Gary M. Cookson, P.T.
Specialist · Toms River, NJ
Gary M. Cookson, P.T. is a specialist with a practice address in Toms River, New Jersey, and NPI 1538108105, issued on Jun 6, 2006. Check the license (New Jersey 40QA00465900, as entered in NPPES) with the New Jersey board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Gary M. Cookson
- Credential
- P.T.
- Primary taxonomy
- Specialist 174400000X
- License number
- 40QA00465900 NJ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1430 Hooper Ave, Toms River, NJ 08753
- Phone
- (732) 914-0000
- Enumerated
- Jun 6, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 1, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (732) 914-0007
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101209000442); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Gary M. Cookson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New Jersey board licenses this profession
Search for license 40QA00465900Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 66.4 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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
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Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Gary M. Cookson among 1,636 specialist records in New Jersey
Gary M. Cookson, P.T. is one of 1,636 specialist records with a practice address in New Jersey. 38% 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 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 38% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 29% of these records are
- Graduated1984 · median 1989 among the 474 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 83% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 174400000X and a New Jersey practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
37 specialist records list a practice address in Toms River
They are 37 of the 2,671 NPPES records with a practice address in Toms River, and 1,636 specialist records in New Jersey.
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The 8 specialist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Marie Bonvicino, M.D.Toms River, NJ 087531407891609
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- Russell Harrell, M.D.Toms River, NJ 087531619912920
- Earl Jackman, D.O.Toms River, NJ 087531881639011
- Sudha Kavuru, MDToms River, NJ 087531689765190
- Hannah KnueppelToms River, NJ 087531063178796
- Bruce Monastersky, M.D.Toms River, NJ 087531447231006
Common questions
What is Gary M. Cookson, P.T.'s NPI number?
Gary M. Cookson, P.T.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1538108105, issued on Jun 6, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Gary M. Cookson, P.T. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1430 Hooper Ave, Toms River, NJ, 08753. Phone: (732) 914-0000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Gary M. Cookson, P.T.'s license?
NPPES lists New Jersey license number 40QA00465900, as entered by the provider. Search the New Jersey board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
What is Gary M. Cookson, P.T.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 66.4 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.