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Dr. Kurt Daniel Tarwater, MD

(Kurt Tarwater, MD)

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Specializes in: Nephrology (Kidney Disease) and General Practice

University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine

Professional interests include: hypertension (high blood pressure), kidney problems

1 Hospital Drive
Columbia, MO 65212

(573) 882-8788

Dr. Kurt Daniel Tarwater, MD is a nephrologist in Columbia, MO specializing in nephrology (kidney disease) and general practice. He graduated from University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine. Dr. Kurt Daniel Tarwater, MD is affiliated with University of Missouri Health Care and Medicine Specialty Clinic.

Office Locations

1 Hospital Drive
Columbia, MO 65212

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Columbia, MO

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Kurt Daniel Tarwater, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Volume:

dialysis

hemofiltration

In 2023, Dr. Kurt Daniel Tarwater, MD performed more dialysis, and hemofiltration procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within Missouri.

Top 25%

By Affordability:

hemodialysis

In 2012, Dr. Kurt Daniel Tarwater, MD had a list price for hemodialysis that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of providers in related specialties within Missouri. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kurt Daniel Tarwater, MD treated as a nephrologist in Columbia, MO during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kurt Daniel Tarwater, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	143
doctor visit	482
hemofiltration	33
hospital care	356
inpatient care	356

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kurt Daniel Tarwater, MD treated as a nephrologist in Columbia, MO during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kurt Daniel Tarwater, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	170
doctor visit	414
hemofiltration	31
hospital care	388
inpatient care	388

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kurt Daniel Tarwater, MD.

**Gender**
Male	191
Female	217

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	346
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	140
From 75 to 84	88
85 and over	29
Less than 65	151

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kurt Daniel Tarwater, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	57
Dementia	7
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kurt Daniel Tarwater, MD treated as a nephrologist in Columbia, MO during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kurt Daniel Tarwater, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	153
doctor visit	431
hemofiltration	41
hospital care	611
inpatient care	611

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kurt Daniel Tarwater, MD.

**Gender**
Male	212
Female	235

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	388
Black	45
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	139
From 75 to 84	111
85 and over	39
Less than 65	158

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kurt Daniel Tarwater, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	49
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	61
Dementia	12
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kurt Daniel Tarwater, MD treated as a nephrologist in Columbia, MO during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kurt Daniel Tarwater, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	112
doctor visit	395
hospital care	803
inpatient care	803

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kurt Daniel Tarwater, MD.

**Gender**
Male	440
Female	506

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	792
Black	116
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	336
From 75 to 84	202
85 and over	80
Less than 65	328

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kurt Daniel Tarwater, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	63
Dementia	10
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kurt Daniel Tarwater, MD treated as a nephrologist in Columbia, MO during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kurt Daniel Tarwater, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	28
doctor visit	362
hospital care	661
inpatient care	661

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kurt Daniel Tarwater, MD.

**Gender**
Male	213
Female	213

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	360
Black	49
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	147
From 75 to 84	100
85 and over	32
Less than 65	147

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kurt Daniel Tarwater, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	37
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	50
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	35
Diabetes	62
Dementia	15
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kurt Daniel Tarwater, MD treated as a nephrologist in Columbia, MO during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kurt Daniel Tarwater, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	133
doctor visit	328
hemofiltration	28
hospital care	606
inpatient care	606

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kurt Daniel Tarwater, MD.

**Gender**
Male	193
Female	209

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	339
Black	46
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	144
From 75 to 84	84
85 and over	36
Less than 65	138

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kurt Daniel Tarwater, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	57
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	38
Diabetes	63
Dementia	20
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kurt Daniel Tarwater, MD treated as a nephrologist in Columbia, MO during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kurt Daniel Tarwater, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	178
doctor visit	315
hemofiltration	52
hospital care	507
inpatient care	507

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kurt Daniel Tarwater, MD.

**Gender**
Male	207
Female	201

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	338
Black	54
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	147
From 75 to 84	82
85 and over	30
Less than 65	149

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kurt Daniel Tarwater, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	50
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	35
Diabetes	61
Dementia	16
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kurt Daniel Tarwater, MD treated as a nephrologist in Columbia, MO during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kurt Daniel Tarwater, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	238
doctor visit	210
hemofiltration	88
hospital care	485
inpatient care	485

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kurt Daniel Tarwater, MD.

