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Dr. Paul Kochupura, MD

Dr. Paul Kochupura, MD

Gastonia, NC

18 Years of Experience

Accepting patients

Affiliated with a Castle Connolly Top Hospital

    Who is Dr. Kochupura, Vascular Surgeon in Gastonia, NC?

    Dr. Paul Kochupura, MD is a Vascular Surgeon, who primarily practices in Gastonia, NC with 2 additional practice locations. He has been practicing for over 18 years and is board certified by the American Board of Surgery. Dr. Kochupura graduated from State University of New York Upstate Medical University and completed his residency at Stony Brook University Medical Center and Affiliated Hospitals. Dr. Kochupura is fluent in English and Spanish, and is currently seeing new patients. Dr. Kochupura’s practice accepts Medicaid, Medicare, UnitedHealthcare and other major insurance plans. To book an appointment or to confirm insurance options, please call Dr. Kochupura’s office at (704) 867-2141.

    Where did Dr. Kochupura go to medical school and complete their residency?

    • Residency: Stony Brook University Medical Center and Affiliated Hospitals

    • Medical School: State University of New York Upstate Medical University

    Is Dr. Kochupura board certified in Vascular Surgeon?

    Yes, Dr. Paul Kochupura, MD is board certified by the American Board of Surgery

    What languages does Dr. Kochupura speak?

    Dr. Kochupura and their clinical team can communicate with patients in the following languages:

    • English

    • Spanish

    What conditions does Dr. Kochupura treat?

    As a Vascular Surgeon, Dr. Kochupura diagnoses, treats, and manages a wide range of conditions. This condition information is derived from anonymized insurance claims and highlights the medical conditions most commonly treated by Dr. Kochupura. It provides insight into the doctor’s areas of experience and expertise based on real-world patient encounters from the past two years, updated quarterly.

    Also known as:

    • Peripheral Artery Disease
    • PVD
    • PAD
    • Poor Circulation in Legs
    • Blocked Leg Arteries

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • I739: Peripheral vascular disease, unspecified

    Also known as:

    • Carotid Artery Disease
    • Carotid Stenosis
    • Blocked Carotid Artery
    • Neck Artery Disease
    • Carotid Artery Narrowing

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • I6523: Occlusion and stenosis of bilateral carotid arteries

    Also known as:

    • Chronic Venous Insufficiency
    • Vascular Disease
    • CVI
    • Venous Reflux Disease
    • Leg Vein Incompetence
    • Peripheral Venous Insufficiency

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • I872: Venous insufficiency (chronic) (peripheral)

    Also known as:

    • Hardening of Leg Arteries in Both Legs
    • Atherosclerosis
    • Peripheral Arterial Disease
    • Bilateral leg artery disease
    • PAD in both legs
    • Atherosclerosis of both legs

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • I70203: Unspecified atherosclerosis of native arteries of extremities, bilateral legs

    Also known as:

    • End-Stage Kidney Disease
    • Kidney Failure
    • Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD)
    • Helping Your Child Adapt to Life with Chronic Kidney Disease
    • ESRD
    • End-Stage Renal Failure

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • N186: End stage renal disease

    Also known as:

    • Aortic Aneurysm
    • Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
    • AAA
    • Aorta Bulge

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • I7143: Infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm, without rupture

    Also known as:

    • High Blood Pressure
    • Hypertension
    • Primary Hypertension
    • Essential Hypertension

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • I10: Essential (primary) hypertension

    What procedures does Dr. Kochupura perform?

    As a Vascular Surgeon, Dr. Kochupura performs a variety of medical procedures. This procedure information is derived from anonymized insurance claims and highlights the medical procedures most commonly performed by Dr. Kochupura. It provides insight into the doctor’s areas of experience and expertise based on real-world patient encounters from the past two years, updated quarterly.

