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Dr. Babu Shiva Kumar, MD

(5 Ratings)

Specializes in: Internal Medicine (Adult Medicine)

Bangalore University

2543 Dixwell Avenue
Hamden, CT 06514

(203) 230-4160

Dr. Babu Shiva Kumar, MD is an internist in Hamden, CT specializing in internal medicine (adult medicine). He graduated from Bangalore University. Dr. Babu Shiva Kumar, MD is affiliated with Yale New Haven Health.

Office Locations

2543 Dixwell Avenue
Hamden, CT 06514

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Babu Shiva Kumar, MD treated as an internist in Hamden, CT during 2012 were lab tests, preventive care, vaccines and breathing treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Babu Shiva Kumar, MD for Medicare patients.

breathing treatment	17
doctor visit	3032
lab tests	190
preventive care	111
vaccines	111

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Babu Shiva Kumar, MD treated as an internist in Hamden, CT during 2013 were lab tests, preventive care, vaccines and breathing treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Babu Shiva Kumar, MD for Medicare patients.

breathing treatment	27
doctor visit	2374
lab tests	193
preventive care	103
skin testing	11
tuberculosis (TB) testing	11
vaccines	103

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Babu Shiva Kumar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	324
Female	494

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	494
Black	230
Hispanic	57
Asian	19
Other	18
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	254
From 75 to 84	197
85 and over	127
Less than 65	240

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Babu Shiva Kumar, MD in 2013

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	35
Dementia	10
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Babu Shiva Kumar, MD treated as an internist in Hamden, CT during 2014 were lab tests, preventive care, vaccines and breathing treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Babu Shiva Kumar, MD for Medicare patients.

breathing treatment	56
doctor visit	2568
lab tests	195
preventive care	126
vaccines	126

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Babu Shiva Kumar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	315
Female	526

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	501
Black	238
Hispanic	58
Asian	21
Other	23
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	271
From 75 to 84	186
85 and over	123
Less than 65	261

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Babu Shiva Kumar, MD in 2014

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	35
Dementia	9
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Babu Shiva Kumar, MD treated as an internist in Hamden, CT during 2015 were lab tests, preventive care, vaccines and breathing treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Babu Shiva Kumar, MD for Medicare patients.

breathing treatment	40
doctor visit	2557
lab tests	231
preventive care	120
vaccines	120

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Babu Shiva Kumar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	678
Female	1040

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	972
Black	506
Hispanic	144
Asian	0
Other	56
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	534
From 75 to 84	368
85 and over	264
Less than 65	552

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Babu Shiva Kumar, MD in 2015

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	35
Dementia	10
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Babu Shiva Kumar, MD treated as an internist in Hamden, CT during 2016 were lab tests, preventive care, vaccines and breathing treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Babu Shiva Kumar, MD for Medicare patients.

breathing treatment	51
diabetes management	16
doctor visit	2749
lab tests	254
preventive care	144
vaccines	144

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Babu Shiva Kumar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	341
Female	552

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	483
Black	284
Hispanic	71
Asian	28
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	289
From 75 to 84	191
85 and over	128
Less than 65	285

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Babu Shiva Kumar, MD in 2016

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	35
Dementia	11
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Babu Shiva Kumar, MD treated as an internist in Hamden, CT during 2017 were lab tests, preventive care, vaccines and breathing treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Babu Shiva Kumar, MD for Medicare patients.

breathing treatment	93
diabetes management	25
doctor visit	2805
lab tests	287
preventive care	128
vaccines	128

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Babu Shiva Kumar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	352
Female	569

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	486
Black	306
Hispanic	75
Asian	28
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	329
From 75 to 84	179
85 and over	123
Less than 65	290

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Babu Shiva Kumar, MD in 2017

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	38
Dementia	11
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Babu Shiva Kumar, MD treated as an internist in Hamden, CT during 2018 were chronic care, lab tests, breathing treatment and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Babu Shiva Kumar, MD for Medicare patients.

breathing treatment	96
chronic care	2141
diabetes management	31
doctor visit	2456
lab tests	219
preventive care	55
vaccines	55

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Babu Shiva Kumar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	361
Female	505

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	463
Black	271
Hispanic	75
Asian	30
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	303
From 75 to 84	159
85 and over	117
Less than 65	287

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Babu Shiva Kumar, MD in 2018

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	36
Dementia	10
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Babu Shiva Kumar, MD treated as an internist in Hamden, CT during 2019 were chronic care, lab tests, breathing treatment and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Babu Shiva Kumar, MD for Medicare patients.

