Penelope J. Cohen, MD
Dermatology Physician · Somerset, NJ
Penelope J. Cohen, MD is a dermatology physician with a practice address in Somerset, New Jersey, and NPI 1316029796, issued on Oct 19, 2006. Check the license (New Jersey 25MA05523100, as entered in NPPES) on the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Penelope J. Cohen
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Dermatology Physician 207N00000X
- License number
- 25MA05523100 NJ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1527 Route 27, Somerset, NJ 08857
- Phone
- (732) 220-1222
- Enumerated
- Oct 19, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (732) 220-2944
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120120000817); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, 1986
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 1527 Route 27
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Penelope J. Cohen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNew Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 25MA05523100Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
13% more Medicare Part D claims than the average dermatology physician in 2024
900 Medicare Part D claims for 360 beneficiaries, against an average of 797 among the 12,802 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Ketoconazole110 claims
- Triamcinolone Acetonide104 claims
- Clobetasol Propionate75 claims
- Mometasone Furoate59 claims
- Otezla55 claims
- Hydrocortisone42 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $3,892.52
220 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 10,250 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,544.61 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
- Schweiger Dermatology PCSomerset, NJ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Penelope J. Cohen, MD's NPI number?
Penelope J. Cohen, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1316029796, issued on Oct 19, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Penelope J. Cohen, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1527 Route 27, Somerset, NJ, 08857. Phone: (732) 220-1222. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Penelope J. Cohen, MD's license?
NPPES lists New Jersey license number 25MA05523100, as entered by the provider. Search the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners at https://newjersey.mylicense.com/verification/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Penelope J. Cohen, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Penelope J. Cohen, MD had 900 Medicare Part D claims for 360 beneficiaries; the average among dermatology physician prescribers was 797. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Penelope J. Cohen, MD's MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.