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Dr. Rakesh Kumar, MD

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(3 Ratings)

Specializes in: Neurosurgery

University of Delhi, University College of Medical Sciences

5106 North Armenia Avenue
Tampa, FL 33603

(813) 877-7463

Dr. Rakesh Kumar, MD is a neurosurgeon in Tampa, FL specializing in neurosurgery. He graduated from University of Delhi, University College of Medical Sciences. Dr. Rakesh Kumar, MD is affiliated with Tampa General Hospital.

Office Locations

Tampa General Hospital

5106 North Armenia Avenue
Tampa, FL 33603

(813) 877-7463

(813) 350-0626

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Rakesh Kumar, MD in 2024

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Top 25%

By Volume:

cervical spine surgery

spine surgery procedures

In 2012, Dr. Rakesh Kumar, MD performed more cervical spine surgery, and spine surgery procedures procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Florida.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Rakesh Kumar, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Tampa, FL during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, spinal procedures and arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery).

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

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	34
decompression surgery	31
doctor visit	249
hospital care	228
inpatient care	228
neck surgery	29
nerve procedures	31
spinal procedures	101

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Rakesh Kumar, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Tampa, FL during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, spinal procedures and arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery).

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

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	22
decompression surgery	12
doctor visit	208
hospital care	204
inpatient care	204
nerve procedures	12
spinal procedures	53

2013 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	85
Female	141

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	160
Black	0
Hispanic	34
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	92
From 75 to 84	67
85 and over	24
Less than 65	43

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	23
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	41
Dementia	18
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Rakesh Kumar, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Tampa, FL during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, spinal procedures and arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery).

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

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	30
decompression surgery	23
doctor visit	260
hospital care	208
inpatient care	208
neck surgery	24
nerve procedures	23
spinal procedures	68

2014 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	105
Female	142

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	188
Black	19
Hispanic	28
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	105
From 75 to 84	75
85 and over	29
Less than 65	38

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	20
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	40
Dementia	17
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Rakesh Kumar, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Tampa, FL during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, spinal procedures and neck surgery.

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

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	43
decompression surgery	22
doctor visit	204
hospital care	217
inpatient care	217
neck surgery	46
nerve procedures	22
spinal procedures	109

2015 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	174
Female	254

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	326
Black	48
Hispanic	32
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	166
From 75 to 84	134
85 and over	72
Less than 65	56

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	21
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	22
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	36
Dementia	19
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Rakesh Kumar, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Tampa, FL during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, spinal procedures and arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery).

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

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	34
decompression surgery	14
doctor visit	137
hospital care	194
inpatient care	194
neck surgery	29
nerve procedures	14
spinal procedures	86

2016 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	71
Female	120

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	140
Black	19
Hispanic	20
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	73
From 75 to 84	63
85 and over	26
Less than 65	29

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	21
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	32
Osteoperosis	22
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	32
Dementia	23
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Rakesh Kumar, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Tampa, FL during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, spinal procedures and neck surgery.

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

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	25
decompression surgery	11
doctor visit	118
hospital care	182
inpatient care	182
neck surgery	25
nerve procedures	11
spinal procedures	64

2017 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	73
Female	94

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	127
Black	0
Hispanic	19
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	67
From 75 to 84	54
85 and over	25
Less than 65	21

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	23
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	38
Dementia	25
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Rakesh Kumar, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Tampa, FL during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, spinal procedures and arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery).

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

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	27
decompression surgery	11
doctor visit	186
hospital care	217
inpatient care	217
neck surgery	23
nerve procedures	11
spinal procedures	64

2018 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	100
Female	122

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	154
Black	24
Hispanic	27
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	91
From 75 to 84	78
85 and over	21
Less than 65	32

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	23
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	37
Dementia	22
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Rakesh Kumar, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Tampa, FL during 2019 were spinal procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and nerve procedures.

