Harmohinder S. Kochar, MD
Pulmonary Disease Physician · Houston, TX
Harmohinder S. Kochar, MD is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1720086002, issued on Jul 12, 2005. Check the license (Texas J0554, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Harmohinder S. Kochar
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License number
- J0554 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1631 N Loop West, Houston, TX 77008
- Phone
- (713) 863-0902
- Enumerated
- Jul 12, 2005
- Record last updated
- Apr 17, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (713) 863-7107
- Medicaid IDs
- 037816803 TX
1568834-01 TX
1568834-02 TX - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20091214000680); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Harmohinder S. Kochar in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license J0554Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.9 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024
5,600 Medicare Part D claims for 556 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 42% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Montelukast Sodium928 claims
- Trelegy Ellipta775 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa753 claims
- Azithromycin498 claims
- Fluticasone Propionate475 claims
- Roflumilast402 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 74 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $2,999.21
157 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Philips North America LLC. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- H S Kochar MD PAHouston, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Harmohinder S. Kochar among 967 pulmonary disease physician records in Texas
Harmohinder S. Kochar, MD is one of 967 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in Texas. 88% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 84% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 80% of these records are
- Graduated1978 · median 2001 among the 773 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Harmohinder S. Kochar, MD's NPI number?
Harmohinder S. Kochar, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720086002, issued on Jul 12, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Harmohinder S. Kochar, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1631 N Loop West, Houston, TX, 77008. Phone: (713) 863-0902. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Harmohinder S. Kochar, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number J0554, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Harmohinder S. Kochar, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Harmohinder S. Kochar, MD had 5,600 Medicare Part D claims for 556 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Harmohinder S. Kochar, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 74 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.