Gary Meir Cohen, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Philadelphia, PA
Gary Meir Cohen, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1710979224, issued on Aug 19, 2005. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD070235L, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Gary Meir Cohen
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- MD070235L PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7131 Ridge Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19128
- Phone
- (215) 483-2113
- Enumerated
- Aug 19, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jan 28, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (215) 483-8012
- Medicaid ID
- 0018125740001 PA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100707000003); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Temple University School Of Medicine, 1990
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 7131 Ridge Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Gary Meir Cohen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD070235LCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
9,440 Medicare Part D claims for 809 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 961 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium442 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl421 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate323 claims
- Lisinopril275 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate220 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium218 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $2,017.30
105 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Lilly USA, LLC. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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
- General Practice Associates LtdPhiladelphia, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Gary Meir Cohen among 7,483 family medicine physician records in Pennsylvania
Gary Meir Cohen, MD is one of 7,483 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 88% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated1990 · median 2005 among the 4,529 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
800 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Philadelphia
They are 800 of the 42,849 NPPES records with a practice address in Philadelphia, and 7,483 family medicine physician records in Pennsylvania.
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Common questions
What is Gary Meir Cohen, MD's NPI number?
Gary Meir Cohen, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1710979224, issued on Aug 19, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Gary Meir Cohen, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7131 Ridge Ave, Philadelphia, PA, 19128. Phone: (215) 483-2113. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Gary Meir Cohen, MD's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD070235L, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Gary Meir Cohen, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Gary Meir Cohen, MD had 9,440 Medicare Part D claims for 809 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.