    Also known as:

    • Radiofrequency Vein Ablation
    • Endovenous Radiofrequency Ablation
    • RF Ablation for Varicose Veins
    • Vein Closure Procedure
    • Varicose Vein Treatment

    CPT Codes:

    • 36475: Endovenous ablation therapy of incompetent vein, extremity, inclusive of all imaging guidance and monitoring, percutaneous, radiofrequency; first vein treated

    Also known as:

    • Carotid Artery Clearing Surgery
    • Femoral Artery Plaque Removal
    • Carotid endarterectomy
    • Neck artery surgery
    • Vertebral artery clearing
    • Subclavian artery clearing
    • Superficial femoral artery endarterectomy
    • SFA plaque removal
    • Femoral artery clearing surgery
    • Thromboendarterectomy of leg artery

    CPT Codes:

    • 35301: Thromboendarterectomy, including patch graft, if performed; carotid, vertebral, subclavian, by neck incision
    • 35302: Thromboendarterectomy, including patch graft, if performed; superficial femoral artery

    Also known as:

    • Femoral-Popliteal Bypass Graft (Non-Vein)
    • Axillary-Femoral-Femoral Bypass Graft
    • Leg Artery Bypass
    • Fem-Pop Bypass
    • Artificial Graft for Leg Artery
    • Axillofemoral Bypass
    • Vascular Bypass Surgery

    CPT Codes:

    • 35656: Bypass graft, with other than vein; femoral-popliteal
    • 35654: Bypass graft, with other than vein; axillary-femoral-femoral

    Also known as:

    • Endovascular Aortic Aneurysm Repair
    • Fistula Ligation or Banding
    • Removal of Infected Vascular Graft in Arm or Leg
    • Blood Clot Removal from Vascular Graft
    • EVAR
    • Aortic Stent Placement
    • Aortic Aneurysm Repair
    • Minimally Invasive Aorta Repair
    • AV Fistula Closure
    • Fistula Banding
    • Angioaccess Revision
    • Infected Graft Excision
    • Vascular Graft Infection Removal
    • Limb Graft Removal
    • Graft Thrombectomy
    • Arterial Graft Declotting
    • Venous Graft Clot Removal

    CPT Codes:

    • 34705: Endovascular repair of infrarenal aorta and/or iliac artery(ies) by deployment of an aorto-bi-iliac endograft including pre-procedure sizing and device selection, all nonselective catheterization(s), all associated radiological supervision and interpretation, all endograft extension(s) placed in the aorta from the level of the renal arteries to the iliac bifurcation, and all angioplasty/stenting performed from the level of the renal arteries to the iliac bifurcation; for other than rupture (eg, for aneurysm, pseudoaneurysm, dissection, penetrating ulcer)
    • 37607: Ligation or banding of angioaccess arteriovenous fistula
    • 35903: Excision of infected graft; extremity
    • 35875: Thrombectomy of arterial or venous graft (other than hemodialysis graft or fistula);

    Also known as:

    • Intravascular Ultrasound (Non-Heart Vessels)
    • Intravascular Ultrasound (Additional Non-Coronary Vessel)
    • IVUS (Non-Coronary)
    • Vessel Ultrasound
    • Internal Artery Ultrasound
    • IVUS for Blood Vessels
    • Non-Coronary Vessel Ultrasound
    • Internal Blood Vessel Imaging

    CPT Codes:

    • 37252: Intravascular ultrasound (noncoronary vessel) during diagnostic evaluation and/or therapeutic intervention, including radiological supervision and interpretation; initial noncoronary vessel (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure)
    • 37253: Intravascular ultrasound (noncoronary vessel) during diagnostic evaluation and/or therapeutic intervention, including radiological supervision and interpretation; each additional noncoronary vessel (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure)

    Also known as:

    • Creation of AV Fistula with Graft for Dialysis
    • Arteriovenous Fistula Creation (Graft)
    • Dialysis Access Graft
    • Non-Autogenous AV Fistula
    • Synthetic Graft for Dialysis

    CPT Codes:

    • 36830: Creation of arteriovenous fistula by other than direct arteriovenous anastomosis (separate procedure); nonautogenous graft (eg, biological collagen, thermoplastic graft)

    Also known as:

    • Aortobifemoral Bypass Graft
    • Aortic-femoral bypass
    • Aorta to leg artery bypass
    • Synthetic graft bypass

    CPT Codes:

    • 35646: Bypass graft, with other than vein; aortobifemoral

    Also known as:

    • Arteriovenous Fistula Creation
    • AV Fistula Surgery
    • Cimino Fistula
    • Vascular Access for Dialysis

    CPT Codes:

    • 36821: Arteriovenous anastomosis, open; direct, any site (eg, Cimino type) (separate procedure)

    Also known as:

    • Open Femoral Artery Exposure
    • Groin Incision for Artery Access
    • Femoral Artery Cutdown
    • Open Femoral Artery Access

    CPT Codes:

    • 34812: Open femoral artery exposure for delivery of endovascular prosthesis, by groin incision, unilateral (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure)

    Also known as:

