Catherine Kowal, MD
Rheumatology Physician · Naples, FL
Catherine Kowal, MD is a rheumatology physician with a practice address in Naples, Florida, and NPI 1013909332, issued on Aug 23, 2005. Check the license on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Catherine Kowal
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Rheumatology Physician 207RR0500X
- Practice location
- 1855 Veterans Park Dr, Naples, FL 34109
- Phone
- (239) 596-5220
- Enumerated
- Aug 23, 2005
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 1855 Veterans Park Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Barbara Chaney, ARNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1841488285
- Lindita Hobdari, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1366418774
- Socrates Perez-Rodriguez, MDInternal Medicine Physician1215911011
- Joseph Rubira, OTR/LPhysical Rehabilitation Occupational Therapist1447536891
- Thierry Sylva, PTPhysical Therapist1992854236
Verify Catherine Kowal in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license searchCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
36% more Medicare Part D claims than the average rheumatology physician in 2024
2,796 Medicare Part D claims for 466 beneficiaries, against an average of 2,058 among the 4,833 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 88 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate427 claims
- Prednisone399 claims
- Methotrexate389 claims
- Celecoxib189 claims
- Gabapentin118 claims
- Folic Acid99 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 Medicare quality 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $4,109.18
188 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. The 3,502 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,487.29 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.
One hospital or facility affiliation
- American Arthritis And Rheumatology Associates LLCNaples, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Rheumatology Physician providers in Florida
There are 431 rheumatology physician records in Florida.
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- Sewar AbuarqobGainesville, FL1720690688
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Common questions
What is Catherine Kowal, MD's NPI number?
Catherine Kowal, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1013909332, issued on Aug 23, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Catherine Kowal, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1855 Veterans Park Dr, Naples, FL, 34109. Phone: (239) 596-5220. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Catherine Kowal, MD's license?
Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Catherine Kowal, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Catherine Kowal, MD had 2,796 Medicare Part D claims for 466 beneficiaries; the average among rheumatology physician prescribers was 2,058. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Catherine Kowal, MD's Medicare quality 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), loaded Aug 27, 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.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.