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Dr. Tina Kochar, MD

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(Dr. Tina Kochar, MD)

(111 Ratings)

Specializes in: Adult Nephrology

Government Medical College, Amritsar (2004)

Professional interests include: kidney problems, dialysis, glomerular diseases

250 Blossom Street 2nd Floor, Suite 230
Webster, TX 77598

(832) 505-2150

Dr. Tina Kochar, MD is a nephrologist in Webster, TX specializing in adult nephrology. She graduated from Government Medical College, Amritsar in 2004 and has 22 years of experience. Dr. Tina Kochar, MD is affiliated with UTMB Health.

Office Locations

UTMB Health

250 Blossom Street 2nd Floor, Suite 230
Webster, TX 77598

(832) 505-2150

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2660 Gulf Freeway South
League City, TX 77573

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301 University Boulevard
Galveston, TX 77555

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Some issues Dr. Tina Kochar, MD can help you with:

Dialysis

Dialysis is a procedure that replicates renal (kidney) function by filtering patients' blood. When kidneys do not work properly, waste can accumulate in the blood and unbalanced chemicals can impair the body's critical functions. In order to stay healthy, a person without proper kidney function must receive dialysis. There are two forms of dialysis treatment: hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis. Both forms of dialysis are recurring treatments that in many cases last throughout the lifetime of the affected patient. Patients who briefly lose renal function may slowly reduce the frequency of dialysis sessions until their kidneys recover. However, most patients who start on dialysis remain on dialysis for the rest of their lives or until they receive a kidney transplant.

A number of conditions can worsen renal function and lead to end-stage or acute kidney failure. When kidneys fail (i.e. nearly 90 percent of their function is lost), dialysis is typically prescribed. Conditions that cause chronic kidney failure (eventually requiring dialysis) include:

Type 1 and 2 Diabetes
Pyelonephritis, recurring kidney infection
Glomerulonephritis, inflammation of the kidney's filtering parts
Polycystic kidney disease
Interstitial nephritis, inflammation of the kidney's tubules
High blood pressure
Vesicoureteral reflux, improper bladder emptying

For hemodialysis (the more common form of dialysis), a patient will visit a hospital or clinic and be connected to a dialysis machine by a needle attached to a tube that draws blood from the arm. The drawn blood is transferred to the dialysis machine, where it is filtered and separated until clean. Waste products from the blood pass into a fluid called dialysate, which is pumped out of the machine into a waste receptacle. The machine also measures and helps ensure the blood has the appropriate level of fluid, electrolytes, and pH. A tube delivers the cleaned blood back into the patient's body. A dialysis session like this will typically last for three to four hours, with a patient undergoing dialysis around three times per week.

A second method of dialysis is known as peritoneal dialysis. Unlike hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis can be performed at home by oneself after an initial surgery. To start, a physician (generally a surgeon) will make a small incision in the lower abdomen and insert and surgically attach a catheter (thin tube). At home, the patient connects a pump to the abdomen catheter, delivering dialysate (dialysis fluid) from a bag hanging on a wheeled stand. This fluid enters the peritoneal cavity (greater abdomen area containing the stomach, liver, and intestines) and collects waste through osmosis, where waste in the blood moves across a membrane and into the dialysate. This process continues for several hours until the fluid concentration is equal between the blood and dialysate, at which point the fluid can be drained. The fluid can then be passed through a machine called a cycler, which removes waste and allows for the dialysate to be reused. This process is repeated about four times per day. Dialysis patients must limit the amount of fluid they consume prior to receiving dialysis and should also avoid eating salty foods. The cycler cannot filter more than a certain amount of waste products from the blood.

Kidneys are important organs, and dialysis treatments are vital for those with renal dysfunction. For many, dialysis is not so much a medical procedure but a part of their normal life.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Tina Kochar, MD treated as a nephrologist in Webster, TX during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Tina Kochar, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	36
doctor visit	379
hospital care	440
inpatient care	440

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Tina Kochar, MD treated as a nephrologist in Webster, TX during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Tina Kochar, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	31
doctor visit	408
hospital care	629
inpatient care	629

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tina Kochar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	216
Female	225

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	181
Black	155
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	126
From 75 to 84	105
85 and over	34
Less than 65	176

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tina Kochar, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	48
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	64
Dementia	11
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Tina Kochar, MD treated as a nephrologist in Webster, TX during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Tina Kochar, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	86
doctor visit	595
hospital care	726
inpatient care	726

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tina Kochar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	282
Female	291

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	230
Black	215
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	181
From 75 to 84	136
85 and over	49
Less than 65	207

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tina Kochar, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	49
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	61
Dementia	11
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Tina Kochar, MD treated as a nephrologist in Webster, TX during 2015 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Tina Kochar, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	463
hospital care	430
inpatient care	430

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tina Kochar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	420
Female	462

