Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

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.

Record from CMS NPPES, loaded Aug 27, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1871555151
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
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 420 N Center St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Craig Anthony, PHARM.D.Pharmacist1538155783
  2. Shana Barkes, MA, CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1083214605
  3. Austin Brandt, DNP, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1609719855
  4. Aaron Braunsteiner, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1063473577
  5. Stephen BrennanCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1811749294
  6. Jennifer Carver, COTAOccupational Therapy Assistant1235357302

Verify Joshua Cochrane in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
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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.

  1. Joshua Cochrane336
  2. Specialty average226

Most prescribed

  1. Ondansetron Odt46 claims
  2. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen32 claims
  3. Naproxen28 claims
  4. Prednisone17 claims
  5. Oxycodone-Acetaminophen15 claims
  6. 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

  1. 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.

Other emergency medicine physician records in North Carolina

  1. Kyle Abshire, M.D.Durham, NC1184044331
  2. Stephanny Acevedo MartinezGreenville, NC1508271560
  3. Joanna Adams, M.D.Greenville, NC1083900062
  4. John Adams, M.D.Oxford, NC1801116892
  5. Victor Adan, MDFranklin, NC1497719645
  6. Juliana Adedoyin, MDGreenville, NC1235758053
  7. Paula AdkinsSanford, NC1336193184
  8. Fekadu AdmasuFayetteville, NC1801050257
  9. Frank AgatucciDurham, NC1912971631
  10. 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.