Michael Cowan, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Welch, MN
Michael Cowan, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Welch, Minnesota, and NPI 1558440164, issued on Nov 3, 2006. Check the license (Minnesota 41281, as entered in NPPES) on the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael Cowan
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 41281 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1158 Island Blvd, Welch, MN 55089
- Phone
- (651) 385-4148
- Enumerated
- Nov 3, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 9, 2024
- Fax
- (833) 972-1591
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1158 Island Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Marla Decker, DNP, APRN, NP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1144784786
- Bernice Ronningen, LPNLicensed Practical Nurse1881901114
Verify Michael Cowan in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMinnesota Board of Medical Practice
Search for license 41281Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
100% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
16 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of 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: $47.63
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Exact Sciences Corporation. 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.
Michael Cowan among 3,985 family medicine physician records in Minnesota
Michael Cowan, MD is one of 3,985 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Minnesota. 74% 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 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 42% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 62% of these records are
- Record last updated2024 · 63% 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 Minnesota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Family Medicine Physician providers in Minnesota
There are 3,985 family medicine physician records in Minnesota.
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The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Kailee DrazWelch, MN 550891629933460
- Sarah Lien, DNP, APRN, FNPWelch, MN 550891710748173
- Joseph Alfano, MDWyoming, MN 550921467564831
- Gretchen Bosacker, M.D.Wyoming, MN 550921679532147
- Kevin Chatwin, MDWyoming, MN 550921275645731
- John Eikens, MDWyoming, MN 550921104844604
- Karen Hulstrand, MDWyoming, MN 550921982622486
- Sue Nielsen, MDWyoming, MN 550921861418568
Common questions
What is Michael Cowan, MD's NPI number?
Michael Cowan, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1558440164, issued on Nov 3, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael Cowan, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1158 Island Blvd, Welch, MN, 55089. Phone: (651) 385-4148. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael Cowan, MD's license?
NPPES lists Minnesota license number 41281, as entered by the provider. Search the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice at https://mn.gov/boards/medical-practice/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Michael Cowan, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael Cowan, MD had 16 Medicare Part D claims; 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.