NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Christopher Sean Cowden, MD, MPH

Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician · Kyle, TX

Christopher Sean Cowden, MD, MPH is an obstetrics & gynecology physician with a practice address in Kyle, Texas, and NPI 1083111041, issued on Apr 6, 2018. Check the license (Texas T8518, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1083111041
Name
Christopher Sean Cowden
Credential
MD, MPH
Primary taxonomy
Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician 207V00000X
License number
T8518 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
22420 IH 35 Ste 203, Kyle, TX 78640
Phone
(737) 404-0347
Enumerated
Apr 6, 2018
Record last updated
Oct 25, 2022
Fax
(512) 406-6295
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20221025001390); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill School Of Medicine, 2018
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 22420 IH 35 Ste 203

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

  1. Brian Benjamin, MDFamily Medicine Physician1396365631
  2. Sapna Bhagat, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1265698872
  3. Sharyl Brasher-Giles, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1649286915
  4. Hannah Chacon, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1780172205
  5. Shao-Chun Chang-Jackson, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1780887034
  6. Gabriella Gloria, MSN, APRN, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1497484307

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas 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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79% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average obstetrics & gynecology physician in 2024

34 Medicare Part D claims for 13 beneficiaries, against an average of 165 among the 28,733 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Christopher Cowden34
  2. Specialty average165

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: $198.81

4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Smith+Nephew, Inc. The 21,429 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,030.61 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Christopher Cowden$198.81
  2. Specialty average$1,030.61

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. Austin Regional Clinic PAKyle, TX

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

Christopher Sean Cowden among 3,524 obstetrics & gynecology physician records in Texas

Christopher Sean Cowden, MD, MPH is one of 3,524 obstetrics & gynecology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 85% of them.

  • NPI issued2018 · 85% of these records are older, 12% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
  • Graduated2018 · median 2005 among the 2,093 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207V00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

14 obstetrics & gynecology physician records list a practice address in Kyle

They are 14 of the 833 NPPES records with a practice address in Kyle, and 3,524 obstetrics & gynecology physician records in Texas.

The 8 obstetrics & gynecology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Drew Benac, M.D.Kyle, TX 786401447697941
  2. Sapna Bhagat, MDKyle, TX 786401265698872
  3. Jason Bosco, M.D.Kyle, TX 786401285610865
  4. Sharyl Brasher-Giles, MDKyle, TX 786401649286915
  5. Hannah Chacon, MDKyle, TX 786401780172205
  6. Shao-Chun Chang-Jackson, MDKyle, TX 786401780887034
  7. Meredith Davenport, MDKyle, TX 786401891855243
  8. Rachel Gardner, MDKyle, TX 786401891159646

Common questions

What is Christopher Sean Cowden, MD, MPH's NPI number?

Christopher Sean Cowden, MD, MPH's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1083111041, issued on Apr 6, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Christopher Sean Cowden, MD, MPH located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 22420 IH 35 Ste 203, Kyle, TX, 78640. Phone: (737) 404-0347. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Christopher Sean Cowden, MD, MPH's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number T8518, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Christopher Sean Cowden, MD, MPH prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Christopher Sean Cowden, MD, MPH had 34 Medicare Part D claims for 13 beneficiaries; the average among obstetrics & gynecology physician prescribers was 165. 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.