449
vascular procedures	278

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shantha S. Kumar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	386
Female	307

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	615
Black	18
Hispanic	25
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	19

**Age**
From 65 to 74	285
From 75 to 84	241
85 and over	114
Less than 65	53

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shantha S. Kumar, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	69
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	30
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	33
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	39
Dementia	13
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Shantha S. Kumar, MD treated as a cardiologist in Mesa, AZ during 2017 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), lab tests and stress testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Shantha S. Kumar, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	19
angioplasty	98
blood draw	37
cardiac procedures	1246
catheterization	216
diagnostic procedures	98
doctor visit	1690
hospital care	473
inpatient care	430
lab tests	525
minimally invasive procedures	230
nuclear scan	187
outpatient care	43
stent placement (stenting)	40
stress testing	519
ultrasound (sonogram)	672
vascular procedures	389

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shantha S. Kumar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	437
Female	361

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	690
Black	24
Hispanic	48
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	19

**Age**
From 65 to 74	329
From 75 to 84	282
85 and over	131
Less than 65	56

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shantha S. Kumar, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	62
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	38
Dementia	14
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Shantha S. Kumar, MD treated as a cardiologist in Mesa, AZ during 2018 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), stress testing and vascular procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Shantha S. Kumar, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	15
ambulatory monitoring	40
angioplasty	112
blood draw	22
cardiac procedures	1618
catheterization	298
diagnostic procedures	130
doctor visit	1540
hospital care	407
inpatient care	353
lab tests	525
minimally invasive procedures	298
nuclear scan	214
outpatient care	54
stent placement (stenting)	112
stress testing	632
ultrasound (sonogram)	977
vascular procedures	554

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shantha S. Kumar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	552
Female	532

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	887
Black	29
Hispanic	106
Asian	15
Other	13
Native American	34

**Age**
From 65 to 74	429
From 75 to 84	409
85 and over	147
Less than 65	99

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shantha S. Kumar, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	41
Dementia	14
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Shantha S. Kumar, MD treated as a cardiologist in Mesa, AZ during 2019 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), vascular procedures and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Shantha S. Kumar, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	34
angioplasty	80
blood draw	32
cardiac procedures	1210
catheterization	205
diagnostic procedures	85
doctor visit	1597
emergency care	13
hospital care	449
inpatient care	400
lab tests	464
minimally invasive procedures	205
nuclear scan	181
outpatient care	49
stent placement (stenting)	80
stress testing	408
ultrasound (sonogram)	898
vascular procedures	476

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shantha S. Kumar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	452
Female	472

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	775
Black	0
Hispanic	76
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	46

**Age**
From 65 to 74	388
From 75 to 84	342
85 and over	142
Less than 65	52

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shantha S. Kumar, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	64
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	38
Dementia	15
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Shantha S. Kumar, MD treated as a cardiologist in Mesa, AZ during 2020 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), vascular procedures and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Shantha S. Kumar, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	23
angioplasty	46
blood draw	32
cardiac procedures	1116
catheterization	145
diagnostic procedures	76
doctor visit	2411
hospital care	308
inpatient care	284
lab tests	465
minimally invasive procedures	158
nuclear scan	182
outpatient care	24
stent placement (stenting)	46
stress testing	438
ultrasound (sonogram)	996
vascular procedures	669

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shantha S. Kumar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	454
Female	462

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	797
Black	17
Hispanic	50
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	32

**Age**
From 65 to 74	379
From 75 to 84	351
85 and over	138
Less than 65	48

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shantha S. Kumar, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	62
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	34
Dementia	14
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Shantha S. Kumar, MD treated as a cardiologist in Mesa, AZ during 2021 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), vascular procedures and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Shantha S. Kumar, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	98
angioplasty	54
blood draw	43
cardiac procedures	1173
catheterization	155
diagnostic procedures	74
doctor visit	2114
hospital care	210
inpatient care	195
lab tests	465
minimally invasive procedures	190
nuclear scan	188
outpatient care	15
stent placement (stenting)	54
stress testing	438
ultrasound (sonogram)	1112
vascular procedures	936

