NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Linda B. Cockroft, FNP

Family Nurse Practitioner · Kosciusko, MS

Linda B. Cockroft, FNP is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Kosciusko, Mississippi, and NPI 1477753929, issued on Jul 23, 2007. Check the license (Mississippi R623954, as entered in NPPES) with the Mississippi board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1477753929
Name
Linda B. Cockroft
Credential
FNP
Primary taxonomy
Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
License number
R623954 MS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
530 Veterans Memorial Dr, Kosciusko, MS 39090
Phone
(662) 289-9155
Enumerated
Jul 23, 2007
Record last updated
Mar 17, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(662) 289-2776
Medicaid ID
05135821 MS
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20071029000164); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
Download card Updates feed

Also registered at 530 Veterans Memorial Dr

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

  1. Robert Browning, MDFamily Medicine Physician1073585824
  2. Edward Bryant, MDFamily Medicine Physician1154478410

Verify Linda B. Cockroft in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Mississippi board licenses this profession
    Search for license R623954
    Check the board
  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
Find the Mississippi license search

PlainDoctor does not match the HHS-OIG exclusion list to individual records: most entries carry no NPI. Search the OIG exclusion list by name.

Is this page about you? You can ask us to correct, restrict or remove it: how.

2.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family nurse practitioner in 2024

2,915 Medicare Part D claims for 189 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 46 claims were for opioids.

  1. Linda Cockroft2,915
  2. Specialty average1,305

Most prescribed

  1. Omeprazole128 claims
  2. Pantoprazole Sodium105 claims
  3. Atorvastatin Calcium104 claims
  4. Levothyroxine Sodium97 claims
  5. Duloxetine Hcl95 claims
  6. Trazodone Hcl90 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: $107.64

6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 99,489 providers of this specialty with any payment received $650.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Linda Cockroft$107.64
  2. Specialty average$650.95

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

  1. Premier Medical Group OF Mississippi LLCKosciusko, MS

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Linda B. Cockroft among 3,798 family nurse practitioner records in Mississippi

Linda B. Cockroft, FNP is one of 3,798 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Mississippi. 81% 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 13% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 13% of these records are older, 83% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
  • Graduated2007 · median 2017 among the 2,576 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2014 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a Mississippi practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

16 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Kosciusko

They are 16 of the 134 NPPES records with a practice address in Kosciusko, and 3,798 family nurse practitioner records in Mississippi.

The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Meagan Carpenter, FNPKosciusko, MS 390901770295735
  2. Annette Cross, FNPKosciusko, MS 390901184308546
  3. Kerri Crowson, FNP-CKosciusko, MS 390901487474813
  4. Kayla Ferguson, FNP-CKosciusko, MS 390901437624566
  5. Mary Fox, NURSE PRACTITIONERKosciusko, MS 390901558802413
  6. Robert Greenlee, FNPKosciusko, MS 390901710401575
  7. Julia Johnson, NPKosciusko, MS 390901700426707
  8. Allison Langford, FNPKosciusko, MS 390901528551579

Common questions

What is Linda B. Cockroft, FNP's NPI number?

Linda B. Cockroft, FNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1477753929, issued on Jul 23, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Linda B. Cockroft, FNP located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 530 Veterans Memorial Dr, Kosciusko, MS, 39090. Phone: (662) 289-9155. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Linda B. Cockroft, FNP's license?

NPPES lists Mississippi license number R623954, as entered by the provider. Search the Mississippi board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Linda B. Cockroft, FNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Linda B. Cockroft, FNP had 2,915 Medicare Part D claims for 189 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. 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.