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Dr. Priya Velappan Kumar, MD

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Specializes in: Adult Cardiology

421 Epting Avenue
Greenwood, SC 29646

(864) 227-6818

Dr. Priya Velappan Kumar, MD is a cardiologist in Greenwood, SC specializing in adult cardiology.

Office Locations

421 Epting Avenue
Greenwood, SC 29646

(864) 227-6818

(864) 227-0850

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In The News

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

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

Top 5%

By Affordability:

hospital care

inpatient care

inpatient hospital care

In 2023, Dr. Priya Velappan 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 95% of providers in related specialties within South Carolina. 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. Priya Velappan Kumar, MD treated as a cardiologist in Greenwood, SC during 2012 were lab tests, cardiac procedures, inpatient care and hospital care.

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

ambulatory monitoring	19
blood draw	85
cardiac procedures	481
cardioversion	12
catheterization	51
diagnostic procedures	35
doctor visit	777
hospital care	269
inpatient care	269
lab tests	506
minimally invasive procedures	51
nuclear scan	81
preventive care	42
stent placement (stenting)	16
stress testing	163
ultrasound (sonogram)	259
vascular procedures	60

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Priya Velappan Kumar, MD treated as a cardiologist in Greenwood, SC during 2013 were cardiac procedures, lab tests, ultrasound (sonogram) and inpatient care.

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

ambulatory monitoring	16
angioplasty	44
blood draw	134
cardiac procedures	756
cardioversion	13
catheterization	125
diagnostic procedures	59
doctor visit	903
hospital care	238
inpatient care	238
lab tests	511
minimally invasive procedures	145
nuclear scan	116
preventive care	77
stent placement (stenting)	44
stress testing	212
ultrasound (sonogram)	469
vascular procedures	125

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Priya Velappan Kumar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	775
Female	832

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1294
Black	302
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	611
From 75 to 84	501
85 and over	246
Less than 65	249

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	61
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	31
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	41
Dementia	15
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Priya Velappan Kumar, MD treated as a cardiologist in Greenwood, SC during 2014 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), lab tests and inpatient care.

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

ambulatory monitoring	42
angioplasty	34
blood draw	75
cardiac procedures	736
cardioversion	23
catheterization	91
diagnostic procedures	40
doctor visit	1135
hospital care	257
inpatient care	257
lab tests	372
minimally invasive procedures	123
nuclear scan	126
preventive care	63
stent placement (stenting)	34
stress testing	218
ultrasound (sonogram)	452
vascular procedures	107

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Priya Velappan Kumar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	670
Female	740

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1141
Black	257
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	547
From 75 to 84	458
85 and over	225
Less than 65	180

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	62
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	35
Heart Failure	50
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	40
Dementia	12
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Priya Velappan Kumar, MD treated as a cardiologist in Greenwood, SC during 2015 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), lab tests and inpatient care.

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

ambulatory monitoring	58
angioplasty	32
blood draw	56
cardiac procedures	736
cardioversion	20
catheterization	90
diagnostic procedures	42
doctor visit	1142
hospital care	240
inpatient care	240
lab tests	357
minimally invasive procedures	118
nuclear scan	117
preventive care	28
stent placement (stenting)	32
stress testing	217
ultrasound (sonogram)	386
vascular procedures	57

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Priya Velappan Kumar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1238
Female	1372

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2074
Black	506
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1002
From 75 to 84	792
85 and over	432
Less than 65	384

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	37
Heart Failure	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	41
Dementia	15
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Priya Velappan Kumar, MD treated as a cardiologist in Greenwood, SC during 2016 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), lab tests and inpatient care.

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

angioplasty	26
blood draw	21
cardiac procedures	702
cardioversion	33
catheterization	138
diagnostic procedures	99
doctor visit	1147
hospital care	230
inpatient care	230
lab tests	423
minimally invasive procedures	183
nuclear scan	109
stent placement (stenting)	26
stress testing	131
ultrasound (sonogram)	445
vascular procedures	99

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Priya Velappan Kumar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	613
Female	690

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1059
Black	227
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	513
From 75 to 84	422
85 and over	221
Less than 65	147

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	23
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	38
Heart Failure	49
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	40
Dementia	14
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Priya Velappan Kumar, MD treated as a cardiologist in Greenwood, SC during 2017 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), lab tests and inpatient care.

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

angioplasty	36
blood draw	58
cardiac procedures	620
cardioversion	23
catheterization	113
diagnostic procedures	59
doctor visit	1097
hospital care	175
inpatient care	175
lab tests	367
minimally invasive procedures	143
nuclear scan	108
stent placement (stenting)	36
stress testing	108
ultrasound (sonogram)	416
vascular procedures	95

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Priya Velappan Kumar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	543
Female	601

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	962
Black	170
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	457
From 75 to 84	388
85 and over	175
Less than 65	124

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	38
Heart Failure	48
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	39
Dementia	12
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Priya Velappan Kumar, MD treated as a cardiologist in Greenwood, SC during 2018 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), lab tests and inpatient care.

