Total Payments
$239,901
2022 Payments
$52,257
Companies
9
Transactions
50
Medicare Patients
111
Medicare Billing
$14,168
Payment Breakdown by Category
Consulting$122,600 (51.1%)
Royalty/License$109,947 (45.8%)
Travel$2,544 (1.1%)
Other$2,500 (1.0%)
Food & Beverage$2,285 (1.0%)
Education$23.39 (0.0%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $122,600 | 4 | 51.1% |
| Royalty or License | $109,947 | 4 | 45.8% |
| Travel and Lodging | $2,544 | 15 | 1.1% |
| Honoraria | $2,500 | 1 | 1.0% |
| Food and Beverage | $2,285 | 20 | 1.0% |
| Education | $23.39 | 6 | 0.0% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Spine, LLC | $235,591 | 10 | $0 (2022) |
| Integrity Implants Inc. | $3,106 | 23 | $0 (2020) |
| Choice Spine, LLC | $659.35 | 2 | $0 (2018) |
| Providence Medical Technology, Inc. | $171.44 | 3 | $0 (2017) |
| Wenzel Spine, Inc. | $163.70 | 2 | $0 (2018) |
| Silony Medical Corp. | $91.57 | 2 | $0 (2018) |
| Medtronic USA, Inc. | $77.96 | 1 | $0 (2018) |
| ARBOR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | $23.39 | 6 | $0 (2019) |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | $15.89 | 1 | $0 (2018) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $52,257 | 2 | Southern Spine, LLC ($52,257) |
| 2021 | $33,622 | 1 | Southern Spine, LLC ($33,622) |
| 2020 | $67,447 | 24 | Southern Spine, LLC ($64,341) |
| 2019 | $30,211 | 9 | Southern Spine, LLC ($30,188) |
| 2018 | $26,711 | 7 | Southern Spine, LLC ($26,236) |
| 2017 | $29,652 | 7 | Southern Spine, LLC ($28,947) |
All Payment Transactions
50 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 2
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/15/2022 | Southern Spine, LLC | — | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $24,233.71 | General |
| 01/05/2022 | Southern Spine, LLC | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $28,023.67 | General |
| 01/25/2021 | Southern Spine, LLC | — | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $33,622.46 | General |
| 09/27/2020 | Integrity Implants Inc. | FlareHawk (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $697.94 | General |
| Category: Thoracolumbar Spine | ||||||
| 09/27/2020 | Integrity Implants Inc. | FlareHawk (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $496.00 | General |
| Category: Thoracolumbar Spine | ||||||
| 09/27/2020 | Integrity Implants Inc. | FlareHawk (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $30.00 | General |
| Category: Thoracolumbar Spine | ||||||
| 09/27/2020 | Integrity Implants Inc. | FlareHawk (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $13.46 | General |
| Category: Thoracolumbar Spine | ||||||
| 09/26/2020 | Integrity Implants Inc. | FlareHawk (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $203.06 | General |
| Category: Thoracolumbar Spine | ||||||
| 09/26/2020 | Integrity Implants Inc. | FlareHawk (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $25.60 | General |
| Category: Thoracolumbar Spine | ||||||
| 09/26/2020 | Integrity Implants Inc. | FlareHawk (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.51 | General |
| Category: Thoracolumbar Spine | ||||||
| 09/26/2020 | Integrity Implants Inc. | FlareHawk (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.64 | General |
| Category: Thoracolumbar Spine | ||||||
| 09/26/2020 | Integrity Implants Inc. | FlareHawk (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $6.01 | General |
| Category: Thoracolumbar Spine | ||||||
| 09/25/2020 | Integrity Implants Inc. | FlareHawk (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $16.43 | General |
| Category: Thoracolumbar Spine | ||||||
| 09/24/2020 | Integrity Implants Inc. | FlareHawk (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.42 | General |
| Category: Thoracolumbar Spine | ||||||
| 09/18/2020 | Integrity Implants Inc. | FlareHawk (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $375.64 | General |
| Category: Thoracolumbar Spine | ||||||
| 09/18/2020 | Integrity Implants Inc. | FlareHawk (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $25.00 | General |
| Category: Thoracolumbar Spine | ||||||
| 09/13/2020 | Integrity Implants Inc. | FlareHawk (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $265.70 | General |
| Category: Thoracolumbar Spine | ||||||
| 09/01/2020 | Integrity Implants Inc. | FlareHawk (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $397.87 | General |
| Category: Thoracolumbar Spine | ||||||
| 08/26/2020 | Integrity Implants Inc. | FlareHawk (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $175.05 | General |
| Category: Thoracolumbar Spine | ||||||
| 08/26/2020 | Integrity Implants Inc. | FlareHawk (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $27.07 | General |
| Category: Thoracolumbar Spine | ||||||
| 08/25/2020 | Integrity Implants Inc. | FlareHawk (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $20.00 | General |
| Category: Thoracolumbar Spine | ||||||
| 08/21/2020 | Integrity Implants Inc. | FlareHawk (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $115.47 | General |
| Category: Thoracolumbar Spine | ||||||
| 08/21/2020 | Integrity Implants Inc. | FlareHawk (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $8.36 | General |
| Category: Thoracolumbar Spine | ||||||
| 08/20/2020 | Integrity Implants Inc. | FlareHawk (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $138.70 | General |
| Category: Thoracolumbar Spine | ||||||
| 08/20/2020 | Integrity Implants Inc. | FlareHawk (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $11.16 | General |
| Category: Thoracolumbar Spine | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2 | 40 | 52 | $13,626 | $4,926 |
| 2022 | 1 | 50 | 72 | $16,771 | $6,437 |
| 2021 | 1 | 21 | 28 | $5,964 | $2,804 |
Total Patients
111
Total Services
152
Medicare Billing
$14,168
Procedure Codes
4
All Medicare Procedures & Services
4 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 23 | 35 | $7,455 | $3,084 | 41.4% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 17 | 17 | $6,171 | $1,843 | 29.9% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 50 | 72 | $16,771 | $6,437 | 38.4% |
| 99214 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 30-39 minutes | Office | 2021 | 21 | 28 | $5,964 | $2,804 | 47.0% |
About Dr. Michael Cowan, MD
Dr. Michael Cowan, MD is a Neurological Surgery healthcare provider based in Rock Hill, South Carolina. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 07/14/2005. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1326046186.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Michael Cowan, MD has received a total of $239,901 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $52,257 received in 2022. These payments were reported across 50 transactions from 9 companies. The most common payment nature is "Consulting Fee" ($122,600).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Cowan has provided services to 111 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 152 services with total Medicare billing of $14,168. Data is available for 3 years (2021–2023), covering 4 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Neurological Surgery
- Location Rock Hill, SC
- Active Since 07/14/2005
- Last Updated 07/29/2024
- Taxonomy Code 207T00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1326046186
Products in Payments
- FlareHawk (Device) $3,106
- Blackbird (Device) $400.30
- Blackhawk (Device) $259.05
- CAVUX Cervical Cage (Device) $171.44
- POWEREASE (Device) $77.96
- VariLift (Device) $30.57
- Gliadel (Drug) $23.39
- Biomet SpinalPak (Device) $15.89
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Data Sources
Provider data from NPPES. Payment data from CMS Open Payments. Medicare data from CMS Medicare Provider Utilization. All data is public and updated periodically.