Alan P. Cohen, M.D.
Dermatology Physician · Kearny, NJ
Alan P. Cohen, M.D. is a dermatology physician with a practice address in Kearny, New Jersey, and NPI 1598836280, issued on Nov 13, 2006. Check the license (New Jersey MA072529, as entered in NPPES) on the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Alan P. Cohen
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Dermatology Physician 207N00000X
- License number
- MA072529 NJ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 752 Kearny Ave, Kearny, NJ 07032
- Phone
- (201) 997-2553
- Enumerated
- Nov 13, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 19, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20071011000579); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 752 Kearny Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Melissa Miao, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1588924922
Verify Alan P. Cohen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNew Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MA072529Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
24% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average dermatology physician in 2024
602 Medicare Part D claims for 287 beneficiaries, against an average of 797 among the 12,802 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Clobetasol Propionate84 claims
- Ketoconazole64 claims
- Betamethasone Dipropionate59 claims
- Betamethasone Diprop Augmented58 claims
- Mupirocin58 claims
- Fluticasone Propionate56 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $45.59
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 10,250 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,544.61 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Clark Dermatology LLCClark, NJ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Alan P. Cohen among 421 dermatology physician records in New Jersey
Alan P. Cohen, M.D. is one of 421 dermatology physician records with a practice address in New Jersey. 86% 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 8% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 86% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
- Graduated1985 · median 2001 among the 312 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207N00000X and a New Jersey practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Dermatology Physician providers in New Jersey
There are 421 dermatology physician records in New Jersey.
All 421 in New Jersey → Every provider in Kearny → Dermatology Physician nationwide →
The 8 dermatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Barry Silver, MDKearny, NJ 070321659343549
- Dina Began, MDHoboken, NJ 070301497862346
- Linda Cappiello-Lindsley, M.D.Hoboken, NJ 070301881853455
- Priyanka Gumaste, M.D.Hoboken, NJ 070301073996609
- Cheryl Ackerman, MDGlen Ridge, NJ 070281134210305
- Reuben Rozanski, MDGlen Ridge, NJ 070281679530588
- Tara Bronsnick, M.D.Livingston, NJ 070391447678313
- Alan Liftin, MDLivingston, NJ 070391477557304
Common questions
What is Alan P. Cohen, M.D.'s NPI number?
Alan P. Cohen, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598836280, issued on Nov 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Alan P. Cohen, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 752 Kearny Ave, Kearny, NJ, 07032. Phone: (201) 997-2553. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Alan P. Cohen, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New Jersey license number MA072529, as entered by the provider. Search the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners at https://newjersey.mylicense.com/verification/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Alan P. Cohen, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Alan P. Cohen, M.D. had 602 Medicare Part D claims for 287 beneficiaries; the average among dermatology physician prescribers was 797. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Alan P. Cohen, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.