NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Sara Cowles, DO

Medical Oncology Physician · Greenville, NC

Sara Cowles, DO is a medical oncology physician with a practice address in Greenville, North Carolina, and NPI 1407383649, issued on May 18, 2017. Check the license (North Carolina 2020-00600, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1407383649
Name
Sara Cowles
Credential
DO
Primary taxonomy
Medical Oncology Physician 207RX0202X
License number
2020-00600 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1850 W Arlington Blvd, Greenville, NC 27834
Phone
(252) 752-6101
Enumerated
May 18, 2017
Record last updated
Jun 21, 2024
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20200611000856); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Campbell Univ School Of Osteopathic Medicine, 2017
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 1850 W Arlington Blvd

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

  1. Sabeen Abid, M.DGastroenterology Physician1326351164
  2. Stephen Allday, MDFamily Medicine Physician1326629858
  3. Diane Alligood, MDFamily Medicine Physician1144231523
  4. Jeffrey Alloway, MDRheumatology Physician1104829332
  5. Drury Armistead, M.D.Dermatology Physician1285669002
  6. Amulya Balagani, MDRheumatology Physician1447711395

Verify Sara Cowles in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
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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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43% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average medical oncology physician in 2024

398 Medicare Part D claims for 129 beneficiaries, against an average of 703 among the 4,230 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims. 39 claims were for opioids.

  1. Sara Cowles398
  2. Specialty average703

Most prescribed

  1. Prochlorperazine Maleate39 claims
  2. Ondansetron Odt28 claims
  3. Prednisone21 claims
  4. Oxycodone Hcl19 claims
  5. Dexamethasone18 claims
  6. Kisqali16 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: $60.95

4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. The 3,343 providers of this specialty with any payment received $11,773.47 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Sara Cowles$61
  2. Specialty average$11,773

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

  1. Physicians East PAGreenville, NC

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

Sara Cowles among 191 medical oncology physician records in North Carolina

Sara Cowles, DO is one of 191 medical oncology 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 2017, is newer than 90% of them.

  • NPI issued2017 · 90% of these records are older, 6% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
  • Graduated2017 · median 2003 among the 140 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 37% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RX0202X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Medical Oncology Physician providers in North Carolina

There are 191 medical oncology physician records in North Carolina.

The 8 medical oncology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Sunil Badami, MDTarboro, NC 278861003269085
  2. Andre DixonWilson, NC 278931649634486
  3. James Boyd, MDElizabeth City, NC 279091518911734
  4. Laura AlderDurham, NC 277101932633617
  5. Jason Crockett, MSN, FNP-CDurham, NC 277101922543131
  6. Deanna Griffie, AGNPDurham, NC 277101396249256
  7. Brent Hanks, M.D., PH.D.Durham, NC 277101568639441
  8. Michael Harrison, M.D.Durham, NC 277101760674535

Common questions

What is Sara Cowles, DO's NPI number?

Sara Cowles, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1407383649, issued on May 18, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Sara Cowles, DO located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1850 W Arlington Blvd, Greenville, NC, 27834. Phone: (252) 752-6101. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Sara Cowles, DO's license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2020-00600, 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 Sara Cowles, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Sara Cowles, DO had 398 Medicare Part D claims for 129 beneficiaries; the average among medical oncology physician prescribers was 703. 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.