NPI registry status
Active
2026 NPPES data Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician NPI 1912165192 M.D.
Verify on CMS → Aristotle Cochon, M.D.
Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician in Waycross, Georgia.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 4,215 in Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
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Prescribing volume
10K
Medicare Part D claims · 671 beneficiaries · Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician avg: 4K
Generic prescribing
83%
generic claims · 16% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
Industry payments
$99.68
3 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File, 2024
What the federal data shows
Aristotle Cochon, M.D. filed 9,695 Medicare Part D claims in 2024 as a Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician in Waycross, Georgia, prescribing 83% generic.
- 10K
- Part D claims, 2024
- 83%
- generic prescribing
- Likely
- board-certified (heuristic)
- ≥98th
- pct by Part D claim volume (lower-bound band)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Federal trust snapshot
What official records show about Aristotle Cochon, M.D.
Federal records show an active NPI with Medicare Part D prescribing activity — verifiable registry data, not a proprietary rating.
- Verified
NPI registry status
Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1912165192), first enumerated 05/25/2008.
Source: CMS NPPES
- Reported
Medicare Part D participation
Filed 9,695 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.
Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF
- Reported
Board certification signal
Heuristic suggests board-certified status based on ABMS-eligible specialty taxonomy plus active CMS participation signals — not a direct ABMS verification.
- Reported
Hospital affiliations
2 CMS Care Compare hospital affiliations on record — practice footprint from the Doctors and Clinicians file.
Source: CMS Care Compare
- Reported
Industry payment transparency
$99.68 in reported industry payments (3 transfers) in 2024 under the federal Sunshine Act — disclosed transfers of value, not a quality rating.
Source: CMS Open Payments
- Not in federal data
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Compare Cochon with other Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers
Same primary specialty, same federal CMS NPPES roster.
Also enrolled in Georgia
- Laurent Adler Norcross, GA
- Dr. David Anders, M.D. Peachtree City, GA
- Dr. Nana Arthur, M.D. Douglasville, GA
- McKinley Bain Marietta, GA
- Dr. Saeid Behroozi, M.D. Savannah, GA
- Dr. Michael Boehm, MD Fort Gordon, GA
Other specialties in Waycross: Family Nurse Practitioner (57) · Pharmacist (39) · Speech-Language Pathologist (30) · Nurse Practitioner (22)
CMS NPPES provider registry desk
NPI 1912165192 · Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician
NPI-10 · ENUM-MID · TAX-NARROW · RX-MID · BOOK-THIN · PHOTO-ENUM
- NPI-10 1912165192
- ENUM-MID 2008
- TAX-NARROW 4,215
- RX-MID 9,695
- BOOK-THIN 74 in Georgia
- PHOTO-ENUM Erika Fulop-Cristiu,… · 2008
Aristotle Cochon, M.D.'s Medicare Part D volume vs every U.S. prescriber
Total Medicare Part D claims, 2024, across all CMS prescribers nationally
9,695 ≥ 98th percentile 98% of 1,416,883 prescribers are in lower value bands
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more prescribers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
The percentile is a conservative 100-claim band: it counts only prescribers in lower claim-volume bands. Medicare Part D claim volume is activity context, not a quality measure or recommendation. See methodology § corpus placement.
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File · 2024
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Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)
Aristotle Cochon, M.D. practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + 2 hospital affiliations - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).
What does the federal data show about Aristotle Cochon, M.D.?
Quality data not reportedPrimary specialty
Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician
Medicare Part D claims
9,695 119% vs specialty avg
Specialty distribution in Georgia
How Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician compares to other specialties among Georgia providers
Board certification
Not published by CMS
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How MIPS and board certification work
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1912165192 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician |
| Credentials | M.D. |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 05/25/2008 |
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where Aristotle Cochon, M.D. bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Coffee County Hospitalist Physicians LLC
Douglas, GA
Cogent Healthcare OF Georgia PC
Dublin, GA
Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).
Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Aristotle Cochon, M.D.. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$100
Largest payer
Amgen Inc.
Most common payment type
Food and Beverage
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Typical
Aristotle Cochon, M.D. - brand share 16.0%
Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician average
16% brand-name claims vs 83% generic, on 9,695 2024 Medicare Part D claims.
The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2024.
9,695
Total Claims
$1.0M
Total Drug Cost
671
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 14,877.167
- Total Day Supply
- 407,467
- Brand vs Generic
- 16% brand / 83% generic
- Brand Drug Cost
- $843K
- Generic Drug Cost
- $179K
- Opioid Claims
- 825 (8.5% rate)
- Antibiotic Claims
- 724
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 71.1 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 2.16
- Gender Split
- 59% female / 41% male
- Age Distribution
- <65: 138, 65-74: 275, 75-84: 190, 85+: 68
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2024. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What Aristotle Cochon, M.D. prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2024
- Hydrocodone-Acetam…
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen
431 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium
Pantoprazole Sodium
352 claims
- Losartan Potassium
Losartan Potassium
280 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium
Levothyroxine Sodium
257 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium
Atorvastatin Calcium
252 claims
- Prednisone
Prednisone
230 claims
- Gabapentin
Gabapentin
206 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetamin…
Oxycodone-Acetaminophen
188 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 431 |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | 352 |
| Losartan Potassium | 280 |
| Levothyroxine Sodium | 257 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | 252 |
| Prednisone | 230 |
| Gabapentin | 206 |
| Oxycodone-Acetaminophen Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 188 |
| Cefdinir | 172 |
| Potassium Chloride | 164 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
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Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician Overview
How Aristotle Cochon, M.D. fits within the Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician landscape nationally.
4,215
Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician Providers in US
52
States with Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician
4,420
Avg Claims per Provider
Aristotle Cochon, M.D.'s 9,695 claims are above the specialty average of 4,420.
Nationwide Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year
Two federal-record peer sets for Cochon, both outside Georgia so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.
Same NPPES enumeration year (2008)
Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.
Nearby Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician Providers in Georgia
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Georgia, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Cochon.
One of 74 Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers enrolled in Georgia, 11 are shown on this page.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Aristotle Cochon, M.D.'s specialty? ▼
Aristotle Cochon, M.D. specializes in Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician and practices in Waycross, Georgia. Credentials: M.D..
How much does Aristotle Cochon, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, Aristotle Cochon, M.D. wrote 9,695 Medicare Part D claims totaling $1.0M in drug costs for 671 beneficiaries.
Where is Aristotle Cochon, M.D. located? ▼
Aristotle Cochon, M.D. is located at 955 LYNN DR, Waycross, GA, 31503. Phone: (718) 909-2894.
What is Aristotle Cochon, M.D.'s NPI number? ▼
Aristotle Cochon, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1912165192, issued on 05/25/2008.
Does Aristotle Cochon, M.D. prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs? ▼
Aristotle Cochon, M.D.'s prescribing is 16% brand-name and 83% generic drugs by claim count, with $843K in brand drug costs.
Does Aristotle Cochon, M.D. prescribe opioids? ▼
Yes, Aristotle Cochon, M.D. had 825 opioid claims in 2024 with an opioid prescribing rate of 8.5%.
How many Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 4,215 Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers across 52 states in the US. The average Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician provider writes 4,420 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Aristotle Cochon, M.D. prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2024 Medicare Part D data, Aristotle Cochon, M.D.'s most frequently prescribed drugs include Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen, Pantoprazole Sodium, Losartan Potassium. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Aristotle Cochon, M.D. accept Medicare? ▼
Aristotle Cochon, M.D. appears in CMS Medicare data with 9,695 Part D claims and 671 Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Aristotle Cochon, M.D.'s credentials? ▼
Aristotle Cochon, M.D.'s NPI is 1912165192 with credentials M.D.. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.
Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2024). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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