Nathan Phillip Cohen, M.D.
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Lake Charles, LA
Nathan Phillip Cohen, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Lake Charles, Louisiana, and NPI 1285686774, issued on May 16, 2006. Check the license (Louisiana 05658R, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nathan Phillip Cohen
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- 05658R LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1717 Oak Park Blvd, Lake Charles, LA 70601
- Phone
- (337) 494-4900
- Enumerated
- May 16, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 27, 2022
- Fax
- (337) 494-4797
- Medicaid ID
- 1326127 LA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20071204000491); may accept Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Nathan Phillip Cohen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 05658RCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
21% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
273 Medicare Part D claims for 123 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 112 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen79 claims
- Meloxicam52 claims
- Amoxicillin40 claims
- Celecoxib23 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen17 claims
- Tramadol Hcl13 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 64.9 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $48.05
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Lake Charles Medical Services Orthopedics Associates LLCLake Charles, LA
- Physical Therapy Services OF West Louisiana IncLeesville, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Nathan Phillip Cohen among 336 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Louisiana
Nathan Phillip Cohen, M.D. is one of 336 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 77% 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 18% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 18% of these records are older, 39% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1975 · median 2001 among the 213 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Louisiana
There are 336 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Louisiana.
All 336 in Louisiana → Every provider in Lake Charles → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Clark Gunderson, MDLake Charles, LA 706011083831887
- Barry Henry, M.D.Lake Charles, LA 706011780681734
- Kim Poludnianyk, D.O.Lake Charles, LA 706011609072792
- Dennis Walker, M.D.Lake Charles, LA 706011154371821
- Robert Bernauer, M.D.Lake Charles, LA 706051235211095
- David Drez, M.D.Lake Charles, LA 706051912957044
- Stephen Flood, M.D.Lake Charles, LA 706051427130186
- Jonathan Foret, M.D.Lake Charles, LA 706051538365994
Common questions
What is Nathan Phillip Cohen, M.D.'s NPI number?
Nathan Phillip Cohen, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285686774, issued on May 16, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nathan Phillip Cohen, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1717 Oak Park Blvd, Lake Charles, LA, 70601. Phone: (337) 494-4900. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nathan Phillip Cohen, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 05658R, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.lsbme.la.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Nathan Phillip Cohen, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nathan Phillip Cohen, M.D. had 273 Medicare Part D claims for 123 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Nathan Phillip Cohen, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 64.9 of 100. 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.