Stephen Patrick Cowley, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Birmingham, AL
Stephen Patrick Cowley, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1053389031, issued on Mar 8, 2006. Check the license (Alabama 8461, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Stephen Patrick Cowley
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- 8461 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 720 Montclair RD, Birmingham, AL 35213
- Phone
- (205) 397-5200
- Enumerated
- Mar 8, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 9, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (205) 397-5210
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Stephen Patrick Cowley in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 8461Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
12 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of 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): 87.5 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).
Stephen Patrick Cowley among 340 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Alabama
Stephen Patrick Cowley, MD is one of 340 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 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 2006, is newer than 14% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 14% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 68% of these records are
- Record last updated2012 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Alabama
There are 340 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Alabama.
All 340 in Alabama → Every provider in Birmingham → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Mark Elkus, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352131366515033
- Karl Hofammann, MDBirmingham, AL 352131740258698
- John Featheringill, MDBirmingham, AL 352111972571891
- Keith Weaver, MDBirmingham, AL 352111629007968
- Julian Carlo, MDVestavia Hills, AL 352161598927881
- Weston Gentry, MDVestavia Hills, AL 352161689179681
- Kenneth Jaffe, M.D.Hoover, AL 352161720005812
- Joseph Sherrill, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352161164442208
Common questions
What is Stephen Patrick Cowley, MD's NPI number?
Stephen Patrick Cowley, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1053389031, issued on Mar 8, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Stephen Patrick Cowley, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 720 Montclair RD, Birmingham, AL, 35213. Phone: (205) 397-5200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Stephen Patrick Cowley, MD's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 8461, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Stephen Patrick Cowley, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Stephen Patrick Cowley, MD had 12 Medicare Part D claims; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Stephen Patrick Cowley, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 87.5 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.