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Dr. John Colton Cowling, MD
NPI1780028910PAC ID1052669819
- Medicare services, 2024
- 138
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 104
- Part D claims, 2024
- 139
- Publications
- 2
- MIPS score, 2024
- 84
- Practice address
- 1635 North Loop West, Houston, TX 77008
- Practice phone
- Call (713) 448-6796
- Professional email
- Get professional email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
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Dr. John Colton Cowling is a general surgeon in Houston, Texas
Dr. Cowling practices at Memorial Hermann Greater Heights Hospital in Houston, Texas, part of Memorial Hermann Health System.
Dr. Cowling's NPI, 1780028910, was assigned on April 18, 2013. Dr. Cowling graduated from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine in 2013. Dr. Cowling holds Texas license R5712.
NPI and contact details
- NPI
- 1780028910NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 1052669819
- NPI enumeration date
- April 18, 2013
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (713) 448-6796
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
- Get email
- Mobile number
- Get number
- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 39
- Medical school graduation
- 2013
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. John Colton Cowling practices at Memorial Hermann Greater Heights Hospital in Houston, Texas
Dr. Cowling's primary practice is Memorial Hermann Greater Heights Hospital, at 1635 North Loop West, Houston, TX 77008 in Harris County. The practice phone is (713) 448-6796.
- Memorial Hermann Greater Heights Hospital1635 North Loop West, Houston, TX 77008 · Harris CountyPhone(713) 448-6796
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. John Colton Cowling is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Cowling's primary practice is Memorial Hermann Greater Heights Hospital in Houston, Texas, part of Memorial Hermann Health System. The medical group on file is UT Physicians. Dmand AI also links Dr. Cowling to 1 more group practice or clinic, named with a free account.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. John Colton Cowling's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Cowling practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Memorial Hermann Greater Heights Hospital | Available with a free account |
| +1 more affiliated site | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. John Colton Cowling is one of 1,939 general surgeons in Texas
Surgery is Dr. Cowling's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dr. Cowling is board certified in surgery by the American Board of Surgery. Dr. Cowling is licensed in Texas.
Specialties and state licenses
- Surgery, TexasPrimary
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists abdominal adhesion surgery, abdominal hernia repair surgery, acute gallbladder or bile duct inflammation, bariatric surgery, esophagus, stomach, or upper small intestine surgery, gallbladder removal, groin hernia surgery and removal of damaged skin or skin graft among the conditions Dr. Cowling treats.
General surgeons near Dr. Cowling
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1,939general surgeons in Texas295general surgeons in Houston21general surgeons at Memorial Hermann Greater Heights Hospital
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. John Colton Cowling billed Medicare for 138 services in 2024
CMS data shows 138 Medicare services from Dr. Cowling across 6 procedure codes in 2024, for 104 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $10,058 for them.
Medicare services, 2024138
Medicare patients104
Paid by Medicare$10,058
Procedure codes6
Dr. Cowling's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 1012024: 13837%
Where Dr. Cowling's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office2014%
- In a facility11886%
Dr. Cowling compared with the Texas median for general surgeons, 2024
- Dr. Cowling
- Texas median
- Medicare services
- 138vs 11817% above
- Medicare patients
- 104vs 977% above
- Part D claims
- 107vs 422.5 times
Medians across 1,674 general surgeons in Texas with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Cowling'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. John Colton Cowling treated 104 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 73
CMS counts 104 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Cowling in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 44 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 17% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.15, 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. Cowling's median patient age at 58, with 60% women.
Medicare patients, 2024104
Average age73
Average risk score2.15
Also on Medicaid17%
Dr. Cowling's Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Cowling's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women5250%
- Men5250%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Cowling's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis54%
- Diabetes54%
- Chronic kidney disease42%
- Anxiety41%
- Mood disorders40%
- Heart failure39%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Cowling's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 58
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women60%
- Men37%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. John Colton Cowling wrote 139 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Cowling wrote 139 Medicare Part D claims for 68 patients. 99% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 107 of them, across 2 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $500 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 97 claims across 4 drugs.
Part D claims, 2024139
Drugs named by CMS2
Total drug cost$500
Part D patients68
Dr. Cowling's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic138 claims99%
- Brand-name and other1 claims1%
Dr. Cowling'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. Cowling's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids48%67 of 139 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: 972024: 10710%
Drugs named by CMS: 2 in 2024, 4 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. John Colton Cowling scored 84 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 84 out of 100 for Dr. Cowling for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Cowling accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Dr. Cowling's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 84of 100Final score
- 69.1of 100Quality
- 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
- 74of 100Cost
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Colonoscopy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Hernia repair (minimally invasive): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Hernia repair - groin (open): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. John Colton Cowling has 2 publications on record
Dmand AI links 2 papers to Dr. Cowling in 2021. 2021 was the busiest year, with 2. Dr. Cowling's most frequent co-authors are Kulvinder Singh Bajwa, MD, Melissa Marie Felinski, DO and Julie Lynn Holihan, MD.
