Samuel Moses Cohen, MD
Contractor · Palm Desert, CA
Samuel Moses Cohen, MD is a contractor with a practice address in Palm Desert, California, and NPI 1427296938, issued on Jan 22, 2009. Check the license (California G12883, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Samuel Moses Cohen
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Contractor 171W00000X
- License number
- G12883 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 78724 Valley Vista Ave, Palm Desert, CA 92211
- Phone
- (760) 200-5998
- Enumerated
- Jan 22, 2009
- Record last updated
- Jan 22, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (760) 200-5999
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Samuel Moses Cohen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license G12883Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
86% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average contractor in 2024
67 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 483 among the 15 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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.
Samuel Moses Cohen among 457 contractor records in California
Samuel Moses Cohen, MD is one of 457 contractor records with a practice address in California. 2% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 28% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 28% of these records are older, 67% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 2% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 1% of these records are
- Record last updated2009 · 77% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 171W00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Contractor providers in California
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Common questions
What is Samuel Moses Cohen, MD's NPI number?
Samuel Moses Cohen, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1427296938, issued on Jan 22, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Samuel Moses Cohen, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 78724 Valley Vista Ave, Palm Desert, CA, 92211. Phone: (760) 200-5998. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Samuel Moses Cohen, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number G12883, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Samuel Moses Cohen, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Samuel Moses Cohen, MD had 67 Medicare Part D claims; the average among contractor prescribers was 483. 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.