Zachary Cohen, M.D.
Pain Medicine Physician · San Diego, CA
Zachary Cohen, M.D. is a pain medicine physician with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1598021982, issued on Apr 10, 2012. Check the license (California A146733, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Zachary Cohen
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Pain Medicine Physician 208VP0000X
- License number
- A146733 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5395 Ruffin RD Ste 204, San Diego, CA 92123
- Phone
- (858) 571-3630
- Enumerated
- Apr 10, 2012
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 5395 Ruffin RD Ste 204
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Louisa Adrienne Alejo, NPNurse Practitioner1184311987
- Jessica Collinsworth, RNRegistered Nurse1467887828
- Saiyun Hou, M.D., PH.DStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1326464660
- Alan Hurschman, M.D.Pain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician1326031980
- Mani Khaleghi, PAPhysician Assistant1275072423
- Insun Lee, M.D.Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician1447499199
Verify Zachary Cohen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A146733Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
39% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pain medicine physician in 2024
1,277 Medicare Part D claims for 369 beneficiaries, against an average of 2,094 among the 708 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims. 540 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen189 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen120 claims
- Gabapentin111 claims
- Naloxone Hcl78 claims
- Celecoxib74 claims
- Cyclobenzaprine Hcl71 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 Medicare quality score for 2023: 0 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: $6,179.65
211 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 552 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,959.22 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.
One hospital or facility affiliation
- Zachary C Cohen MD ApcSan Diego, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
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There are 126 pain medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Zachary Cohen, M.D.'s NPI number?
Zachary Cohen, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598021982, issued on Apr 10, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Zachary Cohen, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5395 Ruffin RD Ste 204, San Diego, CA, 92123. Phone: (858) 571-3630. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Zachary Cohen, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A146733, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Zachary Cohen, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Zachary Cohen, M.D. had 1,277 Medicare Part D claims for 369 beneficiaries; the average among pain medicine physician prescribers was 2,094. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Zachary Cohen, M.D.'s Medicare quality score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 0 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.