Arthur Watson Cooler, MD
Surgery Physician · Columbia, SC
Arthur Watson Cooler, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Columbia, South Carolina, and NPI 1326078890, issued on Jul 3, 2006. Check the license (South Carolina 16060, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Arthur Watson Cooler
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License numbers
- 16060 SC
068393 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 114 Gateway Corporate Blvd Ste 420, Columbia, SC 29203
- Phone
- (803) 365-8650
- Enumerated
- Jul 3, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 18, 2023
- Fax
- (803) 365-8659
- Medicaid ID
- 160603 SC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100818001024); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical College Of Georgia School Of Medicine, 1991
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 114 Gateway Corporate Blvd Ste 420
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Kelly Harris, M.D.Surgery Physician1487974283
- Hannah Hockley, RDNRegistered Dietitian1497570006
- Janet Kubas, NPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1679575559
- Emily Parker, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1952844623
- Harris Parker, M.D.Surgery Physician1831177377
- Yvannah Willis, PA-CPhysician Assistant1205302072
Verify Arthur Watson Cooler in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 16060Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average surgery physician in 2024
487 Medicare Part D claims for 136 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 5% of claims. 77 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Clopidogrel165 claims
- Cilostazol41 claims
- Gabapentin37 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen35 claims
- Pentoxifylline31 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen23 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: $964.39
14 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was ShockWave Medical, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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
- Musc Community PhysiciansColumbia, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Arthur Watson Cooler among 647 surgery physician records in South Carolina
Arthur Watson Cooler, MD is one of 647 surgery physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 74% 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 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 61% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 52% of these records are
- Graduated1991 · median 2004 among the 335 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 45% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in South Carolina
There are 647 surgery physician records in South Carolina.
All 647 in South Carolina → Every provider in Columbia → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Varun Bhalla, M.D.Columbia, SC 292031447412127
- Jesse Clanton, M.D.Columbia, SC 292031023246295
- Peter Felice, MDColumbia, SC 292031992966881
- Mark Jones, M.D.Columbia, SC 292031295863058
- Zeid Keilani, M.D.Columbia, SC 292031154585578
- Rodrigo Mon, MDColumbia, SC 292031457390528
- Allyson Moulton, M.D.Columbia, SC 292031366619132
- Fernando Navarro, M.D.Columbia, SC 292031164479325
Common questions
What is Arthur Watson Cooler, MD's NPI number?
Arthur Watson Cooler, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1326078890, issued on Jul 3, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Arthur Watson Cooler, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 114 Gateway Corporate Blvd Ste 420, Columbia, SC, 29203. Phone: (803) 365-8650. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Arthur Watson Cooler, MD's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 16060, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners at https://verify.llronline.com/LicLookup/Med/Med.aspx?div=22. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Arthur Watson Cooler, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Arthur Watson Cooler, MD had 487 Medicare Part D claims for 136 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.