Benjamin D. Cowley, MD
Nephrology Physician · Oklahoma City, OK
Benjamin D. Cowley, MD is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and NPI 1427027457, issued on Mar 14, 2006. Check the license (Oklahoma 22666, as entered in NPPES) on the Oklahoma Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Benjamin D. Cowley
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- 22666 OK
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1000 NE 13TH St Ste 1G, Oklahoma City, OK 73104
- Phone
- (405) 271-8478
- Enumerated
- Mar 14, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 14, 2024
- Fax
- (405) 271-4230
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060126000227); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Baylor College Of Medicine, 1981
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Benjamin D. Cowley in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersOklahoma Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision
Search for license 22666Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
49% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
752 Medicare Part D claims for 67 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 100 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen56 claims
- Carvedilol44 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium28 claims
- Lisinopril23 claims
- Xphozah21 claims
- Prednisone19 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 71.7 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $277.08
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program; the largest payer was Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 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
- OU Health Partners IncOklahoma City, OK
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Benjamin D. Cowley among 112 nephrology physician records in Oklahoma
Benjamin D. Cowley, MD is one of 112 nephrology physician records with a practice address in Oklahoma. 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 13% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 13% of these records are older, 51% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 86% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 79% of these records are
- Graduated1981 · median 2003 among the 87 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RN0300X and a Oklahoma practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in Oklahoma
There are 112 nephrology physician records in Oklahoma.
All 112 in Oklahoma → Every provider in Oklahoma City → Nephrology Physician nationwide →
The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Lamia Abughazaleh, MDOklahoma City, OK 731041477158533
- Zahid Ahmad, MDOklahoma City, OK 731041700854049
- Lukas Haragsim, MDOklahoma City, OK 731041396713541
- Kirolos Iskander, MDOklahoma City, OK 731041326497462
- Muhammad Sohaib Karim, M.D.Oklahoma City, OK 731041154522969
- Sheikh KhalidOklahoma City, OK 731041720466329
- Talal Khan, M.DOklahoma City, OK 731041629303938
- Satish Kumar, MDOklahoma City, OK 731041760451686
Common questions
What is Benjamin D. Cowley, MD's NPI number?
Benjamin D. Cowley, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1427027457, issued on Mar 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Benjamin D. Cowley, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1000 NE 13TH St Ste 1G, Oklahoma City, OK, 73104. Phone: (405) 271-8478. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Benjamin D. Cowley, MD's license?
NPPES lists Oklahoma license number 22666, as entered by the provider. Search the Oklahoma Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision at https://www.okmedicalboard.org/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Benjamin D. Cowley, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Benjamin D. Cowley, MD had 752 Medicare Part D claims for 67 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Benjamin D. Cowley, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 71.7 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.