John Cothern, DO
Family Medicine Physician · Norfolk, VA
John Cothern, DO is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Norfolk, Virginia, and NPI 1295237006, issued on Mar 7, 2018. Check the license (Virginia 0102205819, as entered in NPPES) on the Virginia Department of Health Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John Cothern
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 0102205819 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 712 Maury Ave, Norfolk, VA 23517
- Phone
- (913) 231-5588
- Enumerated
- Mar 7, 2018
- Record last updated
- Sep 11, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20241105000520); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Kansas City University Of Med & Biosciences, College Of Osteo Med, 2018
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify John Cothern in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersVirginia Department of Health Professions
Search for license 0102205819Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
100% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
16 Medicare Part D claims for 13 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of 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
- Eastern Shore Rural Health System IncorporatedEastville, VA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
John Cothern among 4,137 family medicine physician records in Virginia
John Cothern, DO is one of 4,137 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Virginia. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 83% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 83% of these records are older, 14% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2004 among the 2,426 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
117 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Norfolk
They are 117 of the 5,993 NPPES records with a practice address in Norfolk, and 4,137 family medicine physician records in Virginia.
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Common questions
What is John Cothern, DO's NPI number?
John Cothern, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1295237006, issued on Mar 7, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John Cothern, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 712 Maury Ave, Norfolk, VA, 23517. Phone: (913) 231-5588. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John Cothern, DO's license?
NPPES lists Virginia license number 0102205819, as entered by the provider. Search the Virginia Department of Health Professions at https://dhp.virginiainteractive.org/lookup/index. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does John Cothern, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John Cothern, DO had 16 Medicare Part D claims for 13 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.