Dr. Puneet Singh Kochar, MD

Dr. Kochar practices at Dignity Health - Mercy General Hospital in Sacramento, California, part of CommonSpirit Health.

Dr. Kochar's NPI, 1730512021, was assigned on August 9, 2013. Dr. Kochar graduated from Maulana Azad Medical College in 2003. Dr. Kochar holds California license A181446.

Dr. Kochar's primary practice is Dignity Health - Mercy General Hospital, at 4001 J St, Sacramento, CA 95819 in Sacramento County. The practice phone is (916) 453-4453.

Dr. Kochar's primary practice is Dignity Health - Mercy General Hospital in Sacramento, California, part of CommonSpirit Health. Dr. Kochar is also affiliated with Dignity Health - Methodist Hospital of Sacramento. The medical group on file is Mercy Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Kochar to 4 more hospitals, 7 medical groups and 2 group practices and clinics, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Kochar practices, 8 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Diagnostic radiology is Dr. Kochar's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 2085R0202X. Dr. Kochar is board certified in diagnostic radiology by the American Board of Radiology. Dmand AI has Dr. Kochar's licenses on file in 4 states: California, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Connecticut.

CMS data shows 2,876 Medicare services from Dr. Kochar across 28 procedure codes in 2024, for 1,789 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $118,306 for them.

CMS counts 1,789 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Kochar in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 739 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 42% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.92, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Kochar's median patient age at 57, with 56% women.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 100 out of 100 for Dr. Kochar for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Dr. Kochar accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Dmand AI links 27 papers to Dr. Kochar, published from 2010 to 2024. 2019 was the busiest year, with 5. The most frequent topics are Cerebral Angiography, Stroke and Brain Ischemia. Dr. Kochar has published most often in Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent). Dr. Kochar's most frequent co-authors are Pranav Sharma, Yogesh Kumar, MD and Priti Soin, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 3 general payments to Dr. Kochar from 2 drug and device companies from 2018 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Amgen Inc. paid the most, $128.

Dr. Kochar graduated from Maulana Azad Medical College in 2003.

Dr. Kochar is in network with 13 carriers, including Excellus BlueCross BlueShield, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.