NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Paul W. Cosby, MD

Emergency Medicine Physician · Forest City, PA

Paul W. Cosby, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Forest City, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1467421420, issued on Mar 14, 2006. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD015634E, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); 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
1467421420
Name
Paul W. Cosby
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License numbers
MD015634E PA
1307021 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
451 Flat Rock Road, Forest City, PA 18421
Phone
(570) 493-1559
Enumerated
Mar 14, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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92% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

18 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Paul Cosby18
  2. Specialty average226

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.

Paul W. Cosby among 3,911 emergency medicine physician records in Pennsylvania

Paul W. Cosby, MD is one of 3,911 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 82% 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 5% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 69% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 57% of these records are
  • Record last updated2007 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

1 emergency medicine physician record lists a practice address in Forest City

They are 1 of the 55 NPPES records with a practice address in Forest City, and 3,911 emergency medicine physician records in Pennsylvania.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Angela Aten, FNP-C, ENP-CHonesdale, PA 184311083414536
  2. Ilmia Choudhary, MDHonesdale, PA 184311043212533
  3. Faith Frable, MDHonesdale, PA 184311063526697
  4. Walter Kaniefski, MDHonesdale, PA 184311003840422
  5. Jonathan Osmolinski, DOHonesdale, PA 184311538797873
  6. Joseph Vilogi, M.D.Clarks Summit, PA 184111851390140
  7. Joseph Biancarelli, MDCarbondale, PA 184071548246713
  8. Alan Fierverker, MDCarbondale, PA 184071568454031

Common questions

What is Paul W. Cosby, MD's NPI number?

Paul W. Cosby, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1467421420, issued on Mar 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Paul W. Cosby, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 451 Flat Rock Road, Forest City, PA, 18421. Phone: (570) 493-1559. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Paul W. Cosby, MD's license?

NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD015634E, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Paul W. Cosby, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Paul W. Cosby, MD had 18 Medicare Part D claims; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.