breathing treatment	72
chronic care	1401
diabetes management	28
doctor visit	2263
lab tests	240
preventive care	61
vaccines	61

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Babu Shiva Kumar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	361
Female	478

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	421
Black	263
Hispanic	91
Asian	34
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	294
From 75 to 84	165
85 and over	105
Less than 65	275

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Babu Shiva Kumar, MD in 2019

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	38
Dementia	11
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Babu Shiva Kumar, MD treated as an internist in Hamden, CT during 2020 were chronic care, lab tests, breathing treatment and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Babu Shiva Kumar, MD for Medicare patients.

breathing treatment	19
chronic care	1020
doctor visit	1376
lab tests	69
preventive care	12
vaccines	12

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Babu Shiva Kumar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	286
Female	379

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	347
Black	204
Hispanic	60
Asian	27
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	237
From 75 to 84	114
85 and over	93
Less than 65	221

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Babu Shiva Kumar, MD in 2020

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	38
Dementia	12
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Babu Shiva Kumar, MD treated as an internist in Hamden, CT during 2021 were chronic care, lab tests, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Babu Shiva Kumar, MD for Medicare patients.

chronic care	452
doctor visit	1325
lab tests	71
preventive care	20
vaccines	20

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Babu Shiva Kumar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	260
Female	315

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	304
Black	165
Hispanic	49
Asian	30
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	215
From 75 to 84	108
85 and over	77
Less than 65	175

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Babu Shiva Kumar, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	38
Dementia	11
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Babu Shiva Kumar, MD treated as an internist in Hamden, CT during 2022 were lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Babu Shiva Kumar, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	1397
lab tests	61

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Babu Shiva Kumar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	263
Female	276

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	295
Black	147
Hispanic	46
Asian	27
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	208
From 75 to 84	110
85 and over	70
Less than 65	151

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Babu Shiva Kumar, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	38
Dementia	6
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Babu Shiva Kumar, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Babu Shiva Kumar, MD treated as an internist in Hamden, CT were chronic care, lab tests, preventive care and vaccines.

chronic care	1253
diabetes management	25
doctor visit	2263
lab tests	182
preventive care	88
skin testing	11
tuberculosis (TB) testing	11
vaccines	88

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Babu Shiva Kumar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	321
Female	466

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	237
Asian / Pacific Islander	22
Non-Hispanic White	433
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	66
Other	8

**Age**
75 to 84	161
85 and over	111
Less than 65	248
65 to 74	266

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

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Babu Shiva Kumar, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	15
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	33
Atrial Fibrillation	7
Dementia	9
Cancer	6

Education & Training

Dr. Babu Shiva Kumar, MD graduated from Bangalore University. He completed residency at Hospital of Saint Raphael. He has a state license in Connecticut.

Medical School: Bangalore University

Residency: Hospital of Saint Raphael

Licensed In: Connecticut

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Babu Shiva Kumar, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Yale New Haven Health

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Babu Shiva Kumar, MD has a good overall rating with an average of 2.6 out of 5 stars based on 5 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Babu Shiva Kumar, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Hamden, CT.

2.6

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Novo Nordisk Inc	$2,881 Ozempic $547	Victoza $537	RYBELSUS $520	Tresiba $502	Levemir $222	Other $553
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$2,415 FARXIGA $1,119	SYMBICORT $423	BYDUREON $207	CRESTOR $159	BREZTRI $153	Other $354
Pfizer Inc.	$1,503 ELIQUIS $361	NURTEC ODT $304	COLOGUARD $251	EUCRISA $156	COLOGUARD DNA CAPTURE REAGENTS $155	Other $277
Lilly USA, LLC	$1,417 TRULICITY $511	JARDIANCE $410	MOUNJARO $201	BASAGLAR $147	GLYXAMBI $67	Other $80
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$1,351 JARDIANCE $875	STIOLTO $114	SPIRIVA RESPIMAT $101	GLYXAMBI $90	TRADJENTA $74	Other $98
Other	$10,751 Repatha $671	NASCOBAL $443	Vascepa $368	TOUJEO $367	JANUMET XR $353	Other $8,549

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$19,872
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$215
Education	$138
Consulting Fee	$93

Biography

Dr. Babu Kumar has received a 2.5 out of 5 star rating by his patients. Dr. Kumar obtained his medical school training at Bangalore University and performed his residency at Hospital of Saint Raphael. He is affiliated with Yale New Haven Health. He is not accepting new patients at this time according to Yale New Haven Health.