Melissa Kathryn Cochran, NP
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner · Raleigh, NC
Melissa Kathryn Cochran, NP is a psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner with a practice address in Raleigh, North Carolina, and NPI 1104570886, issued on Feb 10, 2022. Check the license (North Carolina 5017782, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melissa Kathryn Cochran
- Credential
- NP
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner 363LP0808X
- License numbers
- 5017782 NC
278708 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6026 Six Forks RD, Raleigh, NC 27609
- Phone
- (919) 865-8710
- Enumerated
- Feb 10, 2022
- Record last updated
- Apr 10, 2023
- Fax
- (919) 977-9760
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Melissa Kathryn Cochran in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this profession
Search for license 5017782Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
25% more Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner in 2024
1,136 Medicare Part D claims for 51 beneficiaries, against an average of 906 among the 30,717 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 24% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Benztropine Mesylate93 claims
- Invega Sustenna57 claims
- Clozapine55 claims
- Abilify Maintena53 claims
- Olanzapine47 claims
- Ingrezza46 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: $200.82
9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alkermes, Inc. The 23,362 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,027.77 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.
Melissa Kathryn Cochran among 1,491 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in North Carolina
Melissa Kathryn Cochran, NP is one of 1,491 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with a practice address in North Carolina. 68% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2022, is newer than 56% of them.
- NPI issued2022 · 56% of these records are older, 36% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 68% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 56% of these records are
- Record last updated2023 · 18% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LP0808X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner providers in North Carolina
There are 1,491 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in North Carolina.
All 1,491 in North Carolina → Every provider in Raleigh → Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner nationwide →
The 8 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Marie Belanger, MSN, FNP- PMHNP- BCRaleigh, NC 276091275591703
- Imelda Bonner, PMHNP-BCRaleigh, NC 276091508140237
- Elizabeth Bruce, CNS, NPRaleigh, NC 276091720057888
- Diana Campbell, PMHNPRaleigh, NC 276091992257232
- Cynthia Frederick, CRNPRaleigh, NC 276091235475039
- Deborah Granick, LCSW, RN, PMHNPRaleigh, NC 276091790059103
- Rejoice MashangeniRaleigh, NC 276091962914283
- Ijeoma Nwaeze, MSN, NPRaleigh, NC 276091881002566
Common questions
What is Melissa Kathryn Cochran, NP's NPI number?
Melissa Kathryn Cochran, NP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1104570886, issued on Feb 10, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melissa Kathryn Cochran, NP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6026 Six Forks RD, Raleigh, NC, 27609. Phone: (919) 865-8710. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melissa Kathryn Cochran, NP's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 5017782, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Melissa Kathryn Cochran, NP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melissa Kathryn Cochran, NP had 1,136 Medicare Part D claims for 51 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner prescribers was 906. 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.