Physician

Kent Willis Cochran

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Kent Cochran (NPI: 1326466574) practices anesthesiology in the Winston-Salem, NC market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Forsyth, NC. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is NOVANT HEALTH MEDICAL GROUP, LLC (NPI: 1760105407; TIN: 581728803) and primary practice location at 27006-7351. Cochran is affiliated with the Novant Health Accountable Care Organization I, LLC (ACO ID: A3504), participating under the MSSP model.

Cochran's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 405 traditional Medicare patients, billed 12,875 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $206,519 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 64483 (Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level). Part D data shows 298 prescription claims across 158 beneficiaries totaling $4,779 in drug costs, led by Oxycodone-Acetaminophen (Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen). Open Payments data shows 70 records totaling $2,011. You can download detailed data with all billing codes (2015-2024). For more recent data, please contact us.

Over the past 10 years, this provider's Medicare Part B carrier billing did not follow a clear longitudinal pattern. Concurrently, Part D prescription costs have fallen sharply in recent years, from $5,398 to $4,779. For DME billing, this provider has fewer than 5 years of reported data, so a reliable trend cannot be assigned.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and claim lines in the table.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Medicare payment, unit: USD. Field: Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt. Source: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners by Provider.0$103K$207K2019 Medicare payment: $49,182 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2020 Medicare payment: $165,862 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2021 Medicare payment: $179,870 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2022 Medicare payment: $168,971 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2023 Medicare payment: $168,742 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2024 Medicare payment: $206,519 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClm LinesPayment
2015N/RN/RN/R
2016N/RN/RN/R
2017N/RN/RN/R
2018N/RN/RN/R
20191001,070$49,182
20202972,997$165,862
20213323,581$179,870
20223025,053$168,971
20233235,807$168,742
202440512,875$206,519

Part D Events Trend

Drug cost trend, with N of patients and prescription claims in the table.

Part D Events Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Drug cost, unit: USD. Field: Tot_Drug_Cst. Source: Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider.0$27K$54K2017 Drug cost: $5,398 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2018 Drug cost: $21,331 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2019 Drug cost: $53,838 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2020 Drug cost: $50,257 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2021 Drug cost: $33,703 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2022 Drug cost: $16,834 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2023 Drug cost: $6,500 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2024 Drug cost: $4,779 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsDrug Cost
2015N/RN/RN/R
2016N/RN/RN/R
20171332$5,398
2018104181$21,331
2019246510$53,838
20203181,130$50,257
2021321917$33,703
2022226504$16,834
2023162286$6,500
2024158298$4,779

DME Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and DME claim records in the table.

No connected DME records

No connected DME records

* / # = suppressed by CMS; 0 = reported zero; N/R = not reported or blank.

Top 5 Part B carrier billing codes in 2024

By total payments.

CodeDescriptionPatientsClm LinesTotal Payment
64483Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level137208$192
27096Injection of anesthetic or steroid into joint between lower spine and hip bone using imaging guidance136193$139
J3301Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg2122,892$1
Q9966Low osmolar contrast material, 200-299 mg/ml iodine concentration, per ml1542,420$0
J1010Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 1 mg915,203$0

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

DrugGenericClaimsTotal Day SupplyTotal Drug Cost
Oxycodone-AcetaminophenOxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen68860$941
GabapentinGabapentin411,386$282
PregabalinPregabalin17554$281
CephalexinCephalexin47360$268
Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen29253$267

Top 5 DME services in 2024

No connected or detailed DME service-level records for 2024.

Open Payments Summary in 2024

CategoryDefinitionRecordsTotal Reported AmountTop Related Entity
General PaymentsReported payment or transfer-of-value amount.70$2,011Boston Scientific Corporation
Research PaymentsReported research-related payment or transfer-of-value amount.0$0N/R
Ownership / Investment InterestsReported value of ownership or investment interests.0$0N/R

FAQ

What Medicare data is available for Kent Willis Cochran?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Kent Willis Cochran (NPI 1326466574), including provider identity, specialty, market context, Medicare Part B activity, Part D prescribing, DME records, Open Payments where available, billing organization details, and ACO affiliation signals where available. Profile data covers 2015-2024, with current attribution based on 2025 claims where available.

Does Kent Willis Cochran have ACO affiliation data?

Kent Willis Cochran is shown with ACO affiliation data for Novant Health Accountable Care Organization I, LLC (MSSP, ACO ID A3504).

What billing organization is linked to Kent Willis Cochran?

Kent Willis Cochran is linked to NOVANT HEALTH MEDICAL GROUP, LLC (billing NPI 1760105407) in the available physician profile data.

Does Kent Willis Cochran have Open Payments data?

Kent Willis Cochran has 70 connected Open Payments records in the available 2024 summary data.

Can I download physician-level Medicare data from Tedicare?

Yes. Tedicare provides sample physician export data and paid custom physician data exports for research, planning, outreach, and market analysis. Exports can include physician profile fields, market and specialty context, billing organization details, ACO affiliation signals where available, and Medicare utilization data.