Papers2
Dr. Cowling's most frequent co-authors
- Kulvinder Singh Bajwa, MD2 shared papers
- Melissa Marie Felinski, DO2 shared papers
- Julie Lynn Holihan, MD2 shared papers
Recent publications by Dr. Cowling
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. John Colton Cowling received $25,692 in industry payments from 2017 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 122 general payments to Dr. Cowling from 27 drug and device companies from 2017 to 2025. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 68% of the total. Ethicon Inc. paid the most, $12,635.
General payments to Dr. Cowling by program year, 2017 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Cowling by kind, 2017 to 2025
$25.7Kin total
- Consulting fees$17,56368%
- Food and beverage$6,69726%
- Education$1,2145%
- Travel and lodging$2191%
Companies that paid Dr. Cowling the most, 2017 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. John Colton Cowling has 1 award and honors on record
Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Cowling.
Awards and honors for Dr. Cowling
- Undated
- Fellow (FACS)
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. John Colton Cowling graduated from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine
Dr. Cowling graduated from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine in 2013. Dr. Cowling is a member of ACS and ASMBS.
- Medical school
- Board certified in surgery
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. John Colton Cowling accepts plans from 21 insurance carriers
Dr. Cowling is in network with 21 carriers, including Aetna, United Healthcare and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 15. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- United Healthcare
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- Cigna
- HCSC
- Humana
- Alliant Health Plans
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
- +13 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Cowling accepts, by number of carriers
- PPO15
- HMO11
- Medicare9
- POS4
- EPO3
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. John Colton Cowling'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 | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy 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)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| 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. John Colton Cowling's NPI number?
Dr. John Colton Cowling's NPI number is 1780028910. It was assigned on April 18, 2013, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. John Colton Cowling?
Dr. John Colton Cowling is a general surgeon in Houston, Texas. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 208600000X).
Where does Dr. John Colton Cowling practice?
Dr. Cowling practices at 1635 North Loop West, Houston, TX 77008. Dr. Cowling's primary practice is Memorial Hermann Greater Heights Hospital in Houston, Texas, part of Memorial Hermann Health System. Dmand AI also links Dr. Cowling to 1 group practice or clinic.
What is Dr. John Colton Cowling's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Cowling is (713) 448-6796.
What is Dr. John Colton Cowling's medical license number?
Dr. Cowling holds Texas license R5712.
Which hospitals is Dr. John Colton Cowling affiliated with?
Dr. Cowling practices at Memorial Hermann Greater Heights Hospital in Houston, Texas.
What medical group is Dr. John Colton Cowling part of?
Dr. Cowling is linked to UT Physicians.
Does Dr. John Colton Cowling accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Cowling billed Medicare for 138 services in 2024, and Dr. Cowling accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. John Colton Cowling's MIPS score?
Dr. Cowling's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 84 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. John Colton Cowling see?
CMS counts 104 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Cowling in 2024, with an average age of 73.
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Is Dr. John Colton Cowling board certified?
Yes. Dr. Cowling is board certified in surgery by the American Board of Surgery.
What services does Dr. John Colton Cowling bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Cowling's most billed Medicare services were hospital inpatient care (99232), hospital inpatient care (99231) and office visit, new patient (99203).
Where did Dr. John Colton Cowling go to medical school?
Dr. Cowling graduated from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine in 2013.
What drugs does Dr. John Colton Cowling prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Cowling's most prescribed drugs by claims were Oxycodone HCl and Pantoprazole Sodium.
Has Dr. John Colton Cowling received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $25,692 in general payments to Dr. Cowling from 27 companies from 2017 to 2025. The largest total came from Ethicon Inc.
How long has Dr. John Colton Cowling been practicing?
Dr. Cowling graduated from medical school in 2013, 13 years ago.
Does Dr. John Colton Cowling do research?
Dmand AI links 2 publications to Dr. Cowling.
Who does Dr. John Colton Cowling publish with?
Dr. Cowling's most frequent co-authors are Kulvinder Singh Bajwa, MD (2 shared papers), Melissa Marie Felinski, DO (2 shared papers) and Julie Lynn Holihan, MD (2 shared papers).
What insurance does Dr. John Colton Cowling accept?
Dr. Cowling is in network with 21 carriers, including Aetna, United Healthcare and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 15. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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