Michael Philip Cowherd, MD
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Chapel Hill, NC
Michael Philip Cowherd, MD is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and NPI 1235557034, issued on Mar 31, 2014. Check the license (North Carolina 2018-00948, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael Philip Cowherd
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License numbers
- 2018-00948 NC
DR.0058546 CO
0101281428 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 160 Dental Cir # 7075, Chapel Hill, NC 27599
- Phone
- (919) 966-5205
- Enumerated
- Mar 31, 2014
- Record last updated
- Jan 13, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220708003309); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill School Of Medicine, 2014
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 160 Dental Cir # 7075
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Lindsey Rosman, PHDClinical Psychologist1285292607
Verify Michael Philip Cowherd in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2018-00948Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
42% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
1,791 Medicare Part D claims for 356 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Rosuvastatin Calcium267 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate184 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate171 claims
- Losartan Potassium108 claims
- Spironolactone96 claims
- Eliquis89 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: $501.13
18 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Inari Medical, Inc. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 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
- Wakemed Specialists Group LLCRaleigh, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michael Philip Cowherd among 841 cardiovascular disease physician records in North Carolina
Michael Philip Cowherd, MD is one of 841 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 85% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 85% of these records are older, 12% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 1999 among the 606 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 841 cardiovascular disease physician records in North Carolina.
All 841 in North Carolina → Every provider in Chapel Hill → Cardiovascular Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Kirkwood Adams, MDChapel Hill, NC 275991710069810
- Leonard Gettes, MDChapel Hill, NC 275991467521724
- Thomas Griggs, MDChapel Hill, NC 275991316012164
- Alan Hinderliter, MDChapel Hill, NC 275991689749400
- Robert Kelly, MDChapel Hill, NC 275991003983784
- Jeffrey Klein, MDChapel Hill, NC 275991144229758
- Paula Miller, MDChapel Hill, NC 275991730249392
- Timothy Nichols, MDChapel Hill, NC 275991750441358
Common questions
What is Michael Philip Cowherd, MD's NPI number?
Michael Philip Cowherd, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1235557034, issued on Mar 31, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael Philip Cowherd, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 160 Dental Cir # 7075, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599. Phone: (919) 966-5205. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael Philip Cowherd, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2018-00948, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Michael Philip Cowherd, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael Philip Cowherd, MD had 1,791 Medicare Part D claims for 356 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. 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.