NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Robert Anderson Cochran, MD

Surgery Physician · Spartanburg, SC

Robert Anderson Cochran, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Spartanburg, South Carolina, and NPI 1811962947, issued on Feb 22, 2006. Check the license (South Carolina 9259, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1811962947
Name
Robert Anderson Cochran
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Surgery Physician 208600000X
License number
9259 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1330 Boiling Springs RD, Spartanburg, SC 29303
Phone
(864) 585-6491
Enumerated
Feb 22, 2006
Record last updated
Mar 3, 2023
Medicaid IDs
890518G NC
092599 SC
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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Also registered at 1330 Boiling Springs RD

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Richmond Allan, MDInternal Medicine Physician1366494700
  2. Brian Arrington, MSPTPhysical Therapist1982933644
  3. Erin Bailey, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1215196605
  4. Mark Beard, D.M.D.General Practice Dentistry1114139417
  5. Annette Bennett-Burnett, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1861691487
  6. David Berry, MDOphthalmology Physician1841292653

Verify Robert Anderson Cochran in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
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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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26% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024

185 Medicare Part D claims for 65 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 44 claims were for opioids.

  1. Robert Cochran185
  2. Specialty average147

Most prescribed

  1. Levothyroxine Sodium37 claims
  2. Oxycodone-Acetaminophen33 claims
  3. Ondansetron Hcl18 claims
  4. Diphenoxylate-Atropine11 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): 96.1 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score92.2
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $22.25

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Solventum Corporation. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Robert Cochran$22.25
  2. Specialty average$3,513.80

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Robert Anderson Cochran among 647 surgery physician records in South Carolina

Robert Anderson Cochran, MD is one of 647 surgery physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 74% 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 7% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 61% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 52% of these records are
  • Record last updated2023 · 45% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

62 surgery physician records list a practice address in Spartanburg

They are 62 of the 3,328 NPPES records with a practice address in Spartanburg, and 647 surgery physician records in South Carolina.

The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Thomas Ashley, MDSpartanburg, SC 293031780684456
  2. James Green, MDSpartanburg, SC 293031144295262
  3. Robert Hird, M.D.Spartanburg, SC 293031831165513
  4. Hugh James, M.D.Spartanburg, SC 293031053375592
  5. Ari Kramer, MDSpartanburg, SC 293031073577698
  6. Thomas McLeod, M.D.Spartanburg, SC 293031336110519
  7. Christope NguyenSpartanburg, SC 293031457316978
  8. Richard Orr, MDSpartanburg, SC 293031215937990

Common questions

What is Robert Anderson Cochran, MD's NPI number?

Robert Anderson Cochran, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1811962947, issued on Feb 22, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Robert Anderson Cochran, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1330 Boiling Springs RD, Spartanburg, SC, 29303. Phone: (864) 585-6491. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Robert Anderson Cochran, MD's license?

NPPES lists South Carolina license number 9259, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners at https://verify.llronline.com/LicLookup/Med/Med.aspx?div=22. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Robert Anderson Cochran, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Robert Anderson Cochran, MD had 185 Medicare Part D claims for 65 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Robert Anderson Cochran, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 96.1 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.