John Alfred Cowan, M.D.
Neurological Surgery Physician · Rome, GA
John Alfred Cowan, M.D. is a neurological surgery physician with a practice address in Rome, Georgia, and NPI 1588786669, issued on Apr 6, 2007. Check the license (Georgia 060167, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John Alfred Cowan
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurological Surgery Physician 207T00000X
- License number
- 060167 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 15 John Maddox Dr NW, Rome, GA 30165
- Phone
- (706) 368-8550
- Enumerated
- Apr 6, 2007
- Record last updated
- Sep 5, 2023
- Fax
- (706) 236-7473
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080602000141); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Johns Hopkins University School Of Medicine, 2001
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 15 John Maddox Dr NW
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Chrystin Beers, PA-CPhysician Assistant1235565391
- Derek Christensen, PA-CPhysician Assistant1821473604
- Angela Ewing, PA-CPhysician Assistant1801885942
- Jason Harrison, MDNeurological Surgery Physician1245467604
- Zachary Jones, PA-CPhysician Assistant1861021552
- Lydia Kaoutzani, MDNeurological Surgery Physician1508387499
Verify John Alfred Cowan in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 060167Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
5.9 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average neurological surgery physician in 2024
1,021 Medicare Part D claims for 394 beneficiaries, against an average of 172 among the 4,378 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 1% of claims. 340 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen242 claims
- Tizanidine Hcl178 claims
- Methocarbamol127 claims
- Gabapentin93 claims
- Diazepam86 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen51 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): 83.1 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: $590,900.91
16 payments; by number, the most common kind was royalty or license; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 5,377 providers of this specialty with any payment received $14,925.58 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
- Adventist Health System Georgia IncRome, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Neurological Surgery Physician providers in Georgia
There are 219 neurological surgery physician records in Georgia.
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- Abdulaziz Almubarak, MBBSAugusta, GA1710556576
- Michael Amaral, MDLawrenceville, GA1477587756
- Kevin Ammar, MDSavannah, GA1023123932
- Kwame AmponsahMacon, GA1578731121
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Common questions
What is John Alfred Cowan, M.D.'s NPI number?
John Alfred Cowan, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1588786669, issued on Apr 6, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John Alfred Cowan, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 15 John Maddox Dr NW, Rome, GA, 30165. Phone: (706) 368-8550. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John Alfred Cowan, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 060167, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does John Alfred Cowan, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John Alfred Cowan, M.D. had 1,021 Medicare Part D claims for 394 beneficiaries; the average among neurological surgery physician prescribers was 172. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is John Alfred Cowan, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 83.1 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.