    • Thrombectomy and Revision of Arterial or Venous Graft
    • Blood Clot Removal from Graft
    • Vascular Graft Revision
    • Artery/Vein Graft Thrombectomy

    CPT Codes:

    • 35876: Thrombectomy of arterial or venous graft (other than hemodialysis graft or fistula); with revision of arterial or venous graft

    Also known as:

    • Leg Artery Blood Clot Removal
    • Popliteal artery embolectomy
    • Tibial artery thrombectomy
    • Leg blood clot surgery
    • Femoropopliteal Embolectomy
    • Aortoiliac Thrombectomy
    • Leg Artery Clot Surgery

    CPT Codes:

    • 34203: Embolectomy or thrombectomy, with or without catheter; popliteal-tibio-peroneal artery, by leg incision
    • 34201: Embolectomy or thrombectomy, with or without catheter; femoropopliteal, aortoiliac artery, by leg incision

    Also known as:

    • Femoral Artery Blockage Removal
    • Femoral thromboendarterectomy
    • Common femoral artery plaque removal
    • Leg artery clot removal

    CPT Codes:

    • 35371: Thromboendarterectomy, including patch graft, if performed; common femoral

    Also known as:

    • Femoral-Femoral Artery Bypass (Non-Vein)
    • Femoral-femoral bypass graft
    • Leg artery bypass surgery
    • Synthetic femoral bypass

    CPT Codes:

    • 35661: Bypass graft, with other than vein; femoral-femoral

    Also known as:

    • Iliac Artery Stent Placement
    • Endovascular iliac artery stenting
    • Iliac artery angioplasty with stent
    • Pelvic artery revascularization

    CPT Codes:

    • 37221: Revascularization, endovascular, open or percutaneous, iliac artery, unilateral, initial vessel; with transluminal stent placement(s), includes angioplasty within the same vessel, when performed

    Also known as:

    • Varicose Vein Removal (Stab Phlebectomy)
    • Microphlebectomy
    • Ambulatory Phlebectomy
    • Stab Incision Vein Removal

    CPT Codes:

    • 37765: Stab phlebectomy of varicose veins, 1 extremity; 10-20 stab incisions

    Also known as:

    • Temporal Artery Biopsy or Ligation
    • Head Artery Biopsy
    • Giant Cell Arteritis Biopsy
    • Temporal Artery Tie-Off

    CPT Codes:

    • 37609: Ligation or biopsy, temporal artery

    Also known as:

    • Femoral-Tibial/Peroneal Artery Bypass Graft
    • Leg Artery Bypass
    • Femoral-Tibial Bypass
    • Peripheral Artery Bypass
    • Lower Leg Bypass Graft

    CPT Codes:

    • 35666: Bypass graft, with other than vein; femoral-anterior tibial, posterior tibial, or peroneal artery

    Also known as:

    • Forearm Arteriovenous (AV) Fistula Creation
    • AV fistula surgery
    • Forearm vein transposition
    • Dialysis access fistula

    CPT Codes:

    • 36820: Arteriovenous anastomosis, open; by forearm vein transposition

    Also known as:

    • Repair of Artificial Artery Bypass in Groin
    • Femoral Graft Revision
    • Groin Bypass Graft Repair
    • Synthetic Arterial Graft Revision

    CPT Codes:

    • 35883: Revision, femoral anastomosis of synthetic arterial bypass graft in groin, open; with nonautogenous patch graft (eg, polyester, ePTFE, bovine pericardium)

    Also known as:

    • Deep Femoral Artery Cleaning
    • Profunda Femoral Thromboendarterectomy
    • Femoral Artery Plaque Removal
    • Leg Artery Cleaning
    • Deep Femoral Artery Surgery

    CPT Codes:

    • 35372: Thromboendarterectomy, including patch graft, if performed; deep (profunda) femoral

    Also known as:

    • Reoperation for Leg Artery Bypass
    • Femoral-popliteal reoperation
    • Tibial artery re-bypass
    • Leg artery revision surgery
    • Peripheral artery reoperation

    CPT Codes:

    • 35700: Reoperation, femoral-popliteal or femoral (popliteal)-anterior tibial, posterior tibial, peroneal artery, or other distal vessels, more than 1 month after original operation (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure)

    Also known as:

    • Basilic Vein Transposition for Dialysis Access
    • AV Fistula Creation
    • Basilic Vein Fistula
    • Dialysis Access Fistula
    • Upper Arm AV Fistula

    CPT Codes:

