Joshua Cochrane, MD
Emergency Medicine Physician · Hickory, NC
Joshua Cochrane, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Hickory, North Carolina, and NPI 1871555151, issued on Apr 4, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 200000382, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joshua Cochrane
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- 200000382 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 420 N Center St, Hickory, NC 28601
- Phone
- (828) 315-3000
- Enumerated
- Apr 4, 2006
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 420 N Center St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Craig Anthony, PHARM.D.Pharmacist1538155783
- Shana Barkes, MA, CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1083214605
- Austin Brandt, DNP, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1609719855
- Aaron Braunsteiner, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1063473577
- Stephen BrennanCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1811749294
- Jennifer Carver, COTAOccupational Therapy Assistant1235357302
Verify Joshua Cochrane in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 200000382Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
49% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
336 Medicare Part D claims for 193 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 50 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Ondansetron Odt46 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen32 claims
- Naproxen28 claims
- Prednisone17 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen15 claims
- Dicyclomine Hcl14 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
- Carepoint Health Emergency Medicine Idaho PLLCCaldwell, ID
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
25 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Hickory
They are 25 of the 2,124 NPPES records with a practice address in Hickory, and 2,094 emergency medicine physician records in North Carolina.
All 25 in Hickory → All 2,094 in North Carolina → Every provider in Hickory →
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- Joanna Adams, M.D.Greenville, NC1083900062
- John Adams, M.D.Oxford, NC1801116892
- Victor Adan, MDFranklin, NC1497719645
- Juliana Adedoyin, MDGreenville, NC1235758053
- Paula AdkinsSanford, NC1336193184
- Fekadu AdmasuFayetteville, NC1801050257
- Frank AgatucciDurham, NC1912971631
- David AhlersConcord, NC1972829166
Common questions
What is Joshua Cochrane, MD's NPI number?
Joshua Cochrane, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1871555151, issued on Apr 4, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joshua Cochrane, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 420 N Center St, Hickory, NC, 28601. Phone: (828) 315-3000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joshua Cochrane, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 200000382, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Joshua Cochrane, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joshua Cochrane, MD had 336 Medicare Part D claims for 193 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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) 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 27, 2026.