NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Gary Milton Cowan, M.D.

Retina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician · Fort Worth, TX

Gary Milton Cowan, M.D. is a retina specialist (ophthalmology) physician with a practice address in Fort Worth, Texas, and NPI 1154312007, issued on Oct 31, 2005. Check the license (Texas F6544, 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
1154312007
Name
Gary Milton Cowan
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Retina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician 207WX0107X
License number
F6544 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
909 9TH Avenue, Fort Worth, TX 76104
Phone
(817) 332-1782
Enumerated
Oct 31, 2005
Record last updated
Apr 7, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(817) 336-8619
Medicaid ID
137504002 TX
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100319000165); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Texas Southwestern Medical School At Dallas, 1980
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 909 9TH Avenue

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

  1. Keith Fisher, M.D.Retina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician1265423107

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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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Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Retina Consultants PAFort Worth, TX

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

Gary Milton Cowan among 107 retina specialist (ophthalmology) physician records in Texas

Gary Milton Cowan, M.D. is one of 107 retina specialist (ophthalmology) physician records with a practice address in Texas. 96% 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 · 96% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 90% of these records are
  • Graduated1980 · median 2006 among the 96 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2017 · 30% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207WX0107X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Retina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician providers in Texas

There are 107 retina specialist (ophthalmology) physician records in Texas.

The 8 retina specialist (ophthalmology) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Keith Fisher, M.D.Fort Worth, TX 761041265423107
  2. Kishan Patel, MDFt Worth, TX 761041972957975
  3. Musa Abdelaziz, MDSouthlake, TX 760921588906465
  4. Luv Patel, M.D.Southlake, TX 760921689061442
  5. Margaret Runner, MDSouthlake, TX 760921902331986
  6. Mohammad Siddiqui, MDSouthlake, TX 760921144781378
  7. Alexandria Chaulk, MDBurleson, TX 760281275037889
  8. Courtney Crawford, M.D.Burleson, TX 760281265546170

Common questions

What is Gary Milton Cowan, M.D.'s NPI number?

Gary Milton Cowan, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1154312007, issued on Oct 31, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Gary Milton Cowan, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 909 9TH Avenue, Fort Worth, TX, 76104. Phone: (817) 332-1782. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Gary Milton Cowan, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number F6544, 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.

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.