    • 36819: Arteriovenous anastomosis, open; by upper arm basilic vein transposition

    Also known as:

    • Revision of Arteriovenous (AV) Fistula
    • AV fistula repair
    • Dialysis graft revision
    • Open AV fistula revision

    CPT Codes:

    • 36832: Revision, open, arteriovenous fistula; without thrombectomy, autogenous or nonautogenous dialysis graft (separate procedure)

    Also known as:

    • Carotid Artery Stent Placement
    • Neck artery stenting
    • Carotid angioplasty with stent
    • Transcatheter carotid stent

    CPT Codes:

    • 37215: Transcatheter placement of intravascular stent(s), cervical carotid artery, open or percutaneous, including angioplasty, when performed, and radiological supervision and interpretation; with distal embolic protection

    Also known as:

    • Leg Compartment Pressure Release Surgery
    • Leg fasciotomy
    • Compartment syndrome surgery leg
    • Leg muscle pressure release

    CPT Codes:

    • 27602: Decompression fasciotomy, leg; anterior and/or lateral, and posterior compartment(s)

    Also known as:

    • Wound Debridement
    • Surgical Wound Cleaning
    • Tissue Removal from Wound
    • Dead Tissue Removal

    CPT Codes:

    • 11042: Debridement, subcutaneous tissue (includes epidermis and dermis, if performed); first 20 sq cm or less

    Does Dr. Kochupura accept my insurance?

    Dr. Kochupura accepts most major insurance plans. Important: Please call our office at (704) 867-2141 before your appointment to verify that your specific plan and network are accepted.

    What insurance plans does Dr. Kochupura accept in Gastonia, NC?

    Dr. Kochupura in Gastonia, NC accepts plans from many carriers. While this list is updated regularly, it is not a guarantee of coverage.

    Top Insurances

    • Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina

    • Carpenters Funds Administrative Office (CA)

    • CVS Health (formerly Aetna)

    • Express Scripts

    • Humana

    • Medicare

    • Mutual of Omaha

    • State of North Carolina

    • State of Tennessee

    • UnitedHealthcare

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    Where is Dr. Kochupura's office located?

    Dr. Paul Kochupura's Primary Practice

    2555 Court Dr Ste 200

    Gastonia, NC 28054

    (704) 867-2141

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    Dr. Paul Kochupura's Practice 2

    2240 Remount Rd Ste B

    Gastonia, NC 28054

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    Dr. Paul Kochupura's Practice 3

    660 Summit Crossing Pl Ste 301

    Gastonia, NC 28054

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    What is Dr. Kochupura's NPI number?An National Provider Identifier (NPI) is a unique ID number that identifies doctors and healthcare providers nationwide.

    Dr. Kochupura's National Provider Identifier (NPI) number is 1942441340.

    What common questions do patients ask about Dr. Kochupura?

    Here are answers to patients Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ’s) about Dr. Kochupura

    What is Dr. Paul Kochupura's specialty?

    Dr. Kochupura is a Vascular Surgeon near Gastonia, NC. A vascular surgeon specializes in the management of surgical disorders related to blood vessels, excluding those of the heart and intracranial vessels. Contact Dr. Kochupura to book an appointment today.

    Is this Dr. Paul Kochupura affiliated with a ranked Castle Connolly Top Hospital?

    Yes, Dr. Kochupura is affiliated with CaroMont Regional Medical Center, Atrium Health Lincoln, Atrium Health Cleveland which are a Castle Connolly Top Hospitals. Castle Connolly Top Hospitals are healthcare institutions recognized for their excellence in specific medical procedures and overall patient care. They are identified through a rigorous peer nomination process, evaluating factors like patient outcomes, quality of care, and expertise. The list recognizes hospitals that excel in 20 or more specific medical procedures, representing the top 25% nationwide. Castle Connolly Top Hospitals

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    Is Paul Kochupura accepting new patients in Gastonia, NC?

    Yes, Dr. Paul Kochupura is accepting new patients at this time.

    Does Dr. Paul Kochupura offer online booking?

    Please contact Dr. Kochupura's office at (704) 867-2141 for information about online booking, telehealth, or to schedule an appointment.

    How can I make an appointment with Paul Kochupura?

    Please contact Dr. Kochupura's office at (704) 867-2141 for information regarding telehealth appointment availability or for scheduling assistance.

    Which board certifications does Dr. Paul Kochupura have?

    Dr. Paul Kochupura is certified by the American Board of Surgery.

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