Dr. Douglas S. Cohen, MD

Dr. Cohen practices at Richmond University Medical Center in Staten Island, New York, part of Richmond University Medical Center.

Dr. Cohen's NPI, 1275549305, was assigned on July 31, 2006. Dr. Cohen graduated from Harvard Medical School in 1990. Dr. Cohen holds New York license 2023171.

Dr. Cohen's primary practice is Richmond University Medical Center, at 355 Bard Avenue, Staten Island, NY 10310 in Richmond County. The practice phone is (718) 354-5047.

Dr. Cohen's primary practice is Richmond University Medical Center in Staten Island, New York, part of Richmond University Medical Center. Dr. Cohen is also affiliated with Mount Sinai West. The medical group on file is Amboy Medical Practice PC.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Cohen practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Neurological surgery is Dr. Cohen's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207T00000X. Dr. Cohen is board certified in neurological surgery by the American Board of Neurological Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Cohen's licenses on file in 2 states: New York and Florida.

Dmand AI lists 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. Cohen treats.

CMS data shows 258 Medicare services from Dr. Cohen across 7 procedure codes in 2024, for 161 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $25,843 for them.

CMS counts 161 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Cohen in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 69 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high blood pressure. 22% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.33, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Cohen's median patient age at 60, with 56% women.

In 2024, Dr. Cohen wrote 127 Medicare Part D claims for 57 patients. 99% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 117 of them, across 5 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $373 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 60 claims across 3 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 71 out of 100 for Dr. Cohen for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Dr. Cohen accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 20 procedures of spinal fusion by Dr. Cohen, more than 37% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Laminectomy or laminotomy (partial removal of spine bones): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 12 papers to Dr. Cohen, published from 2019 to 2023. The most frequent topics are Brain, Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Postoperative Complications. Dr. Cohen has published most often in J Neurosurg. Dr. Cohen's most frequent co-authors are Robert Richard Goodman, MD, PhD, Jeffrey N. Bruce, MD and Christopher James Demaree, MD, MS.

CMS Open Payments shows 129 general payments to Dr. Cohen from 12 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 66% of the total. Stryker Corporation paid the most, $7,299.

Dmand AI lists 9 awards for Dr. Cohen, most recently Harvard Medical Research Fellowship in 1988.

Dr. Cohen graduated from Harvard Medical School in 1990. Dr. Cohen is a member of AANS and CNS.

Dr. Cohen is in network with 7 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts and HCSC. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 6. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.