Melissa Ruth Cochran, WHNP
Women's Health Nurse Practitioner · Pascagoula, MS
Melissa Ruth Cochran, WHNP is a women's health nurse practitioner with a practice address in Pascagoula, Mississippi, and NPI 1225558323, issued on Jun 21, 2017. Check the license with the Mississippi board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melissa Ruth Cochran
- Credential
- WHNP
- Primary taxonomy
- Women's Health Nurse Practitioner 363LW0102X
- License number
- 1-107669 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4507 Hospital St, Pascagoula, MS 39581
- Phone
- (228) 769-1940
- Enumerated
- Jun 21, 2017
- Record last updated
- May 8, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20260417000318); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Melissa Ruth Cochran in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Mississippi board licenses this professionCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 96.6 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).
Melissa Ruth Cochran among 89 women's health nurse practitioner records in Mississippi
Melissa Ruth Cochran, WHNP is one of 89 women's health nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Mississippi. 61% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 64% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 64% of these records are older, 29% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 61% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 46% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 2015 among the 41 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LW0102X and a Mississippi practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Women's Health Nurse Practitioner providers in Mississippi
There are 89 women's health nurse practitioner records in Mississippi.
All 89 in Mississippi → Every provider in Pascagoula → Women's Health Nurse Practitioner nationwide →
The 8 women's health nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Meagan Heidelberg, WHNP-BCPascagoula, MS 395811932853835
- Daphne Hutto, CRNPPascagoula, MS 395811467833608
- Meghan Dye, WHNP-BCSaucier, MS 395741174270011
- Kathleen Quinn, EDD, WHNPPass Christian, MS 395711912909607
- Jessica Wilder, WHNPOcean Springs, MS 395641497280770
- Heather Williams, WHNPOcean Springs, MS 395641760137343
- Anita Sharyl Donegan, WHNPBrookhaven, MS 396011831485895
- Katherine Hansen, NPBrookhaven, MS 396011285861039
Common questions
What is Melissa Ruth Cochran, WHNP's NPI number?
Melissa Ruth Cochran, WHNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1225558323, issued on Jun 21, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melissa Ruth Cochran, WHNP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4507 Hospital St, Pascagoula, MS, 39581. Phone: (228) 769-1940. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melissa Ruth Cochran, WHNP's license?
Search the Mississippi board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
What is Melissa Ruth Cochran, WHNP's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 96.6 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.