Tina Kochar, MD
Nephrology Physician · Galveston, TX
Tina Kochar, MD is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Galveston, Texas, and NPI 1902000573, issued on Jun 14, 2007. Check the license (Texas N5160, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Tina Kochar
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License numbers
- N5160 TX
BP1-0022247 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 301 University Blvd, Galveston, TX 77555
- Phone
- (409) 772-2222
- Enumerated
- Jun 14, 2007
- Record last updated
- Mar 16, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100610000679); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Tina Kochar in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license N5160Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
48% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
767 Medicare Part D claims for 122 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Furosemide101 claims
- Carvedilol59 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate44 claims
- Prosol41 claims
- Losartan Potassium40 claims
- Calcitriol38 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $93,746.46
174 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Aurinia Pharma U.S., Inc. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 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
- Utmb Faculty Group PracticeWebster, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Tina Kochar among 1,159 nephrology physician records in Texas
Tina Kochar, MD is one of 1,159 nephrology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 89% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 47% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 47% of these records are older, 38% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 82% of these records are
- Graduated2004 · median 2001 among the 954 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RN0300X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in Texas
There are 1,159 nephrology physician records in Texas.
All 1,159 in Texas → Every provider in Galveston → Nephrology Physician nationwide →
The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Patricia Aristimuno, MDGalveston, TX 775551356400147
- John Badalamenti, MDGalveston, TX 775551043296478
- Robert Beach, M.D.Galveston, TX 775551205929379
- Gerald Beathard, MDGalveston, TX 775551467654541
- Ann Kathleen Gamilla-Crudo, MDGalveston, TX 775551982808549
- Syed Hassan, M.D.Galveston, TX 775551063638989
- Syed Hussain, MDGalveston, TX 775551750674842
- Ajay Israni, MDGalveston, TX 775551447205729
Common questions
What is Tina Kochar, MD's NPI number?
Tina Kochar, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1902000573, issued on Jun 14, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Tina Kochar, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 301 University Blvd, Galveston, TX, 77555. Phone: (409) 772-2222. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Tina Kochar, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number N5160, 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 Tina Kochar, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Tina Kochar, MD had 767 Medicare Part D claims for 122 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.