Joseph A. Cochran, MD
Neurological Surgery Physician · Houston, TX
Joseph A. Cochran, MD is a neurological surgery physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1205030129, issued on Jun 13, 2007. Check the license (Texas Q1120, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph A. Cochran
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurological Surgery Physician 207T00000X
- License number
- Q1120 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 920 Frostwood Dr Ste 2.300, Houston, TX 77024
- Phone
- (713) 338-5519
- Enumerated
- Jun 13, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jan 3, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20141125002431); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 920 Frostwood Dr Ste 2.300
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- John Quinn, M.D.Neurological Surgery Physician1053587865
- Krishanthan Vigneswaran, M.D.Neurological Surgery Physician1437418746
Verify Joseph A. Cochran in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license Q1120Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average neurological surgery physician in 2024
468 Medicare Part D claims for 143 beneficiaries, against an average of 172 among the 4,378 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 26 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Methocarbamol107 claims
- Gabapentin85 claims
- Methylprednisolone76 claims
- Tizanidine Hcl31 claims
- Celecoxib27 claims
- Clopidogrel23 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: $6,314.27
43 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alphatec Spine, Inc. The 5,377 providers of this specialty with any payment received $14,925.58 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
- Mhs Physicians OF TexasHumble, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joseph A. Cochran among 669 neurological surgery physician records in Texas
Joseph A. Cochran, MD is one of 669 neurological surgery physician records with a practice address in Texas. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 43% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 43% of these records are older, 47% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated2007 · median 2004 among the 451 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207T00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Neurological Surgery Physician providers in Texas
There are 669 neurological surgery physician records in Texas.
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The 8 neurological surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Walid Ibn Essayed, M.D.Houston, TX 770241568812436
- Daniel Kim, MDHouston, TX 770241275542516
- Ryan McCormack, MD, PHDHouston, TX 770241962922146
- Mahmood Moradi, M.D., FAANSHouston, TX 770241275533911
- John Quinn, M.D.Houston, TX 770241053587865
- Krishanthan Vigneswaran, M.D.Houston, TX 770241437418746
- John Berry, M.D.Houston, TX 770271184602948
- Brian Fernholz, MD, PHDHouston, TX 770271811273287
Common questions
What is Joseph A. Cochran, MD's NPI number?
Joseph A. Cochran, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1205030129, issued on Jun 13, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph A. Cochran, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 920 Frostwood Dr Ste 2.300, Houston, TX, 77024. Phone: (713) 338-5519. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph A. Cochran, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number Q1120, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Joseph A. Cochran, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph A. Cochran, MD had 468 Medicare Part D claims for 143 beneficiaries; the average among neurological surgery physician prescribers was 172. 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.