Dr. Catherine Nina Kowal, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 175,677
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 651
- Part D claims, 2024
- 2,796
- MIPS score, 2024
- 75
- Hospital affiliations
- 5
- Practice address
- 2255 W Glades Rd, Boca Raton, FL 33431
- Practice phone
- Call (561) 747-1987
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
American Arthritis & Rheumatology Associates
Boca Raton, Florida
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Dr. Catherine Nina Kowal is a rheumatologist in Boca Raton, Florida
Dr. Kowal practices at American Arthritis & Rheumatology Associates in Boca Raton, Florida.
Dr. Kowal's NPI, 1013909332, was assigned on August 23, 2005. Dr. Kowal graduated from American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine in 1985. Dr. Kowal holds Florida license ME62925.
- NPI
- 1013909332NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 3375504756
- NPI enumeration date
- August 23, 2005
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (561) 747-1987
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Female
- Estimated age
- 67
- Medical school graduation
- 1985
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Catherine Nina Kowal practices at American Arthritis & Rheumatology Associates in Boca Raton, Florida
Dr. Kowal's primary practice is American Arthritis & Rheumatology Associates, at 2255 W Glades Rd, Boca Raton, FL 33431 in Palm Beach County. The practice phone is (561) 747-1987.
- American Arthritis & Rheumatology Associates2255 W Glades Rd, Boca Raton, FL 33431 · Palm Beach CountyPhone(561) 747-1987
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. Catherine Nina Kowal is affiliated with 8 sites of care and 2 medical groups
Dr. Kowal's primary practice is American Arthritis & Rheumatology Associates in Boca Raton, Florida. Dr. Kowal is also affiliated with Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital. The medical group on file is AARA (The American Arthritis and Rheumatology Associates). Dmand AI also links Dr. Kowal to 4 more hospitals, 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Catherine Nina Kowal's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Kowal practices, 7 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| American Arthritis & Rheumatology Associates | Available with a free account |
| +7 more sites and 1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Catherine Nina Kowal is one of 465 rheumatologists in Florida
Rheumatology is Dr. Kowal's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RR0500X. Dmand AI has Dr. Kowal's licenses on file in 2 states: Florida and Pennsylvania.
Specialties and state licenses
- Rheumatology, FloridaPrimary
- Pennsylvania license
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists arteritis, arthritis, fibromyalgia and chronic pain, fluid in a joint, gout, joint pain, lupus and muscle disease among the conditions Dr. Kowal treats.
Rheumatologists near Dr. Kowal
Counts of rheumatologists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Catherine Nina Kowal billed Medicare for 175,677 services in 2024
CMS data shows 175,677 Medicare services from Dr. Kowal across 21 procedure codes in 2024, for 651 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $1,642,434 for them. Every service was in an office.
Dr. Kowal's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Drugs given in the office
- 2023: 206,1012024: 172,37916%
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 1,3252024: 1,15713%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 1,3162024: 1,13714%
- Other services
- 2023: 02024: 941
- Surgery
- 2023: 952024: 6334%
Dr. Kowal compared with the Florida median for rheumatologists, 2024
- Dr. Kowal
- Florida median
- Medicare services
- 175,677vs 3,46750.7 times
- Medicare patients
- 651vs 3192.0 times
- Part D claims
- 2,522vs 1,45673% above
Medians across 447 rheumatologists in Florida with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Kowal's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Catherine Nina Kowal treated 651 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 76
CMS counts 651 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Kowal in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 321 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high blood pressure. Their average risk score is 1.57, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Kowal's median patient age at 75, with 82% women.
Dr. Kowal's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Kowal's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women48975%
- Men16225%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Kowal's Medicare patients, 2024
- Arthritis75%
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Osteoporosis47%
- Ischemic heart disease37%
- Anxiety32%
- Mood disorders31%
- Depression28%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Kowal's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 75
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women82%
- Men17%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Catherine Nina Kowal wrote 2,796 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Kowal wrote 2,796 Medicare Part D claims for 466 patients. 88% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 2,522 of them, across 41 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,961,793 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 2,668 claims across 41 drugs.
