Edward West Cowen, M.D.
Dermatology Physician · Silver Spring, MD
Edward West Cowen, M.D. is a dermatology physician with a practice address in Silver Spring, Maryland, and NPI 1639179716, issued on Jul 29, 2005. Check the license (Maryland D0058982, as entered in NPPES) on the Maryland Board of Physicians; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Edward West Cowen
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Dermatology Physician 207N00000X
- License number
- D0058982 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 10313 Georgia Ave, Silver Spring, MD 20902
- Phone
- (301) 681-7000
- Enumerated
- Jul 29, 2005
- Record last updated
- Sep 27, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (301) 681-1040
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120105000456); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Pennsylvania State University College Of Medicine, 1998
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Edward West Cowen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMaryland Board of Physicians
Search for license D0058982Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
87% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average dermatology physician in 2024
104 Medicare Part D claims for 48 beneficiaries, against an average of 797 among the 12,802 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 19% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Triamcinolone Acetonide18 claims
- Clobetasol Propionate17 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): 100 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: $130.00
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Genzyme Corporation. The 10,250 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,544.61 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
- Derm Associates LLCRockville, MD
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Edward West Cowen, M.D.'s NPI number?
Edward West Cowen, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1639179716, issued on Jul 29, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Edward West Cowen, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 10313 Georgia Ave, Silver Spring, MD, 20902. Phone: (301) 681-7000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Edward West Cowen, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Maryland license number D0058982, as entered by the provider. Search the Maryland Board of Physicians at https://www.mbp.state.md.us/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Edward West Cowen, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Edward West Cowen, M.D. had 104 Medicare Part D claims for 48 beneficiaries; the average among dermatology physician prescribers was 797. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Edward West Cowen, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.