David Livingstone Kocherla, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Albany, GA
David Livingstone Kocherla, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Albany, Georgia, and NPI 1548373061, issued on Aug 17, 2006. Check the license (Georgia 45855, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- David Livingstone Kocherla
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 45855 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2000 Palmyra RD, Albany, GA 31701
- Phone
- (229) 434-2000
- Enumerated
- Aug 17, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 17, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050224000787); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify David Livingstone Kocherla in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 45855Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
88% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
391 Medicare Part D claims for 213 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 5% of claims. 83 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Naproxen54 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen48 claims
- Prednisone31 claims
- Cyclobenzaprine Hcl29 claims
- Tramadol Hcl26 claims
- Clindamycin Hcl18 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
- Chattooga River Physicians, LLCTrion, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
David Livingstone Kocherla among 3,911 internal medicine physician records in Georgia
David Livingstone Kocherla, MD is one of 3,911 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 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 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 57% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated1977 · median 2005 among the 2,535 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
35 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Albany
They are 35 of the 1,564 NPPES records with a practice address in Albany, and 3,911 internal medicine physician records in Georgia.
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Common questions
What is David Livingstone Kocherla, MD's NPI number?
David Livingstone Kocherla, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1548373061, issued on Aug 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is David Livingstone Kocherla, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2000 Palmyra RD, Albany, GA, 31701. Phone: (229) 434-2000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify David Livingstone Kocherla, MD's license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 45855, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does David Livingstone Kocherla, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, David Livingstone Kocherla, MD had 391 Medicare Part D claims for 213 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.