Tara Ashley Cochran, DMD
General Practice Dentistry · Albertville, AL
Tara Ashley Cochran, DMD is a general practice dentistry with a practice address in Albertville, Alabama, and NPI 1538689526, issued on Jun 21, 2017. Check the license (Alabama 6427, as entered in NPPES) with the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Tara Ashley Cochran
- Credential
- DMD
- Primary taxonomy
- General Practice Dentistry 1223G0001X
- License number
- 6427 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 416 Martling RD, Albertville, AL 35951
- Phone
- (256) 891-1100
- Enumerated
- Jun 21, 2017
- Record last updated
- Jul 21, 2022
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Tara Ashley Cochran in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Alabama board licenses this profession
Search for license 6427Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average general practice dentistry in 2024
258 Medicare Part D claims for 129 beneficiaries, against an average of 83 among the 70,290 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 20 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin139 claims
- Cephalexin22 claims
- Clindamycin Hcl20 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass19 claims
- Chlorhexidine Gluconate16 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: $143.51
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Straumann USA LLC. The 41,669 providers of this specialty with any payment received $597.01 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.
Tara Ashley Cochran among 1,350 general practice dentistry records in Alabama
Tara Ashley Cochran, DMD is one of 1,350 general practice dentistry records with a practice address in Alabama. 68% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 78% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 78% of these records are older, 20% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 68% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
- Record last updated2022 · 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 1223G0001X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
5 general practice dentistry records list a practice address in Albertville
They are 5 of the 231 NPPES records with a practice address in Albertville, and 1,350 general practice dentistry records in Alabama.
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The 8 general practice dentistry records with the nearest ZIP codes
- John Carr, DMDAlbertville, AL 359511316012792
- Jonathan Renfroe, D.M.D.Albertville, AL 359511891899365
- William Adams, DMDAlbertville, AL 359501457469934
- Robert Barham, DMDAlbertville, AL 359501417052507
- David Skees, D.M.DSnead, AL 359521528105152
- Michael Barker, D.M.DBoaz, AL 359571801819776
- Carole Fuller-Edmonds, DMDBoaz, AL 359571144296302
- Rikki PalmerBoaz, AL 359571558053769
Common questions
What is Tara Ashley Cochran, DMD's NPI number?
Tara Ashley Cochran, DMD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1538689526, issued on Jun 21, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Tara Ashley Cochran, DMD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 416 Martling RD, Albertville, AL, 35951. Phone: (256) 891-1100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Tara Ashley Cochran, DMD's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 6427, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Tara Ashley Cochran, DMD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Tara Ashley Cochran, DMD had 258 Medicare Part D claims for 129 beneficiaries; the average among general practice dentistry prescribers was 83. 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.