Physician

Gwen Marie Cousins, MD

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Gwen Cousins, MD (NPI: 1336194828) practices ophthalmology in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Jefferson, LA. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is GITTER AND COHEN A MEDICAL CORPORATION (NPI: 1740379783; TIN: 16-1691726) and primary practice location at 70433-8172.

Cousins' data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 338 traditional Medicare patients, billed 6,424 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $427,511 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 92235 (Exam of retinal blood vessels using a special camera after injection of a dye). Part D data shows 154 prescription claims across 43 beneficiaries totaling $35,219 in drug costs, led by Alphagan P (Brimonidine Tartrate). Open Payments data shows 33 records totaling $1,716,323. You can download detailed data with all billing codes (2015-2024). For more recent data, please contact us.

Over the past 10 years, this provider's Medicare Part B carrier billing has declined steadily, from $871,753 to $427,511. Concurrently, Part D prescription costs have moved up and down with repeated peaks and valleys, starting at $34,971 and ending at $35,219. For DME billing, this provider has fewer than 5 years of reported data, so a reliable trend cannot be assigned.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and claim lines in the table.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Medicare payment, unit: USD. Field: Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt. Source: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners by Provider.0$436K$872K2015 Medicare payment: $871,753 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2016 Medicare payment: $820,761 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2017 Medicare payment: $729,626 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2018 Medicare payment: $794,068 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2019 Medicare payment: $825,382 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2020 Medicare payment: $479,212 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2021 Medicare payment: $570,361 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2022 Medicare payment: $520,982 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2023 Medicare payment: $548,585 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2024 Medicare payment: $427,511 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClm LinesPayment
201564811,032$871,753
20166509,532$820,761
20175868,616$729,626
20185668,461$794,068
20195548,849$825,382
20204294,224$479,212
20214224,714$570,361
20223785,182$520,982
20233868,165$548,585
20243386,424$427,511

Part D Events Trend

Drug cost trend, with N of patients and prescription claims in the table.

Part D Events Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Drug cost, unit: USD. Field: Tot_Drug_Cst. Source: Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider.0$26K$52K2015 Drug cost: $34,971 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2016 Drug cost: $34,941 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2017 Drug cost: $30,480 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2018 Drug cost: $37,276 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2019 Drug cost: $41,136 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2020 Drug cost: $27,502 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2021 Drug cost: $30,004 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2022 Drug cost: $34,144 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2023 Drug cost: $51,879 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2024 Drug cost: $35,219 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsDrug Cost
201581276$34,971
201682283$34,941
201778255$30,480
201868275$37,276
201980282$41,136
202059194$27,502
202167202$30,004
202259189$34,144
202360208$51,879
202443154$35,219

DME Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and DME claim records in the table.

No connected DME records

No connected DME records

* / # = suppressed by CMS; 0 = reported zero; N/R = not reported or blank.

Top 5 Part B carrier billing codes in 2024

By total payments.

CodeDescriptionPatientsClm LinesTotal Payment
92235Exam of retinal blood vessels using a special camera after injection of a dye6475$121
67028Injection of drug into eye105377$93
99214Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more319697$89
92134Imaging of retina336746$30
92250Photography of the retina330732$28

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

DrugGenericClaimsTotal Day SupplyTotal Drug Cost
Alphagan PBrimonidine Tartrate20694$5,388
Prednisolone AcetatePrednisolone Acetate211,266$1,303
LatanoprostLatanoprost201,162$264

Top 5 DME services in 2024

No connected or detailed DME service-level records for 2024.

Open Payments Summary in 2024

CategoryDefinitionRecordsTotal Reported AmountTop Related Entity
General PaymentsReported payment or transfer-of-value amount.28$787ABBVIE INC.
Research PaymentsReported research-related payment or transfer-of-value amount.5$1,715,536Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
Ownership / Investment InterestsReported value of ownership or investment interests.0$0N/R

FAQ

What Medicare data is available for Gwen Marie Cousins, MD?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Gwen Marie Cousins, MD (NPI 1336194828), including provider identity, specialty, market context, Medicare Part B activity, Part D prescribing, DME records, Open Payments where available, billing organization details, and ACO affiliation signals where available. Profile data covers 2015-2024, with current attribution based on 2025 claims where available.

Does Gwen Marie Cousins, MD have ACO affiliation data?

No ACO affiliation record is shown in the available Tedicare data for this profile.

What billing organization is linked to Gwen Marie Cousins, MD?

Gwen Marie Cousins, MD is linked to GITTER AND COHEN A MEDICAL CORPORATION (billing NPI 1740379783) in the available physician profile data.

Does Gwen Marie Cousins, MD have Open Payments data?

Gwen Marie Cousins, MD has 33 connected Open Payments records in the available 2024 summary data.

Can I download physician-level Medicare data from Tedicare?

Yes. Tedicare provides sample physician export data and paid custom physician data exports for research, planning, outreach, and market analysis. Exports can include physician profile fields, market and specialty context, billing organization details, ACO affiliation signals where available, and Medicare utilization data.