**Gender**
Male	186
Female	177

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	301
Black	47
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	140
From 75 to 84	68
85 and over	16
Less than 65	139

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kurt Daniel Tarwater, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	43
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	59
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	56
Dementia	19
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kurt Daniel Tarwater, MD treated as a nephrologist in Columbia, MO during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kurt Daniel Tarwater, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	213
doctor visit	124
hemofiltration	65
hospital care	402
inpatient care	402

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kurt Daniel Tarwater, MD.

**Gender**
Male	154
Female	150

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	256
Black	35
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	116
From 75 to 84	56
85 and over	16
Less than 65	116

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kurt Daniel Tarwater, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	60
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	58
Dementia	20
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kurt Daniel Tarwater, MD treated as a nephrologist in Columbia, MO during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kurt Daniel Tarwater, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	145
doctor visit	105
hemofiltration	54
hospital care	387
inpatient care	387

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kurt Daniel Tarwater, MD.

**Gender**
Male	152
Female	143

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	247
Black	35
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	104
From 75 to 84	53
85 and over	16
Less than 65	122

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kurt Daniel Tarwater, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	55
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	59
Dementia	18
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kurt Daniel Tarwater, MD treated as a nephrologist in Columbia, MO during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kurt Daniel Tarwater, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	167
doctor visit	72
hemofiltration	52
hospital care	324
inpatient care	324

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kurt Daniel Tarwater, MD.

**Gender**
Male	135
Female	118

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	208
Black	32
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	85
From 75 to 84	53
85 and over	15
Less than 65	100

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kurt Daniel Tarwater, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	33
Heart Failure	56
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	61
Dementia	15
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kurt Daniel Tarwater, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Kurt Daniel Tarwater, MD treated as a nephrologist in Columbia, MO were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

dialysis	152
doctor visit	294
hemofiltration	49
hospital care	502
inpatient care	502

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kurt Daniel Tarwater, MD.

**Gender**
Male	189
Female	197

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	41
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	325
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	81
85 and over	28
Less than 65	140
65 to 74	136

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kurt Daniel Tarwater, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	68
Asthma	12
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	48
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	54
Atrial Fibrillation	18
Dementia	13
Cancer	9

Education & Training

Dr. Kurt Daniel Tarwater, MD graduated from University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine. He completed residency at University of Missouri Health System. He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine/Nephrology and has a state license in Missouri.

Medical School: University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine

Residency: University of Missouri Health System

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine/Nephrology

Licensed In: Missouri

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Kurt Daniel Tarwater, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

University of Missouri Health Care

Medicine Specialty Clinic

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Kurt Daniel Tarwater, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 5.0 out of 5 stars based on 1 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Kurt Daniel Tarwater, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Columbia, MO.

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Overall Rating: 5.0 2021-11-28

Dr. Tarwater listens and explains well. He us a caring physician.

General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.	$70 JYNARQUE $50	SAMSCA $21
Questcor Pharmaceuticals	$65 ACTHAR $65
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation	$59 JANUMET XR $24	PNEUMOVAX 23 $24	GANIRELIX $10
Horizon Therapeutics plc	$40 KRYSTEXXA $40
Genentech USA, Inc.	$37 Rituxan $37
Other	$203 Auryxia $38	Sensipar $33	VELTASSA $29	SOLIRIS $18	Envarsus $16	Other $70

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$473

Biography

Dr. Kurt Tarwater's specialties are general practice and nephrology (kidney disease). In his practice, he is particularly interested in hypertension (high blood pressure) and kidney problems. Before completing his residency at the University of Missouri Health System, Dr. Tarwater attended medical school at the University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine. Dr. Tarwater's distinctions include: Achieving Competence Today II - funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation; Early Acceptance into University of Missouri -Columbia Internal Medicine Program; and the University of Missouri-Columbia Medical School Rural Scholars Program Participant. He is professionally affiliated with the University of Missouri Health Care.