Melanie Del Carmen Chan Cowes, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Los Angeles, CA
Melanie Del Carmen Chan Cowes, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Los Angeles, California, and NPI 1568049831, issued on Mar 24, 2021. Check the license (California A188148, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melanie Del Carmen Chan Cowes
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- A188148 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1670 E 120TH St, Los Angeles, CA 90059
- Phone
- (424) 338-1000
- Enumerated
- Mar 24, 2021
- Record last updated
- Jul 9, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20251103001595); may accept Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Melanie Del Carmen Chan Cowes in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A188148Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
93% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
253 Medicare Part D claims for 64 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium25 claims
- Metformin Hcl14 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate12 claims
- Ibuprofen12 claims
- Lisinopril12 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.
Melanie Del Carmen Chan Cowes among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California
Melanie Del Carmen Chan Cowes, MD is one of 17,133 family medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 91% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 91% of these records are older, 6% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2005 among the 10,652 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 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 California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
829 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Los Angeles
They are 829 of the 69,537 NPPES records with a practice address in Los Angeles, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Melanie Del Carmen Chan Cowes, MD's NPI number?
Melanie Del Carmen Chan Cowes, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1568049831, issued on Mar 24, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melanie Del Carmen Chan Cowes, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1670 E 120TH St, Los Angeles, CA, 90059. Phone: (424) 338-1000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melanie Del Carmen Chan Cowes, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A188148, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Melanie Del Carmen Chan Cowes, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melanie Del Carmen Chan Cowes, MD had 253 Medicare Part D claims for 64 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.