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Gursimran Singh Kochhar, MD

NPI 1285867499ActiveIndividual· Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology· Pittsburgh, PA

Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology (MD) with North Shore-Lij Medical PC and 1 other group, practicing in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $1,226,695 for 316 claims, against $24,969 paid for services in 2024. Lilly USA, LLC was the largest of 11 companies reporting payments in 2025, $108,940 in all, mostly speaking and faculty fees. Lists Allegheny General Hospital and 2 other hospitals as hospital affiliations.

Overview

NPI1285867499
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialMD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI issuedSep 3, 2009
Last updated in NPPESNov 18, 2020
Certified by providerNov 18, 2020

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology Primary207RG0100XMD465114PA

About license numbers in NPPES

Exclusion screening

ListResultDetails
HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026No matchChecked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026No match—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)Enrolled Practitioner - Gastroenterology (NY); Practitioner - Gastroenterology (PA)
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients98
Services billed210 across 44 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$24,969

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)316 · 460 30-day fills
Patients98
Total drug cost$1,226,695
Generic share60% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Graduation year2007
Medicare specialtyGastroenterology

Medical groups

Hospital affiliations

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$108,940 · 96 payments from 11 companies
  • 2024$70,292 · 92 payments from 11 companies

Top paying companies in 2025

CompanyAmountPayments
Lilly USA, LLC$43,40428
Olympus Corporation$21,85717
Boston Scientific Corporation$12,8578
Olympus America Inc.$12,07612
Pfizer Inc.$8,9464

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$55,115 · 23 payments
  • Consulting Fee$46,031 · 27 payments
  • Travel and Lodging$6,351 · 18 payments
  • Food and Beverage$1,418 · 27 payments
  • Education$25.70 · 1 payment

Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records

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