NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

River Hayes Cook, MD

Emergency Medicine Physician · Bloomington, MN

River Hayes Cook, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Bloomington, Minnesota, and NPI 1972122034, issued on Apr 9, 2020. Check the license (Minnesota 72849, as entered in NPPES) on the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1972122034
Name
River Hayes Cook
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License numbers
72849 MN
DR.0070019 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4300 Market Pte Dr Ste 100, Bloomington, MN 55435
Phone
(952) 767-4574
Enumerated
Apr 9, 2020
Record last updated
Jul 9, 2024
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20221214001309); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Kansas School Of Med (Kc/Wich/Sal), 2020
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 4300 Market Pte Dr Ste 100

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Mitchell Annis, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1487344990
  2. Joseph BierbaumPhysician Assistant1437847860
  3. Angelina Birrell-Lopez, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1174191050
  4. Brian Bristol, DOEmergency Medicine Physician1063142628
  5. Charles Brower, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1043898885
  6. Richard Campbell, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1659945525

Verify River Hayes Cook in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMinnesota Board of Medical Practice
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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8% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

243 Medicare Part D claims for 167 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims. 14 claims were for opioids.

  1. River Cook243
  2. Specialty average226

Most prescribed

  1. Cephalexin31 claims
  2. Ondansetron Odt27 claims
  3. Prednisone17 claims
  4. Azithromycin16 claims
  5. Oxycodone Hcl13 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 83.5 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score81.8
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%63.3
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Emergency Physicians Professional AssociationBloomington, MN

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

River Hayes Cook among 1,348 emergency medicine physician records in Minnesota

River Hayes Cook, MD is one of 1,348 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Minnesota. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 86% of them.

  • NPI issued2020 · 86% of these records are older, 10% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
  • Graduated2020 · median 2012 among the 818 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 45% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Minnesota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

191 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Bloomington

They are 191 of the 3,339 NPPES records with a practice address in Bloomington, and 1,348 emergency medicine physician records in Minnesota.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Shaun Adams, MDBloomington, MN 554351023085289
  2. Cheri Audrain, MDEdina, MN 554351942269097
  3. Matthew Barrett, MDEdina, MN 554351336108497
  4. David Dvorak, MDEdina, MN 554351689641946
  5. Gary Gosewisch, MDEdina, MN 554351982663027
  6. Lisa Hollensteiner, MDEdina, MN 554351871560094
  7. Todd Joing, MDEdina, MN 554351184683237
  8. R Brian Jones, MDEdina, MN 554351780643841

Common questions

What is River Hayes Cook, MD's NPI number?

River Hayes Cook, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972122034, issued on Apr 9, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is River Hayes Cook, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4300 Market Pte Dr Ste 100, Bloomington, MN, 55435. Phone: (952) 767-4574. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify River Hayes Cook, MD's license?

NPPES lists Minnesota license number 72849, 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 River Hayes Cook, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, River Hayes Cook, MD had 243 Medicare Part D claims for 167 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is River Hayes Cook, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 83.5 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.