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Dr. Aswini Kumar, MD

(Aswini Kumar, MD)

(105 Ratings)

Specializes in: Cardiology (Heart Disease)

Chengalpattu Medical College

7001 Rogers Avenue Suite 401a Suite 401a Mercy Clinic Cardiology
Fort Smith, AR 72903

(479) 314-4650

Dr. Aswini Kumar, MD is a cardiologist in Fort Smith, AR specializing in cardiology (heart disease). She graduated from Chengalpattu Medical College. Dr. Aswini Kumar, MD is affiliated with Mercy Hospital Ozark, Mercy Hospital Waldron, Mercy Health System, Mercy Hospital Paris, Mercy Hospital Fort Smith, Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Fort Smith, Mercy Hospital Booneville, Mercy Clinic Cardiology - 7001 Rogers Avenue and MERCY CLINIC FORT SMITH COMMUNITIES.

Office Locations

7001 Rogers Avenue Suite 401a Suite 401a Mercy Clinic Cardiology
Fort Smith, AR 72903

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In The News

“During a recent virtual Lunch & Learn from the American Heart Association, Dr. Aswini Kumar, a cardiologist at Mercy Fort Smith, discussed women's heart health and how calcium scoring can help...”—"Calcium scoring can be key to heart attack prevention", Southwest Times Record, March 2021

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

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

Top 5%

By Volume:

cardiac stress testing

cardiac procedures

Doppler echocardiography

echocardiogram

myocardial perfusion SPECT

nuclear scan

stress EKG

transesophageal echocardiography

ultrasound

By Affordability:

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within Arkansas, Dr. Aswini Kumar, MD performed more cardiac (heart) stress testing, cardiac procedures, Doppler echocardiography, echocardiogram (echo), myocardial perfusion SPECT, nuclear scan, stress EKG, transesophageal echocardiography (TEE), and ultrasound (sonogram) procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and she also had a list price for cardiac imaging, electrocardiogram (EKG), Holter monitoring, and stress EKG that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of them. 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.

Top 10%

By Affordability:

ambulatory cardiac monitoring

ambulatory monitoring

echocardiogram

nuclear scan

transthoracic echocardiography

In 2023, Dr. Aswini Kumar, MD had a list price for ambulatory cardiac monitoring, ambulatory monitoring, echocardiogram (echo), nuclear scan, and transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of providers in related specialties within Arkansas. 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.

Top 25%

By Affordability:

cardiac stress testing

color Doppler echocardiography

Doppler echocardiography

hospital care

inpatient care

inpatient hospital care

myocardial perfusion SPECT

nuclear stress test

spectral Doppler echocardiography

SPECT scan

stress testing

transesophageal echocardiography

In 2012, Dr. Aswini Kumar, MD had a list price for cardiac (heart) stress testing, color Doppler echocardiography, Doppler echocardiography, hospital care, inpatient care, inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital), myocardial perfusion SPECT, nuclear stress test (myocardial perfusion imaging), spectral Doppler echocardiography, SPECT scan, stress testing, and transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of providers in related specialties within Arkansas. 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

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Aswini Kumar, MD treated as a cardiologist in Fort Smith, AR during 2019 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), stress testing and hospital care.

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

ambulatory monitoring	14
cardiac procedures	300
doctor visit	131
hospital care	96
inpatient care	96
nuclear scan	60
stress testing	129
ultrasound (sonogram)	157

2019 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	373
Female	442

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	741
Black	22
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	33

**Age**
From 65 to 74	302
From 75 to 84	272
85 and over	90
Less than 65	151

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	57
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	44
Dementia	22
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Aswini Kumar, MD treated as a cardiologist in Fort Smith, AR during 2020 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), stress testing and hospital care.

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

ambulatory monitoring	11
cardiac procedures	775
doctor visit	353
hospital care	287
inpatient care	287
minimally invasive procedures	28
nuclear scan	170
stress testing	324
ultrasound (sonogram)	440

2020 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	723
Female	992

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1562
Black	28
Hispanic	25
Asian	13
Other	11
Native American	76

**Age**
From 65 to 74	671
From 75 to 84	536
85 and over	272
Less than 65	236

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	56
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	42
Dementia	21
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Aswini Kumar, MD treated as a cardiologist in Fort Smith, AR during 2021 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), stress testing and hospital care.

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

cardiac procedures	842
doctor visit	368
hospital care	194
inpatient care	194
minimally invasive procedures	43
nuclear scan	155
stress testing	316
ultrasound (sonogram)	526

2021 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	748
Female	1080

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1665
Black	30
Hispanic	30
Asian	22
Other	16
Native American	65

**Age**
From 65 to 74	670
From 75 to 84	632
85 and over	276
Less than 65	250

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	56
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	46
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	41
Dementia	22
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Aswini Kumar, MD treated as a cardiologist in Fort Smith, AR during 2022 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), stress testing and hospital care.

