NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ginger Cochran, M.S., R.D.

Registered Dietitian · San Luis Obispo, CA

Ginger Cochran, M.S., R.D. is a registered dietitian with a practice address in San Luis Obispo, California, and NPI 1427490689, issued on Jul 29, 2013. Check the license (California 991092, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1427490689
Name
Ginger Cochran
Credential
M.S., R.D.
Primary taxonomy
Registered Dietitian 133V00000X
License number
991092 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
35 Casa St Ste 220, San Luis Obispo, CA 93405
Phone
(805) 595-1808
Enumerated
Jul 29, 2013
Record last updated
May 15, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(805) 595-1815
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20131224000042); accepts Medicare assignment
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 35 Casa St Ste 220

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

  1. Scarlett Carder, CNM, WHNP-BCWomen's Health Nurse Practitioner1477200954
  2. Lorraine Farkas, NP, RN,CNMWomen's Health Nurse Practitioner1164401154
  3. Michelle Longa Karpin, CNMMidwife1164663902
  4. Giseli Nazmi, CNMAdvanced Practice Midwife1578440640
  5. Angela Pullen, M.D.Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician1417339961
  6. Cristy SchierAdvanced Practice Midwife1346478146

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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
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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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The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 83.6 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 score72.8
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%62.6
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%97.0
  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. Adventist Health Physicians NetworkArroyo Grande, CA

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

Ginger Cochran among 7,148 registered dietitian records in California

Ginger Cochran, M.S., R.D. is one of 7,148 registered dietitian records with a practice address in California. 5% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 29% of them.

  • NPI issued2013 · 29% of these records are older, 68% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 5% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 7% of these records are
  • Graduated2013 · median 2014 among the 529 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2019 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 133V00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Registered Dietitian providers in California

There are 7,148 registered dietitian records in California.

The 8 registered dietitian records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Susan CelliSan Luis Obispo, CA 934051689347866
  2. Maureen Eyerman, MS,RD,CDESan Luis Obispo, CA 934051578840898
  3. Mandy Gailey, RDSan Luis Obispo, CA 934051962706994
  4. Kaitlin Gibbons, RDSan Luis Obispo, CA 934051053101386
  5. Lauren Hemingway, RDSan Luis Obispo, CA 934051578245163
  6. Lauren Macleod, RDSan Luis Obispo, CA 934051912519463
  7. Justin Waller, RDNSan Luis Obispo, CA 934051699499335
  8. Lauren Kaida, RDLos Osos, CA 934021316551450

Common questions

What is Ginger Cochran, M.S., R.D.'s NPI number?

Ginger Cochran, M.S., R.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1427490689, issued on Jul 29, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ginger Cochran, M.S., R.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 35 Casa St Ste 220, San Luis Obispo, CA, 93405. Phone: (805) 595-1808. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ginger Cochran, M.S., R.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number 991092, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

What is Ginger Cochran, M.S., R.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 83.6 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.