Stephen Cowan, OD
Optometrist · Amarillo, TX
Stephen Cowan, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Amarillo, Texas, and NPI 1821059932, issued on Mar 29, 2006. Check the license (Texas 2228TG, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Stephen Cowan
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 2228TG TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2700 Paramount Blvd, Amarillo, TX 79109
- Phone
- (806) 355-9536
- Enumerated
- Mar 29, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 3, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (806) 353-5572
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2700 Paramount Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Vanessa Anderson, OPTOMETRISTOptometrist1316907942
- Brandon Dabney, OPTOMETRISTOptometrist1750341244
- Heidi Hawkins, OPTOMETRISTOptometrist1205897329
- Jack Thomas, O.D.Optometrist1578876728
- Melanie Thompson, OPTOMETRISTOptometrist1275594392
Verify Stephen Cowan in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
Search for license 2228TGCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
91% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
26 Medicare Part D claims for 20 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 58% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Tobramycin-Dexamethasone11 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: $72.72
1 payment: entertainment; the largest payer was Optos, Inc. The 34,453 providers of this specialty with any payment received $769.99 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.
Stephen Cowan among 5,006 optometrist records in Texas
Stephen Cowan, OD is one of 5,006 optometrist records with a practice address in Texas. 74% 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 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 65% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 58% of these records are
- Record last updated2008 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152W00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
60 optometrist records list a practice address in Amarillo
They are 60 of the 3,934 NPPES records with a practice address in Amarillo, and 5,006 optometrist records in Texas.
All 5,006 in Texas → Every provider in Amarillo → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Vanessa Anderson, OPTOMETRISTAmarillo, TX 791091316907942
- R Beddow, O.D.Amarillo, TX 791091629046230
- William Chafin, O.DAmarillo, TX 791091033113972
- Brandon Dabney, OPTOMETRISTAmarillo, TX 791091750341244
- Heidi Hawkins, OPTOMETRISTAmarillo, TX 791091205897329
- Jimmy Martin, O.D.Amarillo, TX 791091770551079
- Charlie Moore, O.D.Amarillo, TX 791091003868670
- Neal Nossaman, O.D.Amarillo, TX 791091568430239
Common questions
What is Stephen Cowan, OD's NPI number?
Stephen Cowan, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1821059932, issued on Mar 29, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Stephen Cowan, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2700 Paramount Blvd, Amarillo, TX, 79109. Phone: (806) 355-9536. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Stephen Cowan, OD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number 2228TG, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Stephen Cowan, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Stephen Cowan, OD had 26 Medicare Part D claims for 20 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. 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.