Dr. Kowal's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic2,466 claims88%
- Brand-name and other330 claims12%
Dr. Kowal's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Kowal's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids3%88 of 2,796 claims
- Antibiotics0%12 of 2,796 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 2,6682024: 2,5225%
Drugs named by CMS: 41 in 2024, 41 in 2023.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Catherine Nina Kowal scored 75 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 75 out of 100 for Dr. Kowal for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Kowal accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Kowal as offering telehealth.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- MIPS final score, 2024
- 75 of 100
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026
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Dr. Catherine Nina Kowal received $63,395 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 1,558 general payments to Dr. Kowal from 47 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 53% of the total. Amgen Inc. paid the most, $17,464.
General payments to Dr. Kowal by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Kowal by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Food and beverage$33,73253%
- Speaker and faculty fees$15,20024%
- Consulting fees$11,45818%
- Travel and lodging$2,4674%
- Other$5391%
Companies that paid Dr. Kowal the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Catherine Nina Kowal has 3 awards and honors on record
Dmand AI lists 3 awards for Dr. Kowal, most recently Delegate to FMA in 2017.
Awards and honors for Dr. Kowal
- 2017
- Delegate to FMA
- Undated
- Checkbook Top Doc
- President
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Catherine Nina Kowal graduated from American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine
Dr. Kowal graduated from American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine in 1985. Dr. Kowal is a member of ACR and FMA.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Catherine Nina Kowal accepts plans from 15 insurance carriers
Dr. Kowal is in network with 15 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- Elevance
- United Healthcare
- Cigna
- HCSC
- Aspirus Health Plan
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- +7 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Kowal accepts, by number of carriers
- PPO10
- HMO8
- Medicare6
- EPO4
- POS3
- Medicaid1
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Catherine Nina Kowal's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Awards and committee roles | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Catherine Nina Kowal's NPI number?
Dr. Catherine Nina Kowal's NPI number is 1013909332. It was assigned on August 23, 2005, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Catherine Nina Kowal?
Dr. Catherine Nina Kowal is a rheumatologist in Boca Raton, Florida. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Rheumatology Physician (taxonomy code 207RR0500X).
Where does Dr. Catherine Nina Kowal practice?
Dr. Kowal practices at 2255 W Glades Rd, Boca Raton, FL 33431. Dr. Kowal's primary practice is American Arthritis & Rheumatology Associates in Boca Raton, Florida. Dmand AI also links Dr. Kowal to 4 hospitals, 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group.
What is Dr. Catherine Nina Kowal's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Kowal is (561) 747-1987.
What is Dr. Catherine Nina Kowal's medical license number?
Dr. Kowal holds Florida license ME62925, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.
Which states has Dr. Catherine Nina Kowal been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Kowal in Florida (1992 to 2027) and Pennsylvania (1988 to 1992).
Which hospitals is Dr. Catherine Nina Kowal affiliated with?
Dr. Kowal is affiliated with Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Kowal to 4 more hospitals.
What medical group is Dr. Catherine Nina Kowal part of?
Dr. Kowal is linked to AARA (The American Arthritis and Rheumatology Associates). Dmand AI links Dr. Kowal to 1 more medical group.
Does Dr. Catherine Nina Kowal accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Kowal billed Medicare for 175,677 services in 2024, and Dr. Kowal accepts Medicare assignment.
Does Dr. Catherine Nina Kowal offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Kowal as offering telehealth services.
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What is Dr. Catherine Nina Kowal's MIPS score?
Dr. Kowal's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 75 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Catherine Nina Kowal see?
CMS counts 651 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Kowal in 2024, with an average age of 76.
What services does Dr. Catherine Nina Kowal bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Kowal's most billed Medicare services were injected or infused drug (J0717), injected or infused drug (J3262) and injected or infused drug (J0129).
Where did Dr. Catherine Nina Kowal go to medical school?
Dr. Kowal graduated from American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine in 1985.
What drugs does Dr. Catherine Nina Kowal prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Kowal's most prescribed drugs by claims were Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate, Prednisone and Methotrexate.
Has Dr. Catherine Nina Kowal received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $63,395 in general payments to Dr. Kowal from 47 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Amgen Inc.
How long has Dr. Catherine Nina Kowal been practicing?
Dr. Kowal graduated from medical school in 1985, 41 years ago.
What insurance does Dr. Catherine Nina Kowal accept?
Dr. Kowal is in network with 15 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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