James Sydney Cochran, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Bainbridge, GA
James Sydney Cochran, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Bainbridge, Georgia, and NPI 1437218112, issued on Dec 8, 2006. Check the license (Georgia 018631, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Sydney Cochran
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 018631 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1504 E Evans St, Bainbridge, GA 39819
- Phone
- (229) 246-6600
- Enumerated
- Dec 8, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 21, 2022
- Medicaid ID
- 000179341B GA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100222000019); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical College Of Georgia School Of Medicine, 1976
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Verify James Sydney Cochran in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 018631Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
6.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
21,157 Medicare Part D claims for 874 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims. 489 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Rosuvastatin Calcium962 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium766 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate745 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium681 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate633 claims
- Metformin Hcl579 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): 65 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $318.88
18 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Hospital Authority OF The City OF Bainbridge And Decatur CountyBainbridge, GA
- Sciometrix IncAtlanta, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
2 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Bainbridge
They are 2 of the 204 NPPES records with a practice address in Bainbridge, and 3,911 internal medicine physician records in Georgia.
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- Rahat AbbasiAugusta, GA1578057261
- Diane Abby Burr, D.O.Carrollton, GA1255374278
- Izzeldin Abdalla, MDFayetteville, GA1760731962
- Bsmah Abdalslam, M.DAustell, GA1598013492
- Eltigani Abdelhai, MDGainesville, GA1538233531
- Maged Abdelmalik, M.D.Folkston, GA1770558470
- Maher Abdulla, M.D.Warner Robins, GA1316997489
- Ibipo Abdurraheem-Salami, MDAthens, GA1962024323
Common questions
What is James Sydney Cochran, M.D.'s NPI number?
James Sydney Cochran, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437218112, issued on Dec 8, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Sydney Cochran, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1504 E Evans St, Bainbridge, GA, 39819. Phone: (229) 246-6600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Sydney Cochran, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 018631, 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 James Sydney Cochran, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Sydney Cochran, M.D. had 21,157 Medicare Part D claims for 874 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is James Sydney Cochran, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 65 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.