Alvin Cowans, DPM
Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist · Powder Springs, GA
Alvin Cowans, DPM is a foot & ankle surgery podiatrist with a practice address in Powder Springs, Georgia, and NPI 1164812202, issued on Jan 28, 2015. Check the license (Georgia POD001279, as entered in NPPES) with the Georgia board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Alvin Cowans
- Credential
- DPM
- Primary taxonomy
- Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist 213ES0103X
- License number
- POD001279 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5077 Dallas Hwy Ste 311, Powder Springs, GA 30127
- Phone
- (770) 727-0614
- Enumerated
- Jan 28, 2015
- Record last updated
- Jun 27, 2026
- Fax
- (770) 799-8453
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150921003205); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Barry University School Of Podiatric Medicine, 2015
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Alvin Cowans in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Georgia board licenses this profession
Search for license POD001279Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
11% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average foot & ankle surgery podiatrist in 2024
298 Medicare Part D claims for 116 beneficiaries, against an average of 335 among the 7,761 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 34 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Terbinafine Hcl46 claims
- Cephalexin33 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate25 claims
- Levofloxacin21 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen21 claims
- Pregabalin20 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: $215.91
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Anika Therapeutics, Inc. The 6,936 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,972.24 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.
Alvin Cowans among 236 foot & ankle surgery podiatrist records in Georgia
Alvin Cowans, DPM is one of 236 foot & ankle surgery podiatrist records with a practice address in Georgia. 89% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 67% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 67% of these records are older, 26% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 82% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2010 among the 193 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 213ES0103X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist providers in Georgia
There are 236 foot & ankle surgery podiatrist records in Georgia.
All 236 in Georgia → Every provider in Powder Springs → Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist nationwide →
The 8 foot & ankle surgery podiatrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Sharadha Krishnappan, DPMCartersville, GA 301211346829421
- Katie Gusching, D.P.M.Cartersville, GA 301201346686151
- Danielle Green-Watson, DPMDouglasville, GA 301351801282892
- Norman Kornblatt, D.P.MDouglasville, GA 301351194728048
- Kenneth Danis, D.P.M.Carrollton, GA 301171215911870
- Gary Fields, D.P.M.Carrollton, GA 301171780668335
- Guy Langlo, DPMCarrollton, GA 301171356341614
- John Haight, DPMCanton, GA 301141154941714
Common questions
What is Alvin Cowans, DPM's NPI number?
Alvin Cowans, DPM's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1164812202, issued on Jan 28, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Alvin Cowans, DPM located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5077 Dallas Hwy Ste 311, Powder Springs, GA, 30127. Phone: (770) 727-0614. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Alvin Cowans, DPM's license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number POD001279, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Alvin Cowans, DPM prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Alvin Cowans, DPM had 298 Medicare Part D claims for 116 beneficiaries; the average among foot & ankle surgery podiatrist prescribers was 335. 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.