Richard Tyler Cowart, MD
Surgery Physician · Statesboro, GA
Richard Tyler Cowart, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Statesboro, Georgia, and NPI 1568862381, issued on Aug 28, 2014. Check the license (Georgia 8093, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Tyler Cowart
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 8093 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1497 Fair RD Ste 200, Statesboro, GA 30458
- Phone
- (912) 871-7100
- Enumerated
- Aug 28, 2014
- Record last updated
- Aug 20, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (912) 871-7110
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210820003020); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Mercer University School Of Medicine, 2015
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1497 Fair RD Ste 200
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Mary Charlier, RDNRegistered Dietitian1285200493
- George Durrell, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1053144238
- Kenneth Walton, MDThoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1699719179
Verify Richard Tyler Cowart in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 8093Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
63% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
239 Medicare Part D claims for 124 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims. 98 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen94 claims
- Ibuprofen18 claims
- Gabapentin15 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass14 claims
- Metronidazole13 claims
- Linzess11 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): 89.6 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: $171.24
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Integra LifeSciences Corporation. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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
- East Georgia Hma Physician Management LLCStatesboro, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Richard Tyler Cowart among 991 surgery physician records in Georgia
Richard Tyler Cowart, MD is one of 991 surgery physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 78% 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 72% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 72% of these records are older, 26% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2004 among the 611 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Georgia
There are 991 surgery physician records in Georgia.
All 991 in Georgia → Every provider in Statesboro → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Akram Hassanyeh, M.D.Statesboro, GA 304581003993817
- John Martin, MDStatesboro, GA 304581316016819
- Jean-Claude Schwartz, M.D.Statesboro, GA 304581548448418
- Rebecca Spahos, MDStatesboro, GA 304581548420599
- Dana Jones, CST, CSFAReidsville, GA 304531982481032
- Donald Kennedy, M.D.Reidsville, GA 304531710947403
- Robert Clark, M.D.,F.A.C.S.Vidalia, GA 304741144289349
- Joy Dunn, MDVidalia, GA 304741760702328
Common questions
What is Richard Tyler Cowart, MD's NPI number?
Richard Tyler Cowart, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1568862381, issued on Aug 28, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Tyler Cowart, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1497 Fair RD Ste 200, Statesboro, GA, 30458. Phone: (912) 871-7100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Tyler Cowart, MD's license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 8093, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Richard Tyler Cowart, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Tyler Cowart, MD had 239 Medicare Part D claims for 124 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Richard Tyler Cowart, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 89.6 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.