Babu Shiva Kumar, MD
NPI 1295721942ActiveIndividual· Internal Medicine· Hamden, CT
Internal Medicine (MD) with Family and Internal Medicine of Dixwell Avenue, practicing in Hamden, Connecticut. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $1,817,653 for 16,856 claims, against $141,956 paid for services in 2024. Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP was the largest of 18 companies reporting payments in 2025, $2,522 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Yale-New Haven Hospital as a hospital affiliation.
Overview
| NPI | 1295721942 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | MD |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Sep 27, 2005 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Jul 5, 2013 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internal Medicine Primary | 207R00000X | 032892 | CT |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Internal Medicine (CT) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 436 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 1,953 across 31 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $141,956 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 16,856 · 33,241 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 1,406 |
| Total drug cost | $1,817,653 |
| Generic share | 84% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 1982 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Internal Medicine |
| Telehealth | Offers telehealth |
Medical group
- Family and Internal Medicine of Dixwell AvenueHamden, CT · 2 clinicians
Hospital affiliation
- Yale-New Haven HospitalNew Haven, CT
Other facilities
- All About You Home Care ServicesHome health agency · Naugatuck, CT
- Elara CaringHome health agency · Rocky Hill, CT
- Home Health Specialty Services, IncHome health agency · Hamden, CT
- Masters in Home Care, LLCHome health agency · Rocky Hill, CT
- Yale New Haven Health - Health at HomeHome health agency · Milford, CT
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$2,522 · 133 payments from 18 companies
- 2024$2,458 · 123 payments from 17 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $754.97 | 47 |
| Glaxosmithkline, LLC. | $286.42 | 15 |
| Novo Nordisk Inc | $259.62 | 10 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | $245.22 | 14 |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | $189.86 | 11 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$2,522 · 133 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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