Dr. Vanessa Lyn Cowan, MD

  • Boston, MA
  • Transplant surgery physician
NPI1457592305PAC ID9133430127
Medicare services, 2024
288
Medicare patients, 2024
120
Part D claims, 2024
62
Publications
3
Hospital affiliations
1
Practice address
330 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA 02215
Practice phone
Call (617) 667-7000
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Mobile number
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Primary practice

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Hospital · Boston, Massachusetts

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Dr. Vanessa Lyn Cowan is a transplant surgery physician in Boston, Massachusetts

Dr. Cowan practices at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts, part of Beth Israel Lahey Health.

Dr. Cowan's NPI, 1457592305, was assigned on March 23, 2009. Dr. Cowan holds Massachusetts license 272482.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
9133430127
NPI enumeration date
March 23, 2009
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(617) 667-7000
Professional email
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Sex
Female
Estimated age
43
Medical school graduation
2009

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Vanessa Lyn Cowan practices at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts

Dr. Cowan's primary practice is Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, at 330 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA 02215 in Suffolk County. The practice phone is (617) 667-7000.

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Dr. Vanessa Lyn Cowan is affiliated with 4 sites of care and 2 medical groups

Dr. Cowan's primary practice is Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts, part of Beth Israel Lahey Health. The medical group on file is Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (HMFP). Dmand AI also links Dr. Cowan to 2 more group practices and clinics, 1 home health agency and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Vanessa Lyn Cowan's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Cowan practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterAvailable with a free account
+3 more sites and 1 medical groupAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Vanessa Lyn Cowan is one of 20 transplant surgery physicians in Massachusetts

Transplant surgery is Dr. Cowan's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 204F00000X. Dmand AI has Dr. Cowan's licenses on file in 2 states: Massachusetts and New York.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Transplant surgery, MassachusettsPrimaryLicense 272482 · taxonomy 204F00000X
  • New York licenseLicense 266179

Transplant surgery physicians near Dr. Cowan

Counts of transplant surgery physicians 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. Vanessa Lyn Cowan billed Medicare for 288 services in 2024

CMS data shows 288 Medicare services from Dr. Cowan across 3 procedure codes in 2024, for 120 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $17,984 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

Medicare services, 2024288
Medicare patients120
Paid by Medicare$17,984
Procedure codes3

Dr. Cowan's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 1622024: 28878%

Dr. Cowan compared with the Massachusetts median for transplant surgery physicians, 2024

  • Dr. Cowan
  • Massachusetts median
Medicare services
288vs 15388% above
Medicare patients
120vs 6682% above
Part D claims
11vs 3165% below

Medians across 16 transplant surgery physicians in Massachusetts with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Cowan'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. Vanessa Lyn Cowan treated 120 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 65

CMS counts 120 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Cowan in 2024. The largest group is under 65, with 50 patients. 75% of them have chronic kidney disease, and 75% have high blood pressure. 38% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 5.81, 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. Cowan's median patient age at 65, with 47% women.

Medicare patients, 2024120
Average age65
Average risk score5.81
Also on Medicaid38%

Dr. Cowan's Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Dr. Cowan's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women5546%
  • Men6554%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Cowan's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. Chronic kidney disease75%
  2. High blood pressure75%
  3. High cholesterol75%
  4. Diabetes59%
  5. Ischemic heart disease41%
  6. Arthritis34%
  7. Mood disorders34%
  8. Depression33%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Cowan's patients across all payers

Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.

Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 65

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women47%
  • Men53%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Vanessa Lyn Cowan wrote 62 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Cowan wrote 62 Medicare Part D claims for 20 patients. 81% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 11 of them, across 1 drug with 11 or more claims each, at $3,233 in total drug cost. In 2020, CMS named 12 claims across 1 drug.

