Joseph E. Kumka, MD, PHD

Primary specialty

Gastroenterology PhysicianTaxonomy code 207RG0100X

License

78658 Issued in MN

Practice address

500 Harvard St SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455-0363

Phone

(612) 273-3000

NPI assigned

Nov 25, 2020

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

No

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 1

Addresses

Electronic endpoints 1

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in MN

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: Yes
• Hospice: Yes

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Specialty

Gastroenterology

Education

University of Minnesota Medical School, 2022

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

Community Memorial Hospital AssociationGroup PAC ID 0042129991, 47 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Community Memorial Hospital Hospital, Cloquet, MN, CCN 241364

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine, Doctor of Philosophy

Practice roles

Locations

Interoperability endpoints

• Direct secure messaging: hisdept@direct.cloquethospital.com

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships and National Provider Directory roles.

• Community Memorial Hospital Association

  • Critical Access Hospital
  • Cloquet, MN
  • NPI 1003869082
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Kumka Health

  • Clinic/Center
  • Minneapolis, MN
  • NPI 1336958552
  NPD Authorized official
• Community Memorial Hospital Association

  • Dialysis Equipment & Supplies (DME)
  • Cloquet, MN
  • NPI 1528103652
  NPD (past)

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

• Community Memorial Hospital Association

  • Critical Access Hospital
  • Cloquet, MN
  • NPI 1003869082
  Care Compare affiliation

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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    "enumeration_type": "NPI-1",
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            "country_code": "US",
            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_purpose": "MAILING",
            "address_type": "DOM",
            "address_1": "513 4TH ST NE APT 1",
            "city": "MINNEAPOLIS",
            "state": "MN",
            "postal_code": "554132039",
            "telephone_number": "612-229-7117",
            "fax_number": "440-596-4706"
        },
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            "country_code": "US",
            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_purpose": "LOCATION",
            "address_type": "DOM",
            "address_1": "500 HARVARD ST SE",
            "city": "MINNEAPOLIS",
            "state": "MN",
            "postal_code": "554550363",
            "telephone_number": "612-273-3000"
        }
    ],
    "practiceLocations": [
        {
            "address_1": "512 Skyline Blvd Ste 1",
            "address_purpose": "LOCATION",
            "city": "Cloquet",
            "state": "MN",
            "postal_code": "557201199",
            "country_code": "US",
            "telephone_number": "218-879-4641",
            "fax_number": "218-878-7083",
            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_type": "DOM"
        }
    ],
    "basic": {
        "last_name": "KUMKA",
        "first_name": "JOSEPH",
        "middle_name": "E.",
        "name_prefix": "Dr.",
        "credential": "MD, PHD",
        "sole_proprietor": "NO",
        "sex": "M",
        "enumeration_date": "2020-11-25",
        "last_updated": "2025-09-10",
        "certification_date": "2025-09-10",
        "status": "A"
    },
    "taxonomies": [
        {
            "code": "207RG0100X",
            "taxonomy_group": "",
            "desc": "Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology",
            "state": "MN",
            "license": "78658",
            "primary": true
        }
    ],
    "identifiers": [],
    "endpoints": [
        {
            "endpointType": "DIRECT",
            "endpointTypeDescription": "Direct Messaging Address",
            "endpoint": "hisdept@direct.cloquethospital.com",
            "affiliation": "N",
            "address_1": "512 Skyline Blvd Ste 1",
            "city": "Cloquet",
            "state": "MN",
            "country_code": "US",
            "postal_code": "557201199",
            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_type": "DOM"
        }
    ],
    "other_names": []
}

• Prem Kumar, DDS
• Rashmi Kumar, M.D.
• Sacha Kumar, MD
• Vinod Kumar
• Kumka Health
• Timothy Matthew Kummer, M.D.
• Randy Kummerfeldt, RPH
• Sanjiv Kumra, MD
• Bellony Kunde, MD
• Paul Howard Kuneck, MD

• Gastroenterology Physician in Minneapolis, MN
• Providers in Minneapolis, MN by specialty
• Gastroenterology Physician in Minnesota

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Sep 10, 2025; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

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