What is Christopher Cowher's specialty?

Christopher Cowher (NPI 1902893753) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Internal Medicine in Weirton, WV.

Where does Christopher Cowher practice?

Christopher Cowher practices in Weirton, WV, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1902893753.

How much does Medicare pay Christopher Cowher?

Christopher Cowher (NPI 1902893753) received approximately $137K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 546 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1902893753

Christopher CowherM.D.

Internal MedicineWeirton, WVI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

968

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

2,163

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$135K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 508 Internal Medicine providers in WV — top quintile (cohort median 523).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

13,494

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$562K

Distinct drugs

134

Brand share

17.1%

Top prescribed drugs

Amlodipine Besylate1,030 claims

Atorvastatin Calcium665 claims

Pravastatin Sodium570 claims

Losartan Potassium552 claims

Metoprolol Succinate484 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

70.8

Quality

35.6

Cost

70.5

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

96.0

Payment adjustment

-0.50%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Christopher Cowher's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 30 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Ramana Murty Cardiology · Steubenville, OH	82	359
MANNINO, STANLEY	79	576
TRINITY HOSPITAL HOLDING COMPANY	67	225
NPI 1043288335	64	246
Jeffrey Wilps Podiatry · Weirton, WV	43	258
Brijinder Kochhar Pulmonary Disease · Weirton, WV	37	141
Michael Maroney Diagnostic Radiology · Wheeling, WV	37	100
Lisa Brancazio Pathology · Weirton, WV	36	102
Mitchell Fuscardo Emergency Medicine · Weirton, WV	36	108
Viorica Crisan Endocrinology · Weirton, WV	31	89
Jorge Roig Anesthesiology · Weirton, WV	28	139
Joseph Obebe Emergency Medicine · Swainsboro, GA	28	80

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

No outbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

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