Physician

Sara Cowles, DO

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Sara Cowles, DO (NPI: 1407383649) practices medical oncology in the Greenville, NC market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Pitt, NC. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is PHYSICIANS EAST, P.A. (NPI: 1598761967; TIN: 561968491) and primary practice location at 27834-5704. Cowles is affiliated with the Aledade A4548 NC Legacy MSSP Enhanced (ACO ID: A4548), participating under the MSSP model.

Cowles' data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 110 traditional Medicare patients, billed 16,858 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $128,636 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 99205 (New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more). Part D data shows 398 prescription claims across 129 beneficiaries totaling $680,814 in drug costs, led by Kisqali (Ribociclib Succinate). Open Payments data shows 4 records totaling $61. 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 has fewer than 5 years of reported Medicare Part B carrier billing data, so a reliable trend cannot be assigned. Concurrently, Part D prescription costs have moved sharply higher in recent years, from $4,361 to $680,814. 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$64K$129K2020 Medicare payment: $18,691 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2021 Medicare payment: $15,347 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2024 Medicare payment: $128,636 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClm LinesPayment
2015N/RN/RN/R
2016N/RN/RN/R
2017N/RN/RN/R
2018N/RN/RN/R
2019N/RN/RN/R
2020127253$18,691
2021129262$15,347
2022N/RN/RN/R
2023N/RN/RN/R
202411016,858$128,636

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$563K$1.1M2017 Drug cost: $4,361 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2018 Drug cost: $28,282 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2019 Drug cost: $30,736 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2020 Drug cost: $50,242 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2021 Drug cost: $5,905 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2022 Drug cost: $298,876 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2023 Drug cost: $1,125,961 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2024 Drug cost: $680,814 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsDrug Cost
2015N/RN/RN/R
2016N/RN/RN/R
20171876$4,361
201892413$28,282
201968512$30,736
202084593$50,242
202154140$5,905
202277222$298,876
2023128371$1,125,961
2024129398$680,814

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
99205New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more3939$164
99214Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more3860$93
G2211Visit complexity inherent to evaluation and management associated with medical care services that serve as the continuing focal point for all needed health care services and/or with medical care services that are part of ongoing care related to a patient's4964$12
36415Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample56115$9
85025Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test and automated differential white blood cell count4793$8

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

DrugGenericClaimsTotal Day SupplyTotal Drug Cost
KisqaliRibociclib Succinate16420$201,901
NubeqaDarolutamide13390$157,632
Prochlorperazine MaleateProchlorperazine Maleate39360$459
Ondansetron OdtOndansetron28312$418
Oxycodone HclOxycodone Hcl19324$211

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.4$61E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
Research PaymentsReported research-related payment or transfer-of-value amount.0$0N/R
Ownership / Investment InterestsReported value of ownership or investment interests.0$0N/R

FAQ

What Medicare data is available for Sara Cowles, DO?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Sara Cowles, DO (NPI 1407383649), 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 Sara Cowles, DO have ACO affiliation data?

Sara Cowles, DO is shown with ACO affiliation data for Aledade A4548 NC Legacy MSSP Enhanced (MSSP, ACO ID A4548).

What billing organization is linked to Sara Cowles, DO?

Sara Cowles, DO is linked to PHYSICIANS EAST, P.A. (billing NPI 1598761967) in the available physician profile data.

Does Sara Cowles, DO have Open Payments data?

Sara Cowles, DO has 4 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.