Charles Stringfellow Cobbs, M.D.
Neurological Surgery Physician · Seattle, WA
Charles Stringfellow Cobbs, M.D. is a neurological surgery physician with a practice address in Seattle, Washington, and NPI 1497793467, issued on Jun 3, 2006. Check the license (Washington MD60341679, as entered in NPPES) on the Washington Medical Commission; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Charles Stringfellow Cobbs
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurological Surgery Physician 207T00000X
- License number
- MD60341679 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 550 17TH Ave, Seattle, WA 98122
- Phone
- (206) 320-2300
- Enumerated
- Jun 3, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 5, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (206) 320-8149
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20130806000421); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Alabama School Of Medicine, 1991
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 550 17TH Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Catherine Davies, MDPsychiatry Physician1487847794
Verify Charles Stringfellow Cobbs in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWashington Medical Commission
Search for license MD60341679Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
88% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neurological surgery physician in 2024
20 Medicare Part D claims for 17 beneficiaries, against an average of 172 among the 4,378 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of 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): 82.8 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: $203.01
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 5,377 providers of this specialty with any payment received $14,925.58 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
- Swedish Health ServicesSeattle, WA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Charles Stringfellow Cobbs among 232 neurological surgery physician records in Washington
Charles Stringfellow Cobbs, M.D. is one of 232 neurological surgery physician records with a practice address in Washington. 66% 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 4% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 65% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 66% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated1991 · median 2004 among the 137 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 64% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207T00000X and a Washington practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Neurological Surgery Physician providers in Washington
There are 232 neurological surgery physician records in Washington.
All 232 in Washington → Every provider in Seattle → Neurological Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 neurological surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Randall ChesnutSeattle, WA 981221669515136
- Richard EllenbogenSeattle, WA 981221679659478
- Ryder Gwinn, MDSeattle, WA 981221700945607
- John Hsiang, MDSeattle, WA 981221154485001
- Louis Kim, MDSeattle, WA 981221316988348
- David Newell, MDSeattle, WA 981221164581054
- Peter Nora, MDSeattle, WA 981221679637532
- David PitkethlySeattle, WA 981221134205891
Common questions
What is Charles Stringfellow Cobbs, M.D.'s NPI number?
Charles Stringfellow Cobbs, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497793467, issued on Jun 3, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Charles Stringfellow Cobbs, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 550 17TH Ave, Seattle, WA, 98122. Phone: (206) 320-2300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Charles Stringfellow Cobbs, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Washington license number MD60341679, as entered by the provider. Search the Washington Medical Commission at https://wahelms.my.site.com/s/license-search. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Charles Stringfellow Cobbs, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Charles Stringfellow Cobbs, M.D. had 20 Medicare Part D claims for 17 beneficiaries; the average among neurological surgery physician prescribers was 172. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Charles Stringfellow Cobbs, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 82.8 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.