NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Scott W. Cowan, MD

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Philadelphia, PA

Scott W. Cowan, MD is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1437219987, issued on Dec 12, 2006. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD069197L, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); 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
1437219987
Name
Scott W. Cowan
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
License number
MD069197L PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1100 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107
Phone
(215) 955-6750
Enumerated
Dec 12, 2006
Record last updated
Dec 16, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(215) 923-8222
Medicaid IDs
0130257 NJ
1018254680006 PA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20070606000042); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Jefferson Medical College Of Thomas Jefferson University, 1997
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 1100 Walnut Street

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

  1. Leigha Gambino, CRNPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1215377239
  2. Francesco Palazzo, M.D.Surgery Physician1770621336
  3. David Rittenhouse, M.D.Surgery Physician1043408206
  4. Matthew Rosen, M.D.Surgery Physician1134387061
  5. Ehyal Shweiki, MDSurgical Critical Care Physician1285609404
  6. Michael Weinstein, M.D.Surgery Physician1750301453

Verify Scott W. Cowan in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
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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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Industry payments in 2024: $22.56

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Smith+Nephew, Inc. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Scott Cowan$22.56
  2. Specialty average$7,828.84

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. Jefferson University PhysiciansPhiladelphia, PA

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

Scott W. Cowan among 377 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Pennsylvania

Scott W. Cowan, MD is one of 377 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 11% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 54% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
  • Graduated1997 · median 1998 among the 223 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2014 · 65% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in Pennsylvania

There are 377 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Pennsylvania.

The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Cecillia ChinPhiladelphia, PA 191071013256684
  2. John Entwistle, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191071831132398
  3. Nathaniel Evans, M.D.Philadelphia, PA 191071285780239
  4. Tyler Grenda, M.D.Philadelphia, PA 191071023337821
  5. Hitoshi Hirose, M.D.Philadelphia, PA 191071235107467
  6. John Jacob, M.D.Philadelphia, PA 191071801182662
  7. Masashi KawamuraPhiladelphia, PA 191071861919011
  8. Olugbenga Okusanya, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191071366677866

Common questions

What is Scott W. Cowan, MD's NPI number?

Scott W. Cowan, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437219987, issued on Dec 12, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Scott W. Cowan, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1100 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19107. Phone: (215) 955-6750. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Scott W. Cowan, MD's license?

NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD069197L, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

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.