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	374
Black	322
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	258
From 75 to 84	242
85 and over	74
Less than 65	308

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tina Kochar, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	48
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	60
Dementia	11
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Tina Kochar, MD treated as a nephrologist in Webster, TX during 2016 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Tina Kochar, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	380
hospital care	276
inpatient care	276

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tina Kochar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	202
Female	212

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	176
Black	156
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	139
From 75 to 84	106
85 and over	40
Less than 65	129

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tina Kochar, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	50
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	62
Dementia	13
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Tina Kochar, MD treated as a nephrologist in Webster, TX during 2017 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Tina Kochar, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	292
hospital care	308
inpatient care	308

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tina Kochar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	196
Female	193

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	167
Black	145
Hispanic	66
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	127
From 75 to 84	101
85 and over	42
Less than 65	119

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tina Kochar, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	61
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	53
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	63
Dementia	18
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Tina Kochar, MD treated as a nephrologist in Webster, TX during 2018 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Tina Kochar, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	357
hospital care	261
inpatient care	261

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tina Kochar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	184
Female	189

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	166
Black	128
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	121
From 75 to 84	111
85 and over	39
Less than 65	102

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tina Kochar, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	54
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	65
Dementia	18
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Tina Kochar, MD treated as a nephrologist in Webster, TX during 2019 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Tina Kochar, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	365
hospital care	210
inpatient care	210

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tina Kochar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	171
Female	180

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	168
Black	119
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	125
From 75 to 84	93
85 and over	45
Less than 65	88

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tina Kochar, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	62
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	59
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	64
Dementia	21
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Tina Kochar, MD treated as a nephrologist in Webster, TX during 2020 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Tina Kochar, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	193
hospital care	295
inpatient care	295

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tina Kochar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	177
Female	173

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	163
Black	117
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	109
From 75 to 84	99
85 and over	38
Less than 65	104

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tina Kochar, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	65
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	58
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	66
Dementia	22
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Tina Kochar, MD treated as a nephrologist in Webster, TX during 2021 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Tina Kochar, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	239
hospital care	277
inpatient care	277

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tina Kochar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	150
Female	142

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	147
Black	87
Hispanic	42
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	91
From 75 to 84	90
85 and over	40
Less than 65	71

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tina Kochar, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	62
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	57
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	65
Dementia	23
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Tina Kochar, MD treated as a nephrologist in Webster, TX during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Tina Kochar, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	18
doctor visit	204
hospital care	359
inpatient care	359

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tina Kochar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	162
Female	163

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	157
Black	87
Hispanic	64
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	110
From 75 to 84	89
85 and over	36
Less than 65	90

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tina Kochar, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	31
Heart Failure	56
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	64
Dementia	17
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Tina Kochar, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Tina Kochar, MD treated as a nephrologist in Webster, TX were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

dialysis	42
doctor visit	352
hospital care	382
inpatient care	382

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tina Kochar, MD.

**Gender**
Female	202
Male	196

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	139
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	175
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	15
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	39
75 to 84	106
Less than 65	126
65 to 74	126

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tina Kochar, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Tina Kochar, MD treated were chronic kidney disease, hypertension, high cholesterol and diabetes.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	68
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	6
Heart Failure	48
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	57
Atrial Fibrillation	17
Dementia	15
Cancer	8

Education & Training

Dr. Tina Kochar, MD graduated from Government Medical College, Amritsar in 2004. She completed residency at Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch - Galveston, TX. She has a state license in Texas.

Medical School: Government Medical College, Amritsar (2004)

Residency: Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch - Galveston, TX (2008)

Licensed In: Texas

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Tina Kochar, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

UTMB Health

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Tina Kochar, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.9 out of 5 stars based on 111 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Tina Kochar, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Webster, TX.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Aurinia Pharma U.S., Inc.	$135,909 LUPKYNIS $127,705	$8,204
CALLIDITAS THERAPEUTICS US INC.	$3,409 TARPEYO $3,409
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$996 $996
Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc.	$888 ACTHAR $888
Horizon Therapeutics plc	$509 KRYSTEXXA $483	$26
Other	$1,252 Kerendia $333	BENLYSTA $188	SAPHNELO $133	Tavneos $132	Monoferric $122	Other $346

**Types of Payments**
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$105,000
Travel and Lodging	$23,442
Food and Beverage	$7,431
Honoraria	$4,140
Consulting Fee	$2,925
Other	$26

Research Payments

Dr. Tina Kochar, MD has received 5 research payments totaling $19,191.

Biography

Dr. Tina Kochar's area of specialization is adult nephrology. She has a 5.0 out of 5 star average patient rating. Her areas of clinical interest consist of glomerular diseases and dialysis. Dr. Kochar attended medical school at Government Medical College, Amritsar. She is professionally affiliated with UTMB Faculty Group Practice. UTMB Health reports that Dr. Kochar is accepting new patients at her office in League City, TX.