Michael L. Cohen, M.D.
Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician · Walnut Creek, CA
Michael L. Cohen, M.D. is a critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician with a practice address in Walnut Creek, California, and NPI 1205885779, issued on May 10, 2006. Check the license (California G28277, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael L. Cohen
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician 207RC0200X
- License numbers
- G28277 CA
G282770 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 130 LA Casa Via, Walnut Creek, CA 94598
- Phone
- (925) 944-0166
- Enumerated
- May 10, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 31, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (925) 944-6355
- Medicaid ID
- 00G282770 CA
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Michael L. Cohen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G28277Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
62% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician in 2024
267 Medicare Part D claims for 59 beneficiaries, against an average of 696 among the 2,873 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Zolpidem Tartrate81 claims
- Clonazepam32 claims
- Modafinil22 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa15 claims
- Breyna12 claims
- Trazodone Hcl12 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: $718.71
26 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. The 2,708 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,958.68 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.
Michael L. Cohen among 723 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records in California
Michael L. Cohen, M.D. is one of 723 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records with a practice address in California. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 60% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 77% of these records are
- Record last updated2018 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0200X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers in California
There are 723 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records in California.
All 723 in California → Every provider in Walnut Creek → Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician nationwide →
The 8 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Eric Buadu, MDWalnut Creek, CA 945981316932965
- Aamir Faruqui, MDWalnut Creek, CA 945981184619447
- Nader Kamangar, MDWalnut Creek, CA 945981922093285
- Ramin Khashayar, MDWalnut Creek, CA 945981003801358
- Kristina Kramer, M.D.Walnut Creek, CA 945981598714511
- Moussa Yazbeck, M.D.Walnut Creek, CA 945981760415855
- Gregory Anderson, MDWalnut Creek, CA 945961063590131
- Andrew Chu, M.D.Walnut Creek, CA 945961861816639
Common questions
What is Michael L. Cohen, M.D.'s NPI number?
Michael L. Cohen, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1205885779, issued on May 10, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael L. Cohen, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 130 LA Casa Via, Walnut Creek, CA, 94598. Phone: (925) 944-0166. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael L. Cohen, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number G28277, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Michael L. Cohen, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael L. Cohen, M.D. had 267 Medicare Part D claims for 59 beneficiaries; the average among critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician prescribers was 696. 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.