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

ambulatory monitoring	11
cardiac procedures	2538
doctor visit	442
hospital care	281
inpatient care	281
minimally invasive procedures	50
nuclear scan	217
stress testing	442
ultrasound (sonogram)	2085

2022 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	1319
Female	1654

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2770
Black	32
Hispanic	32
Asian	18
Other	20
Native American	101

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1161
From 75 to 84	1099
85 and over	396
Less than 65	317

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	21
Atrial Fibrilation	34
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	38
Dementia	10
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2019 - 2022

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

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Aswini Kumar, MD treated as a cardiologist in Fort Smith, AR were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), stress testing and hospital care.

ambulatory monitoring	12
cardiac procedures	1113
doctor visit	323
hospital care	214
inpatient care	214
minimally invasive procedures	40
nuclear scan	150
stress testing	302
ultrasound (sonogram)	802

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2019 - 2022

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

**Gender**
Male	790
Female	1042

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	28
Asian / Pacific Islander	13
Non-Hispanic White	1684
Hispanic	21
Native American / Alaskan Native	68
Other	11

**Age**
75 to 84	634
85 and over	258
Less than 65	238
65 to 74	701

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Aswini Kumar, MD From 2019 - 2022

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	17
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	41
Atrial Fibrillation	26
Cancer	15
Dementia	18

Education & Training

Dr. Aswini Kumar, MD graduated from Chengalpattu Medical College. She completed residency at SUNY Upstate Medical University Affiliated Hospitals. She is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine (Cardiovascular Disease) and has a state license in Arkansas.

Medical School: Chengalpattu Medical College

Residency: SUNY Upstate Medical University Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine (Cardiovascular Disease)

Licensed In: Arkansas

Affiliations & Hospitals

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

Mercy Hospital Ozark

Mercy Hospital Waldron

Mercy Health System

Mercy Hospital Paris

Mercy Hospital Fort Smith

Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Fort Smith

Mercy Hospital Booneville

Mercy Clinic Cardiology - 7001 Rogers Avenue

MERCY CLINIC FORT SMITH COMMUNITIES

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Aswini Kumar, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: CareWorks Managed Care Services (formerly Rockport Workers Comp), HealthChoice, TriWest (VA), United Healthcare, Aetna, Humana, Cigna, Anthem BlueCross BlueShield, MultiPlan/PHCS, QualChoice, PPO Plus (formerly AMCO), Arkansas Health & Wellness (formerly NovaSys Health), Municipal Health Benefit Fund, National Comp Care, Empower Health Care Solutions (PASSE), Cherokee Nation Tribal Authority: South Central, Employers' Health Choice PPO (HealthSCOPE), Choctaw National Tribe Authority: South Central, Summit Community Care (PASSE) and Each Care Network.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Aswini Kumar, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

CareWorks Managed Care Services (formerly Rockport Workers Comp)

HealthChoice

TriWest (VA)

United Healthcare

Aetna

Humana

Cigna

Anthem BlueCross BlueShield

MultiPlan/PHCS

QualChoice

PPO Plus (formerly AMCO)

Arkansas Health & Wellness (formerly NovaSys Health)

Municipal Health Benefit Fund

National Comp Care

Empower Health Care Solutions (PASSE)

Cherokee Nation Tribal Authority: South Central

Employers' Health Choice PPO (HealthSCOPE)

Choctaw National Tribe Authority: South Central

Summit Community Care (PASSE)

Each Care Network

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Aswini Kumar, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 5.0 out of 5 stars based on 105 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Aswini Kumar, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Fort Smith, AR.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$189 XARELTO $189
Abbott Laboratories	$150 CardioMEMS HF System $115	HeartMate $35
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation	$138 Edwards SAPIEN 3 Ultra Transcatheter Heart Valve $138
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$132 JARDIANCE $132
Astellas Pharma US Inc	$90 $90
Other	$232 PRALUENT $45	ENTRESTO $35	LifeVest $34	Cardiva VASCADE 6/7F VCS $18	LEQVIO $15	Other $84

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$842
Education	$90

Biography

Dr. Aswini Kumar is a cardiology (heart disease) specialist. Patients gave her an average rating of 5.0 stars (out of 5). Dr. Kumar accepts several insurance carriers, including Anthem, Blue California, and Aetna. She attended Chengalpattu Medical College for medical school and subsequently trained at a hospital affiliated with SUNY Upstate Medical University for residency. She is conversant in Tamil. She is professionally affiliated with Mercy Hospital Waldron, Mercy Hospital Booneville, and Mercy Hospital Ozark.