NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Andrew John Cowder, M.D.

Urology Physician · Rocky Mount, NC

Andrew John Cowder, M.D. is a urology physician with a practice address in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, and NPI 1437141009, issued on Aug 18, 2005. Check the license (North Carolina 2022-02129, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1437141009
Name
Andrew John Cowder
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Urology Physician 208800000X
License numbers
2022-02129 NC
042-0010380 VT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
180 Foy Dr, Rocky Mount, NC 27804
Phone
(252) 443-3136
Enumerated
Aug 18, 2005
Record last updated
Apr 19, 2023
Medicaid ID
1008951 VT
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20220917000282); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
State University Of New York At Stony Brook, School Of Medicine, 1996
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 180 Foy Dr

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Frederick Frohbose, MDUrology Physician1992768634
  2. Gordon Mathes, MDUrology Physician1871556977
  3. Matthew Paszek, MDUrology Physician1346403870
  4. Akshay Sridhar, D.O.Urology Physician1104276823
  5. Joseph Whisnant, MDUrology Physician1174586911

Verify Andrew John Cowder in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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5% more Medicare Part D claims than the average urology physician in 2024

1,409 Medicare Part D claims for 481 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,340 among the 10,782 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 47 claims were for opioids.

  1. Andrew Cowder1,409
  2. Specialty average1,340

Most prescribed

  1. Tamsulosin Hcl376 claims
  2. Oxybutynin Chloride Er207 claims
  3. Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro146 claims
  4. Finasteride93 claims
  5. Gemtesa67 claims
  6. Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim51 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: $55.36

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 9,340 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,800.04 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Andrew Cowder$55.36
  2. Specialty average$3,800.04

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

  1. Unc Physicians Network LLCRocky Mount, NC

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Andrew John Cowder among 506 urology physician records in North Carolina

Andrew John Cowder, M.D. is one of 506 urology physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 83% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
  • Graduated1996 · median 2005 among the 329 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208800000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Urology Physician providers in North Carolina

There are 506 urology physician records in North Carolina.

The 8 urology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Frederick Frohbose, MDRocky Mount, NC 278041992768634
  2. Gordon Mathes, MDRocky Mount, NC 278041871556977
  3. Matthew Paszek, MDRocky Mount, NC 278041346403870
  4. Akshay Sridhar, D.O.Rocky Mount, NC 278041104276823
  5. Joseph Whisnant, MDRocky Mount, NC 278041174586911
  6. Caroline Ames, M.D.Greenville, NC 278341699861096
  7. Jeffrey Asbury, MDGreenville, NC 278341124048111
  8. Matthew Collins, MDGreenville, NC 278341649392853

Common questions

What is Andrew John Cowder, M.D.'s NPI number?

Andrew John Cowder, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437141009, issued on Aug 18, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Andrew John Cowder, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 180 Foy Dr, Rocky Mount, NC, 27804. Phone: (252) 443-3136. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Andrew John Cowder, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2022-02129, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Andrew John Cowder, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Andrew John Cowder, M.D. had 1,409 Medicare Part D claims for 481 beneficiaries; the average among urology physician prescribers was 1,340. 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.