Kunal Kochar, MD
Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician · Park Ridge, IL
Kunal Kochar, MD is a colon & rectal surgery physician with a practice address in Park Ridge, Illinois, and NPI 1063724664, issued on Jul 12, 2010. Check the license (Illinois 036130751, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kunal Kochar
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician 208C00000X
- License numbers
- 036130751 IL
125058535 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1550 N Northwest Hwy Ste 107, Park Ridge, IL 60068
- Phone
- (847) 759-1110
- Enumerated
- Jul 12, 2010
- Record last updated
- Dec 28, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (847) 759-8273
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160819002226); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Verify Kunal Kochar in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
Search for license 036130751Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
23% more Medicare Part D claims than the average colon & rectal surgery physician in 2024
237 Medicare Part D claims for 117 beneficiaries, against an average of 192 among the 1,836 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims. 16 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Gavilyte-G63 claims
- Neomycin Sulfate36 claims
- Metronidazole35 claims
- Cholestyramine22 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen16 claims
- Peg-3350 And Electrolytes15 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $541.06
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Axonics, Inc. The 1,524 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,468.16 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
- LM Prasad M.D S.CPark Ridge, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician providers in Illinois
There are 97 colon & rectal surgery physician records in Illinois.
Other colon & rectal surgery physician records in Illinois
- Mohammad Ali Abbass, MDChicago, IL1730508052
- Ariane Abcarian, M.D.Chicago, IL1831364272
- Herand AbcarianChicago, IL1881792372
- Kishore Alapati, MDMoline, IL1598750507
- Saeed Albalawi, MDChicago, IL1376845149
- Marissa Anderson, M.D.Chicago, IL1043539836
- John Andrews, M.D.Lake Forest, IL1992775340
- Marco Bertucci Zoccali, MDChicago, IL1033537659
- Elisa Bianchi, MDChicago, IL1689017303
- Jennifer Blumetti, MDChicago, IL1124222054
Common questions
What is Kunal Kochar, MD's NPI number?
Kunal Kochar, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1063724664, issued on Jul 12, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kunal Kochar, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1550 N Northwest Hwy Ste 107, Park Ridge, IL, 60068. Phone: (847) 759-1110. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kunal Kochar, MD's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036130751, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation at https://idfpr.illinois.gov/checklicense.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Kunal Kochar, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kunal Kochar, MD had 237 Medicare Part D claims for 117 beneficiaries; the average among colon & rectal surgery physician prescribers was 192. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Kunal Kochar, MD's MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.