Joseph A. Cocco, DO
Surgery Physician · Lakewood, CO
Joseph A. Cocco, DO is a surgery physician with a practice address in Lakewood, Colorado, and NPI 1003812942, issued on Jun 24, 2005. Check the license (Colorado DR.0062161, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph A. Cocco
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License numbers
- DR.0062161 CO
OS14919 FL
OS014254 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 255 Union Blvd Ste 300, Lakewood, CO 80228
- Phone
- (800) 991-6117
- Enumerated
- Jun 24, 2005
- Record last updated
- Apr 15, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (888) 812-8191
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190418001212); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Michigan State University College Of Osteopathic Medicine, 1997
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 255 Union Blvd Ste 300
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Sandra Bernard, PAMedical Physician Assistant1427142181
Verify Joseph A. Cocco in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical Board
Search for license DR.0062161Check 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 surgery physician in 2024
18 Medicare Part D claims for 16 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $207.72
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Tactile Systems Technology Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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 one group practice
- Colorado Medical Group PLLCLakewood, CO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joseph A. Cocco among 608 surgery physician records in Colorado
Joseph A. Cocco, DO is one of 608 surgery physician records with a practice address in Colorado. 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 92% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated1997 · median 2005 among the 370 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Colorado
There are 608 surgery physician records in Colorado.
All 608 in Colorado → Every provider in Lakewood → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- David Beck, MDLakewood, CO 802281871539627
- Jodi Chambers, M.D.Lakewood, CO 802281972628998
- Daniel Cornelius, D.O.Lakewood, CO 802281215346598
- Richard Lovato, M.D.Lakewood, CO 802281598727166
- Mark McMellen, M.D.Lakewood, CO 802281053597955
- Scott Otto, MDLakewood, CO 802281497749162
- Judith Williams, M.D.Lakewood, CO 802281114113263
- Isabelle Audet, MDThornton, CO 802291396732079
Common questions
What is Joseph A. Cocco, DO's NPI number?
Joseph A. Cocco, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1003812942, issued on Jun 24, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph A. Cocco, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 255 Union Blvd Ste 300, Lakewood, CO, 80228. Phone: (800) 991-6117. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph A. Cocco, DO's license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number DR.0062161, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado Medical Board at https://dpo.colorado.gov/Medical. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Joseph A. Cocco, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph A. Cocco, DO had 18 Medicare Part D claims for 16 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.