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shantha S. Kumar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	413
Female	408

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	725
Black	17
Hispanic	42
Asian	0
Other	16
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	334
From 75 to 84	317
85 and over	125
Less than 65	45

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shantha S. Kumar, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	34
Dementia	13
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Shantha S. Kumar, MD treated as a cardiologist in Mesa, AZ during 2022 were ultrasound (sonogram), cardiac procedures, vascular procedures and stress testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Shantha S. Kumar, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	11
ambulatory monitoring	65
angioplasty	26
blood draw	23
cardiac procedures	1036
catheterization	71
diagnostic procedures	32
doctor visit	2079
emergency care	13
hospital care	81
inpatient care	81
lab tests	278
minimally invasive procedures	71
nuclear scan	207
pelvic imaging	11
stent placement (stenting)	26
stress testing	456
ultrasound (sonogram)	1182
vascular procedures	908

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shantha S. Kumar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	410
Female	425

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	730
Black	17
Hispanic	53
Asian	0
Other	14
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	300
From 75 to 84	325
85 and over	166
Less than 65	44

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shantha S. Kumar, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	37
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	34
Dementia	11
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Shantha S. Kumar, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Shantha S. Kumar, MD treated as a cardiologist in Mesa, AZ were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), lab tests and stress testing.

abdominal imaging	13
ambulatory monitoring	36
angioplasty	66
blood draw	31
cardiac procedures	1103
catheterization	179
diagnostic procedures	86
doctor visit	1735
emergency care	13
hospital care	417
inpatient care	396
lab tests	570
minimally invasive procedures	187
nuclear scan	180
outpatient care	39
pelvic imaging	11
stent placement (stenting)	60
stress testing	451
ultrasound (sonogram)	730
vascular procedures	443

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shantha S. Kumar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	435
Female	400

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	20
Asian / Pacific Islander	1
Non-Hispanic White	724
Hispanic	48
Native American / Alaskan Native	19
Other	3

**Age**
75 to 84	309
85 and over	137
Less than 65	58
65 to 74	329

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shantha S. Kumar, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Shantha S. Kumar, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	34
Atrial Fibrillation	27
Cancer	10
Dementia	12

Education & Training

Dr. Shantha S. Kumar, MD graduated from Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute. He is certified by the Internal Medicine (Sub: Cardiovascular Disease) and has a state license in Arizona.

Medical School: Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute

Board Certification: Internal Medicine (Sub: Cardiovascular Disease)

Licensed In: Arizona

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Shantha S. Kumar, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Dignity Health

GOLDFIELD MEDICAL CLINICS LLC

CLEAR CHOICE PHYSICIANS, LLC

Chandler Regional Medical Center Mercy Gilbert Medical Center Arizona General Hospital - Mesa

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Shantha S. Kumar, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Abbott Laboratories	$1,929 Xience V coronary stent system $1,614	Quadra Assura CRT Defibrillator $46	Confirm Rx $45	DRAGONFLY OPSTAR $42	GALLANT $38	Other $145
Boston Scientific Corporation	$1,853 Jetstream $947	GENERAL VASCULAR INTERVENTION $219	Angiojet $82	GENERAL ATHERECTOMY $73	IVUS PROGRAMS $55	Other $476
Medtronic, Inc.	$1,850 Micra $1,071	Abre $270	VenaSeal $148	TurboHawk $110	EverFlex $84	Other $167
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.	$1,837 ClosureFast $1,334	VenaSeal $390	SilverHawk $63	HawkOne $42	TurboHawk $8
Cardiovascular Systems Inc.	$739 Atherectomy Device $722	Coronary Orbital Atherectomy System $16
Other	$1,534 TeleSentry $420	Impella $289	Platinium $126	ELIQUIS $121	BRILINTA $100	Other $478

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$4,902
Food and Beverage	$4,193
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$420
Education	$200
Entertainment	$27

Biography

Dr. Shantha Kumar works as an adult cardiology. Dr. Kumar attended medical school at Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute. He is professionally affiliated with Dignity Health. Unfortunately, according to Dignity Health, he is not currently accepting new patients.