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

angioplasty	30
blood draw	52
cardiac procedures	706
cardioversion	21
catheterization	114
diagnostic procedures	69
doctor visit	1055
hospital care	242
inpatient care	242
lab tests	270
minimally invasive procedures	140
nuclear scan	107
stent placement (stenting)	30
stress testing	127
ultrasound (sonogram)	465
vascular procedures	69

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Priya Velappan Kumar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	747
Female	834

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1235
Black	326
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	565
From 75 to 84	523
85 and over	267
Less than 65	226

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	30
Heart Failure	45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	41
Dementia	16
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Priya Velappan Kumar, MD treated as a cardiologist in Greenwood, SC during 2019 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), inpatient care and hospital care.

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

angioplasty	48
blood draw	54
cardiac procedures	737
cardioversion	18
catheterization	121
diagnostic procedures	49
doctor visit	840
hospital care	226
inpatient care	226
lab tests	148
minimally invasive procedures	164
nuclear scan	114
stent placement (stenting)	48
stress testing	143
ultrasound (sonogram)	441
vascular procedures	65

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Priya Velappan Kumar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	850
Female	855

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1352
Black	329
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	11
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	661
From 75 to 84	541
85 and over	298
Less than 65	205

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	30
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	40
Dementia	16
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Priya Velappan Kumar, MD treated as a cardiologist in Greenwood, SC during 2020 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), inpatient care and hospital care.

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

angioplasty	24
blood draw	62
cardiac procedures	697
catheterization	71
diagnostic procedures	35
doctor visit	636
hospital care	168
inpatient care	168
lab tests	165
minimally invasive procedures	116
nuclear scan	120
stent placement (stenting)	24
stress testing	120
ultrasound (sonogram)	478
vascular procedures	49

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Priya Velappan Kumar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	908
Female	965

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1487
Black	355
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	19
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	678
From 75 to 84	639
85 and over	329
Less than 65	227

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	30
Heart Failure	45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	41
Dementia	18
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Priya Velappan Kumar, MD treated as a cardiologist in Greenwood, SC during 2021 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), inpatient care and hospital care.

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

angioplasty	46
blood draw	27
cardiac procedures	577
cardioversion	13
catheterization	110
diagnostic procedures	41
doctor visit	550
hospital care	222
inpatient care	222
lab tests	129
minimally invasive procedures	136
nuclear scan	72
stent placement (stenting)	46
stress testing	72
ultrasound (sonogram)	395
vascular procedures	41

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Priya Velappan Kumar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	697
Female	732

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1177
Black	230
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	520
From 75 to 84	509
85 and over	250
Less than 65	150

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	31
Heart Failure	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	39
Dementia	16
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Priya Velappan Kumar, MD treated as a cardiologist in Greenwood, SC during 2022 were cardiac procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and ultrasound (sonogram).

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

cardiac procedures	64
catheterization	16
diagnostic procedures	16
hospital care	63
inpatient care	63
minimally invasive procedures	16
nuclear scan	12
stress testing	12
ultrasound (sonogram)	36
vascular procedures	16

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Priya Velappan Kumar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	102
Female	101

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	71
From 75 to 84	73
85 and over	41
Less than 65	18

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	19
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	38
Heart Failure	48
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	50
Dementia	15
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

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

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Priya Velappan Kumar, MD treated as a cardiologist in Greenwood, SC were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), lab tests and inpatient care.

ambulatory monitoring	33
angioplasty	35
blood draw	62
cardiac procedures	619
cardioversion	19
catheterization	94
diagnostic procedures	49
doctor visit	928
hospital care	211
inpatient care	211
lab tests	324
minimally invasive procedures	121
nuclear scan	98
preventive care	52
stent placement (stenting)	33
stress testing	138
ultrasound (sonogram)	385
vascular procedures	71

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Priya Velappan Kumar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	649
Female	702

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	245
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	1086
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	2

**Age**
75 to 84	440
85 and over	225
Less than 65	173
65 to 74	511

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

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Priya Velappan Kumar, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and heart failure.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	37
Atrial Fibrillation	30
Dementia	13
Cancer	10

Education & Training

She has a state license in South Carolina.

Licensed In: South Carolina

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Abbott Laboratories	$778 CardioMEMS $265	PressureWire FFR $107	CardioMEMS HF System $104	Supera peripheral stent system $90	Vascular $62	Other $150
St. Jude Medical, Inc.	$691 Vascular $534	Electrophysiology $59	CRM $40	Electrophysiology (EP) $22	CardioMEMS HF System $13	Other $22
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation	$553 Edwards SAPIEN 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve $530	EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE (THV) $24
Amgen Inc.	$523 Repatha $460	Corlanor $56	$7
ABIOMED	$442 Impella $442
Other	$3,689 CoreValve Evolut $296	ELIQUIS $238	BRILINTA $226	ENTRESTO $225	CT THROMBECTOMY SYSTEM KIT $201	Other $2,501