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Dr. Biresh Kumar, MD

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Specializes in: Adult Nephrology

5940 Crosslake Parkway
Waco, TX 76712

(254) 666-2999

Dr. Biresh Kumar, MD is a nephrologist in Waco, TX specializing in adult nephrology. Dr. Biresh Kumar, MD is affiliated with CENTRAL TEXAS NEPHROLOGY ASSOCIATES, P.A..

Office Locations

5940 Crosslake Parkway
Waco, TX 76712

(254) 666-2999

(254) 666-6000

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

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hospital care

inpatient care

inpatient hospital care

In 2012, Dr. Biresh Kumar, MD had a list price for hospital care, inpatient care, and inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of providers in related specialties within Texas. 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. Biresh Kumar, MD treated as a nephrologist in Waco, TX during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and blood draw.

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

blood draw	151
dialysis	246
doctor visit	449
hospital care	562
inpatient care	562

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Biresh Kumar, MD treated as a nephrologist in Waco, TX during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and blood draw.

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

blood draw	171
dialysis	228
doctor visit	516
hospital care	537
inpatient care	537

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Biresh Kumar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	306
Female	404

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	332
Black	232
Hispanic	109
Asian	25
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	265
From 75 to 84	172
85 and over	43
Less than 65	230

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	55
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	71
Dementia	14
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Biresh Kumar, MD treated as a nephrologist in Waco, TX during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and blood draw.

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

blood draw	176
dialysis	231
doctor visit	570
hemofiltration	51
hospital care	625
inpatient care	625

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Biresh Kumar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	323
Female	426

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	351
Black	244
Hispanic	114
Asian	24
Other	16
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	278
From 75 to 84	196
85 and over	56
Less than 65	219

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	64
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	58
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	72
Dementia	14
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Biresh Kumar, MD treated as a nephrologist in Waco, TX during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and blood draw.

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

blood draw	239
dialysis	327
doctor visit	595
hemofiltration	50
hospital care	690
inpatient care	690

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Biresh Kumar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	688
Female	892

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	746
Black	490
Hispanic	258
Asian	54
Other	32
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	582
From 75 to 84	426
85 and over	120
Less than 65	452

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	54
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	71
Dementia	16
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Biresh Kumar, MD treated as a nephrologist in Waco, TX during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, blood draw and dialysis.

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

blood draw	306
dialysis	230
doctor visit	518
hospital care	713
inpatient care	713

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Biresh Kumar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	374
Female	438

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	393
Black	256
Hispanic	123
Asian	25
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	306
From 75 to 84	224
85 and over	70
Less than 65	212

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	30
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	49
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	70
Dementia	19
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Biresh Kumar, MD treated as a nephrologist in Waco, TX during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, blood draw and dialysis.

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

blood draw	281
dialysis	178
doctor visit	543
hospital care	522
inpatient care	522

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Biresh Kumar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	399
Female	423

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	348
Black	296
Hispanic	133
Asian	27
Other	18
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	308
From 75 to 84	206
85 and over	64
Less than 65	244

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	70
Dementia	19
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Biresh Kumar, MD treated as a nephrologist in Waco, TX during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, blood draw and dialysis.

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

blood draw	361
dialysis	193
doctor visit	526
hospital care	455
inpatient care	455

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Biresh Kumar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	398
Female	446

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	381
Black	274
Hispanic	140
Asian	34
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	305
From 75 to 84	219
85 and over	60
Less than 65	260

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	68
Dementia	19
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Biresh Kumar, MD treated as a nephrologist in Waco, TX during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, blood draw and dialysis.

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

blood draw	380
dialysis	183
doctor visit	639
hospital care	565
inpatient care	565

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Biresh Kumar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	415
Female	440

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	369
Black	291
Hispanic	137
Asian	37
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	323
From 75 to 84	217
85 and over	58
Less than 65	257

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	49
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	70
Dementia	19
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Biresh Kumar, MD treated as a nephrologist in Waco, TX during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and blood draw.

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

blood draw	149
dialysis	201
doctor visit	453
hemofiltration	29
hospital care	511
inpatient care	511

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Biresh Kumar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	357
Female	404

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	335
Black	260
Hispanic	118
Asian	26
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	271
From 75 to 84	207
85 and over	52
Less than 65	231

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	49
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	69
Dementia	20
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Biresh Kumar, MD treated as a nephrologist in Waco, TX during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

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

dialysis	118
doctor visit	416
hospital care	347
inpatient care	347

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Biresh Kumar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	300
Female	293

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	274
Black	189
Hispanic	82
Asian	27
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	239
From 75 to 84	150
85 and over	46
Less than 65	158

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	68
Dementia	18
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Biresh Kumar, MD treated as a nephrologist in Waco, TX during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

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

dialysis	116
doctor visit	451
hospital care	385
inpatient care	385

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Biresh Kumar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	252
Female	326

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	269
Black	189
Hispanic	76
Asian	32
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	225
From 75 to 84	179
85 and over	35
Less than 65	139

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	66
Dementia	12
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

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

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Biresh Kumar, MD treated as a nephrologist in Waco, TX were hospital care, inpatient care, blood draw and dialysis.

blood draw	246
dialysis	204
doctor visit	516
hemofiltration	43
hospital care	537
inpatient care	537

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Biresh Kumar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	346
Female	408

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	247
Asian / Pacific Islander	28
Non-Hispanic White	345
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	117
Other	8

**Age**
75 to 84	199
85 and over	54
Less than 65	218
65 to 74	282

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

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	68
Asthma	12
Osteoporosis	5
Heart Failure	45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	63
Atrial Fibrillation	11
Dementia	15
Cancer	8

Education & Training

He has a state license in Texas.

Licensed In: Texas

Affiliations & Hospitals

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

CENTRAL TEXAS NEPHROLOGY ASSOCIATES, P.A.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Relypsa, Inc.	$275 VELTASSA $275
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$151 LOKELMA $116	FARXIGA $35
Aurinia Pharma U.S., Inc.	$146 LUPKYNIS $146
Novo Nordisk Inc	$83 Ozempic $83
Amgen Inc.	$78 Parsabiv $78
Other	$242 Auryxia $60	VELTASSA $54	Rituxan $45	SOLIRIS $26	Velphoro $18	Other $40

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$955
Education	$20

Biography

Dr. Biresh Kumar is a Waco, TX physician who specializes in hospital medicine (hospitalist) and adult nephrology. Dr. Kumar has obtained a license to practice in Michigan.

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

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

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2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

2013 Medicare Patient Data

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

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2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

2014 Medicare Patient Data

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

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2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

2015 Medicare Patient Data

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

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2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

2016 Medicare Patient Data

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

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2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

2017 Medicare Patient Data

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

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2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

2018 Medicare Patient Data

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

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2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

2019 Medicare Patient Data

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

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2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

2020 Medicare Patient Data

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

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

2021 Medicare Patient Data

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

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

2022 Medicare Patient Data

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

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

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

Education & Training

Affiliations & Hospitals

Ratings & Reviews

General Payments

Biography

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