Vernon L. Cowell, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Gresham, OR
Vernon L. Cowell, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Gresham, Oregon, and NPI 1932129418, issued on Jul 20, 2006. Check the license (Oregon MD20828, as entered in NPPES) on the Oregon Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Vernon L. Cowell
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- MD20828 OR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 25500 SE Stark St Ste 101, Gresham, OR 97030
- Phone
- (503) 667-4000
- Enumerated
- Jul 20, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 26, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (360) 254-3719
- Medicaid ID
- 150464 OR
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100210000525); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Georgetown University School Of Medicine, 1989
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Vernon L. Cowell in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersOregon Medical Board
Search for license MD20828Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
37% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
93 Medicare Part D claims for 40 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 32 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin34 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl23 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): 86 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $36.42
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Legacy Clinics LLCPortland, OR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Vernon L. Cowell among 524 surgery physician records in Oregon
Vernon L. Cowell, M.D. is one of 524 surgery physician records with a practice address in Oregon. 73% 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 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 53% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated1989 · median 2005 among the 321 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Oregon practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Oregon
There are 524 surgery physician records in Oregon.
All 524 in Oregon → Every provider in Gresham → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Robert Azar, MDGresham, OR 970301255316857
- Mary Barnhart, M.D.Gresham, OR 970301215048665
- Stephen Choong, M.D.Gresham, OR 970301326134016
- Jennifer Zakhireh, M.D.Gresham, OR 970301912032707
- Luai Zarour, MDGresham, OR 970301912273236
- Stephan Coffman, MDHood River, OR 970311649235300
- John Garcia, MDHood River, OR 970311366533267
- Michael Hauty, MDHood River, OR 970311033200936
Common questions
What is Vernon L. Cowell, M.D.'s NPI number?
Vernon L. Cowell, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1932129418, issued on Jul 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Vernon L. Cowell, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 25500 SE Stark St Ste 101, Gresham, OR, 97030. Phone: (503) 667-4000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Vernon L. Cowell, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Oregon license number MD20828, as entered by the provider. Search the Oregon Medical Board at https://www.oregon.gov/OMB/Pages/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Vernon L. Cowell, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Vernon L. Cowell, M.D. had 93 Medicare Part D claims for 40 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Vernon L. Cowell, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 86 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.