Michelle Lee Cowan, MD
Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician · Saint Louis, MO
Michelle Lee Cowan, MD is a colon & rectal surgery physician with a practice address in Saint Louis, Missouri, and NPI 1104129642, issued on Dec 6, 2010. Check the license (Missouri 2024007127, as entered in NPPES) on the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michelle Lee Cowan
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician 208C00000X
- License number
- 2024007127 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1 Barnes Jewish Hospital Plz, Saint Louis, MO 63110
- Phone
- (314) 454-7177
- Enumerated
- Dec 6, 2010
- Record last updated
- Apr 17, 2025
- Fax
- (888) 425-7946
- Medicaid ID
- 200138988 MO
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240411001933); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Virginia Commonwealth University, School Of Medicine, 2007
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Michelle Lee Cowan in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMissouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts
Search for license 2024007127Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
34% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average colon & rectal surgery physician in 2024
127 Medicare Part D claims for 66 beneficiaries, against an average of 192 among the 1,836 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Metronidazole26 claims
- Neomycin Sulfate26 claims
- Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag Sulf24 claims
- Ondansetron Odt17 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 93.1 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,622.24
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 1,524 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,468.16 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
- Washington UniversitySaint Louis, MO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michelle Lee Cowan among 35 colon & rectal surgery physician records in Missouri
Michelle Lee Cowan, MD is one of 35 colon & rectal surgery physician records with a practice address in Missouri. 91% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 69% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 69% of these records are older, 26% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 91% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 86% of these records are
- Graduated2007 · median 2003 among the 30 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 46% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208C00000X and a Missouri practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician providers in Missouri
There are 35 colon & rectal surgery physician records in Missouri.
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The 8 colon & rectal surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Tiffany Chan, MDSaint Louis, MO 631101588142657
- Grace Montenegro, M.D.Saint Louis, MO 631101497948087
- Steven Hunt, MDSaint Louis, MO 631081205853835
- Paul Wise, MDSaint Louis, MO 631081619076056
- Donald Summers, MDSaint Louis, MO 631171912961962
- Patrick ChizekSaint Louis, MO 631281245790294
- David Schuval, MDSt Louis, MO 631281114993706
- Ralph Silverman, MDSt Louis, MO 631281801899141
Common questions
What is Michelle Lee Cowan, MD's NPI number?
Michelle Lee Cowan, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1104129642, issued on Dec 6, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michelle Lee Cowan, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1 Barnes Jewish Hospital Plz, Saint Louis, MO, 63110. Phone: (314) 454-7177. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michelle Lee Cowan, MD's license?
NPPES lists Missouri license number 2024007127, as entered by the provider. Search the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts at https://www.fsmb.org/contact-a-state-medical-board/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Michelle Lee Cowan, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michelle Lee Cowan, MD had 127 Medicare Part D claims for 66 beneficiaries; the average among colon & rectal surgery physician prescribers was 192. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Michelle Lee Cowan, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 93.1 of 100. 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.