Joseph Lynn Cochran, MD
Gastroenterology Physician · Birmingham, AL
Joseph Lynn Cochran, MD is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1386628428, issued on Dec 2, 2005. Check the license (Alabama 00010463, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph Lynn Cochran
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
- License number
- 00010463 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1 Independence Plz, Birmingham, AL 35209
- Phone
- (205) 271-8000
- Enumerated
- Dec 2, 2005
- Record last updated
- Aug 4, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (205) 879-0548
- Medicaid ID
- 528400180 AL
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 1 Independence Plz
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Joseph Lynn Cochran in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 00010463Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
89% more Medicare Part D claims than the average gastroenterology physician in 2024
1,535 Medicare Part D claims for 485 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 25% of claims. 22 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Pantoprazole Sodium225 claims
- Famotidine215 claims
- Plenvu110 claims
- Omeprazole103 claims
- Gavilyte-G69 claims
- Linzess66 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): 75.2 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: $2,005.52
87 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Biotech, Inc. The 13,350 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,015.95 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.
Gastroenterology Physician providers in Alabama
There are 232 gastroenterology physician records in Alabama.
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Common questions
What is Joseph Lynn Cochran, MD's NPI number?
Joseph Lynn Cochran, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1386628428, issued on Dec 2, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph Lynn Cochran, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1 Independence Plz, Birmingham, AL, 35209. Phone: (205) 271-8000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph Lynn Cochran, MD's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 00010463, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Joseph Lynn Cochran, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph Lynn Cochran, MD had 1,535 Medicare Part D claims for 485 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Joseph Lynn Cochran, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 75.2 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.