NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Michael Cohn, M.D.

Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician · Palo Alto, CA

Michael Cohn, M.D. is a hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician with a practice address in Palo Alto, California, and NPI 1598771735, issued on Jul 31, 2006. Check the license (California A74987, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; 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
1598771735
Name
Michael Cohn
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician 207RH0002X
License number
A74987 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
795 EL Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA 94301
Phone
(650) 321-4121
Enumerated
Jul 31, 2006
Record last updated
May 28, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20041110000888); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Icahn School Of Medicine At Mount Sinai, 1999
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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.
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Verify Michael Cohn in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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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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25% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician in 2024

554 Medicare Part D claims for 86 beneficiaries, against an average of 741 among the 1,607 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 201 claims were for opioids.

  1. Michael Cohn554
  2. Specialty average741

Most prescribed

  1. Methadone Hcl79 claims
  2. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen37 claims
  3. Morphine Sulfate30 claims
  4. Furosemide24 claims
  5. Mirtazapine22 claims
  6. Gabapentin20 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: $25.25

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 338 providers of this specialty with any payment received $547.94 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Michael Cohn$25.25
  2. Specialty average$547.94

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. Sutter Bay Medical FoundationPalo Alto, CA

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

Michael Cohn among 260 hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician records in California

Michael Cohn, M.D. is one of 260 hospice and palliative 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 2% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 75% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • Graduated1999 · median 2010 among the 193 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 38% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RH0002X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers in California

There are 260 hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician records in California.

All 260 in California → Every provider in Palo Alto → Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician nationwide →

The 8 hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Steve Lai, MDPalo Alto, CA 943011053377580
  2. Keri Brenner, M.D.Stanford, CA 943051952695975
  3. Alexander Gamble, MDStanford, CA 943051528389681
  4. Felicia HuiStanford, CA 943051407146533
  5. Carter NeugartenStanford, CA 943051841539772
  6. Jonathan Roselman, MDStanford, CA 943051639584030
  7. Cyrena Simons, MD PHDStanford, CA 943051538347927
  8. Philip Sossenheimer, MDStanford, CA 943051144858085

Common questions

What is Michael Cohn, M.D.'s NPI number?

Michael Cohn, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598771735, issued on Jul 31, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Michael Cohn, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 795 EL Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA, 94301. Phone: (650) 321-4121. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Michael Cohn, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A74987, 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 Cohn, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Michael Cohn, M.D. had 554 Medicare Part D claims for 86 beneficiaries; the average among hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician prescribers was 741. 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.

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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.