Part D claims, 202462
Drugs named by CMS1
Total drug cost$3,233
Part D patients20

Dr. Cowan's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic50 claims81%
  • Brand-name and other12 claims19%

Dr. Cowan's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2023

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2020 to 2023

  • 2020
  • 2023
Claims for drugs CMS names
2020: 122023: 118%

Drugs named by CMS: 1 in 2023, 1 in 2020.

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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

How Dr. Vanessa Lyn Cowan takes part in Medicare

Dr. Cowan accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

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Dr. Vanessa Lyn Cowan has 3 publications on record

Dmand AI links 3 papers to Dr. Cowan, published from 2015 to 2022. The most frequent topics are Kidney Transplantation. Dr. Cowan's most frequent co-authors are Joel T. Adler, MD, MPH, Carolyn Dahlen Alonso, MD and Barbra McDonagh Blair, MD.

Papers3
Years published2015 to 2022

Topics Dr. Cowan writes about most

  • Kidney Transplantation

Dr. Cowan's most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Cowan

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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage

Dr. Vanessa Lyn Cowan received $1,612 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 4 general payments to Dr. Cowan from 2 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Education make up the largest share, 93% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $1,529.

General payments to Dr. Cowan by program year, 2016 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Cowan by kind, 2016 to 2025

$1.6Kin total
  • Education$1,50093%
  • Food and beverage$1127%

Companies that paid Dr. Cowan the most, 2016 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Sources for Dr. Vanessa Lyn Cowan's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare 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 percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Vanessa Lyn Cowan's NPI number?

Dr. Vanessa Lyn Cowan's NPI number is 1457592305. It was assigned on March 23, 2009, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Vanessa Lyn Cowan?

Dr. Vanessa Lyn Cowan is a transplant surgery physician in Boston, Massachusetts. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Transplant Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 204F00000X).

Where does Dr. Vanessa Lyn Cowan practice?

Dr. Cowan practices at 330 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA 02215. Dr. Cowan's primary practice is Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts, part of Beth Israel Lahey Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Cowan to 2 group practices and clinics, 1 home health agency and 1 medical group.

What is Dr. Vanessa Lyn Cowan's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Cowan is (617) 667-7000.

What is Dr. Vanessa Lyn Cowan's medical license number?

Dr. Cowan holds Massachusetts license 272482, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.

Which states has Dr. Vanessa Lyn Cowan been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Cowan in Massachusetts and New York.

Which hospitals is Dr. Vanessa Lyn Cowan affiliated with?

Dr. Cowan practices at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts.

What medical group is Dr. Vanessa Lyn Cowan part of?

Dr. Cowan is linked to Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (HMFP). Dmand AI links Dr. Cowan to 1 more medical group.

Does Dr. Vanessa Lyn Cowan accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Cowan billed Medicare for 288 services in 2024, and Dr. Cowan accepts Medicare assignment.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Vanessa Lyn Cowan see?

CMS counts 120 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Cowan in 2024, with an average age of 65.

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What services does Dr. Vanessa Lyn Cowan bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Cowan's most billed Medicare services were hospital inpatient care (99232), office visit, established patient (99213) and office visit, new patient (99203).

What drugs does Dr. Vanessa Lyn Cowan prescribe most?

In 2023 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Cowan's most prescribed drugs by claims were Atovaquone.

Has Dr. Vanessa Lyn Cowan received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $1,612 in general payments to Dr. Cowan from 2 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Intuitive Surgical, Inc.

How long has Dr. Vanessa Lyn Cowan been practicing?

Dr. Cowan graduated from medical school in 2009, 17 years ago.

Does Dr. Vanessa Lyn Cowan do research?

Dmand AI links 3 publications to Dr. Cowan, published from 2015 to 2022.

Who does Dr. Vanessa Lyn Cowan publish with?

Dr. Cowan's most frequent co-authors are Joel T. Adler, MD, MPH (1 shared paper), Carolyn Dahlen Alonso, MD (1 shared paper) and Barbra McDonagh Blair, MD (1 shared paper).

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