Darrel L. Cotch, PA
Physician Assistant · Woodbury, MN
Darrel L. Cotch, PA is a physician assistant with a practice address in Woodbury, Minnesota, and NPI 1164495016, issued on Feb 10, 2006. Check the license (Minnesota 8914, as entered in NPPES) with the Minnesota board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Darrel L. Cotch
- Credential
- PA
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- 8914 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1811 Weir Drive, Woodbury, MN 55125
- Phone
- (651) 254-8580
- Enumerated
- Feb 10, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 30, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (651) 730-1700
- Medicaid ID
- 214341100 MN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040205000181); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Nebraska College Of Medicine, 1984
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Darrel L. Cotch in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Minnesota board licenses this profession
Search for license 8914Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.9 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average physician assistant in 2024
3,209 Medicare Part D claims for 238 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Quetiapine Fumarate208 claims
- Trazodone Hcl200 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl199 claims
- Bupropion Xl193 claims
- Gabapentin177 claims
- Escitalopram Oxalate173 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Group Health Plan IncSaint Paul, MN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Darrel L. Cotch among 4,007 physician assistant records in Minnesota
Darrel L. Cotch, PA is one of 4,007 physician assistant records with a practice address in Minnesota. 85% 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 3% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 3% of these records are older, 81% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 78% of these records are
- Graduated1984 · median 2017 among the 3,131 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a Minnesota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
99 physician assistant records list a practice address in Woodbury
They are 99 of the 2,504 NPPES records with a practice address in Woodbury, and 4,007 physician assistant records in Minnesota.
All 4,007 in Minnesota → Every provider in Woodbury → Physician Assistant nationwide →
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Common questions
What is Darrel L. Cotch, PA's NPI number?
Darrel L. Cotch, PA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1164495016, issued on Feb 10, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Darrel L. Cotch, PA located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1811 Weir Drive, Woodbury, MN, 55125. Phone: (651) 254-8580. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Darrel L. Cotch, PA's license?
NPPES lists Minnesota license number 8914, as entered by the provider. Search the Minnesota board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Darrel L. Cotch, PA prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Darrel L. Cotch, PA had 3,209 Medicare Part D claims for 238 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.