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

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	34
decompression surgery	41
doctor visit	200
hospital care	89
inpatient care	89
neck surgery	29
nerve procedures	41
spinal procedures	107

2019 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	84
Female	105

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	126
Black	21
Hispanic	25
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	87
From 75 to 84	69
85 and over	14
Less than 65	19

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	18
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	43
Dementia	25
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Rakesh Kumar, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Tampa, FL during 2020 were spinal procedures, arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery), nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

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

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	48
bone surgery	13
decompression surgery	45
doctor visit	207
neck surgery	45
nerve procedures	45
spinal procedures	162

2020 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	71
Female	99

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	129
Black	16
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	99
From 75 to 84	50
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	24
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	36
Dementia	16
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Rakesh Kumar, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Tampa, FL during 2021 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and hospital care.

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

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	24
decompression surgery	32
doctor visit	228
hospital care	30
inpatient care	30
neck surgery	26
nerve procedures	32
spinal procedures	92

2021 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	75
Female	99

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	136
Black	0
Hispanic	12
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	84
From 75 to 84	58
85 and over	12
Less than 65	20

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	29
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	29
Dementia	14
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Rakesh Kumar, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Tampa, FL during 2022 were spinal procedures, neck surgery, arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery) and nerve procedures.

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

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	42
decompression surgery	37
doctor visit	246
neck surgery	42
nerve procedures	37
spinal procedures	129

2022 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	89
Female	101

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	143
Black	0
Hispanic	16
Asian	13
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	88
From 75 to 84	78
85 and over	11
Less than 65	13

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	33
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	32
Dementia	8
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Rakesh Kumar, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Tampa, FL during 2023 were spinal procedures, arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery), neck surgery and nerve procedures.

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

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	44
decompression surgery	36
doctor visit	197
neck surgery	37
nerve procedures	36
spinal procedures	135

2023 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	64
Female	103

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	135
Black	0
Hispanic	15
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	72
From 75 to 84	75
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rakesh Kumar, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	22
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	43
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	35
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	33
Dementia	0
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2024 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Rakesh Kumar, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Tampa, FL during 2024 were spinal procedures, arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery), nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

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

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	34
decompression surgery	31
doctor visit	231
neck surgery	27
nerve procedures	31
spinal procedures	103

2024 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	65
Female	96

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	120
Black	0
Hispanic	13
Asian	0
Other	11
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	79
From 75 to 84	68
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rakesh Kumar, MD in 2024

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	30
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	34
Dementia	9
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2024

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

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Rakesh Kumar, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Tampa, FL were hospital care, inpatient care, spinal procedures and arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery).

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	33
bone surgery	13
decompression surgery	26
doctor visit	205
hospital care	174
inpatient care	174
neck surgery	31
nerve procedures	26
spinal procedures	97

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2024

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

**Gender**
Male	81
Female	113

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	11
Asian / Pacific Islander	1
Non-Hispanic White	144
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	18
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	66
85 and over	18
Less than 65	20
65 to 74	84

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rakesh Kumar, MD From 2012 - 2024

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

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	16
Osteoporosis	22
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	33
Atrial Fibrillation	14
Dementia	15
Cancer	14

Education & Training

Dr. Rakesh Kumar, MD graduated from University of Delhi, University College of Medical Sciences. He has a state license in Florida.

Medical School: University of Delhi, University College of Medical Sciences

Licensed In: Florida

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Rakesh Kumar, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.83 out of 5 stars based on 3 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Rakesh Kumar, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Tampa, FL.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Globus Medical, Inc.	$3,781 Excelsius GPS $1,520	CALIBER $1,083	RISE $496	MARS 3VL Retractor $334	CREO $327	Other $21
Carlsmed, Inc.	$1,447 aprevo $1,447
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.	$863 Spine $194	Teligen $150	FORTEO $110	EXPEDIUM $108	FIBERGRAFT $105	Other $196
Zimmer Holding Inc	$446 Spine $446
Highridge Medical LLC	$314 Virage $314
Other	$2,905 I-FACTOR PEPTIDE ENHANCED BONE GRAFT $299	Other - Miscellaneous $223	INTER FIX $195	Pico $178	WaveWriter Alpha Prime 16 $165	Other $1,844

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$4,833
Travel and Lodging	$4,755
Education	$168

Biography

Dr. Rakesh Kumar is a specialist in neurosurgery. Patients rated him highly, giving him an average of 5.0 stars (out of 5). He attended medical school at the University of Delhi, University College of Medical Sciences. Dr. Kumar is affiliated with Tampa General Hospital. According to Tampa General Hospital, new patients are welcome to contact his office in Tampa, FL.