Dr. John Alfred Cowan Jr., MD

Dr. Cowan practices at AdventHealth Medical Group in Calhoun, Georgia.

Dr. Cowan's NPI, 1588786669, was assigned on April 6, 2007. Dr. Cowan graduated from The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in 2001. Dr. Cowan holds Georgia license 060167.

Dr. Cowan's primary practice is AdventHealth Medical Group, at 100 Hospital Dr, Calhoun, GA 30701 in Gordon County. The practice phone is (706) 602-7800.

Dr. Cowan's primary practice is AdventHealth Medical Group in Calhoun, Georgia. Dr. Cowan is also affiliated with AdventHealth Gordon. The medical group on file is AdventHealth Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Cowan to 3 more hospitals, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 home health agency, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Cowan practices, 6 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Neurological surgery is Dr. Cowan's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207T00000X. Dr. Cowan is board certified in neurological surgery by the American Board of Neurological Surgery. Dr. Cowan is licensed in Georgia.

Dmand AI lists back and neck pain treatment without fusion, back pain injection, craniotomy, lower back pain, muscle pain, fibromyalgia, and limb pain, neck pain and spine problems, spinal fusion and thoracic spine disorders among the conditions Dr. Cowan treats.

CMS data shows 700 Medicare services from Dr. Cowan across 20 procedure codes in 2024, for 205 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $262,299 for them.

CMS counts 205 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Cowan in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 84 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high blood pressure. 13% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.39, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Cowan's median patient age at 68, with 54% women.

In 2024, Dr. Cowan wrote 1,021 Medicare Part D claims for 394 patients. 99% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 948 of them, across 11 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $8,011 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 689 claims across 11 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 84 out of 100 for Dr. Cowan for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Cowan accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 328 procedures of spinal fusion by Dr. Cowan, more than 96% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Dmand AI links 42 papers to Dr. Cowan, published from 2005 to 2010. 2005 was the busiest year, with 2. The most frequent topics are Hospital Mortality, Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal and Length of Stay. Dr. Cowan has published most often in Arch Surg. Dr. Cowan's most frequent co-authors are Gilbert R. Upchurch, MD, Reid Maxwell Wainess, MD and Jonathan Lee Eliason, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 210 general payments to Dr. Cowan from 22 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Royalties and licenses make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Medtronic, Inc. paid the most, $2,379,870.

Dmand AI lists 2 awards for Dr. Cowan, most recently CMS Stage 1 EHR in 2013.

Dr. Cowan graduated from The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in 2001. Dr. Cowan is a member of AANS and CNS.

Dr. Cowan is in network with 12 carriers, including Aetna, Cigna and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 8. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.