NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Daniel L. Cowling, OD

Optometrist · Merritt Island, FL

Daniel L. Cowling, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Merritt Island, Florida, and NPI 1437248416, issued on Oct 11, 2006. Check the license (Florida OPC2267, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1437248416
Name
Daniel L. Cowling
Credential
OD
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
OPC2267 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
495 N Courtenay Pkwy, Merritt Island, FL 32953
Phone
(321) 454-3100
Enumerated
Oct 11, 2006
Record last updated
Dec 11, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(321) 453-1365
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100121000065); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Houston - College Of Optometry, 1988
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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
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26% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024

204 Medicare Part D claims for 64 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 24% of claims.

  1. Daniel Cowling204
  2. Specialty average277

Most prescribed

  1. Latanoprost113 claims
  2. Timolol Maleate29 claims
  3. Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth16 claims
  4. Dorzolamide-Timolol12 claims
  5. Restasis11 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 MIPS final 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).

Daniel L. Cowling among 3,594 optometrist records in Florida

Daniel L. Cowling, OD is one of 3,594 optometrist records with a practice address in Florida. 75% 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 9% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 64% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 51% of these records are
  • Graduated1988 · median 2006 among the 1,833 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2009 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152W00000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

9 optometrist records list a practice address in Merritt Island

They are 9 of the 768 NPPES records with a practice address in Merritt Island, and 3,594 optometrist records in Florida.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Kyle Callaway, ODMerritt Island, FL 329531598259665
  2. Peter Santisi, ODMerritt Island, FL 329531619083219
  3. David Strunk, O.D.Merritt Island, FL 329531427099563
  4. Melissa Agramonte, O.D.Merritt Island, FL 329521396151486
  5. Russell Cooke, OD DOCTOR OF OPTOMETMerritt Island, FL 329521992912695
  6. Lizeth Delgado, ODMerritt Island, FL 329521881000487
  7. Marcia Lusk, O.D.Merritt Island, FL 329521619192846
  8. Tara PhuMerritt Island, FL 329521538095245

Common questions

What is Daniel L. Cowling, OD's NPI number?

Daniel L. Cowling, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437248416, issued on Oct 11, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Daniel L. Cowling, OD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 495 N Courtenay Pkwy, Merritt Island, FL, 32953. Phone: (321) 454-3100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Daniel L. Cowling, OD's license?

NPPES lists Florida license number OPC2267, as entered by the provider. 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 Daniel L. Cowling, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Daniel L. Cowling, OD had 204 Medicare Part D claims for 64 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Daniel L. Cowling, OD's MIPS final 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), 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.