NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Cheryl Cochrane, MD

Emergency Medicine Physician · West Covina, CA

Cheryl Cochrane, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in West Covina, California, and NPI 1922053834, issued on May 23, 2006. Check the license (California G59957, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1922053834
Name
Cheryl Cochrane
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License number
G59957 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1115 S Sunset Ave, West Covina, CA 91790
Phone
(626) 814-2434
Enumerated
May 23, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 14, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid ID
00G599570 CA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20050418001358); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
State University Of New York At Buffalo School Of Medicine, 1982
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1115 S Sunset Ave

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Dijla AlsaighStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1700427259
  2. Reannen ArevaloEmergency Registered Nurse1902788334
  3. Cara Baker, MDAnesthesiology Physician1063660462
  4. Vincent BalitonEmergency Registered Nurse1578139408
  5. Noel Benedict Bautista, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1972436376
  6. Gilbert Benitez, PAEmergency Medicine Physician1184678245

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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8% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

243 Medicare Part D claims for 153 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims. 35 claims were for opioids.

  1. Cheryl Cochrane243
  2. Specialty average226

Most prescribed

  1. Ibuprofen29 claims
  2. Levofloxacin27 claims
  3. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen25 claims
  4. Ondansetron Hcl17 claims

Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.

The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 94.6 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score76.7
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%97.1
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Cep America - CaliforniaWest Covina, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Cheryl Cochrane among 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California

Cheryl Cochrane, MD is one of 7,751 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 4% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 60% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
  • Graduated1982 · median 2011 among the 4,560 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2007 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Emergency Medicine Physician providers in California

There are 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Gilbert Benitez, PAWest Covina, CA 917901184678245
  2. Lane Braver, PAWest Covina, CA 917901144268343
  3. Edward Gentile, MDWest Covina, CA 917901851348288
  4. James Holland, MDWest Covina, CA 917901831146240
  5. William Kilpatrick, MDWest Covina, CA 917901528151016
  6. Denis Kollar, MDWest Covina, CA 917901154375830
  7. Edmund Nichter, M.D.West Covina, CA 917901184897910
  8. Norman Owashi, MDWest Covina, CA 917901871547554

Common questions

What is Cheryl Cochrane, MD's NPI number?

Cheryl Cochrane, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1922053834, issued on May 23, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Cheryl Cochrane, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1115 S Sunset Ave, West Covina, CA, 91790. Phone: (626) 814-2434. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Cheryl Cochrane, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number G59957, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Cheryl Cochrane, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Cheryl Cochrane, MD had 243 Medicare Part D claims for 153 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Cheryl Cochrane, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 94.6 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.