Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $867.58 | 23 | 100.0% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Davol Inc. | $316.42 | 8 | $0 (2022) |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | $205.00 | 4 | $0 (2023) |
| Ethicon US, LLC | $130.33 | 4 | $0 (2024) |
| KCI USA, Inc | $82.48 | 1 | $0 (2018) |
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | $57.90 | 2 | $0 (2019) |
| Baxter Healthcare | $24.85 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
| Heron Therapeutics, Inc. | $19.07 | 1 | $0 (2022) |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | $18.35 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
| Biom'Up SA | $13.18 | 1 | $0 (2018) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $36.42 | 2 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC ($18.35) |
| 2023 | $220.82 | 3 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. ($148.80) |
| 2022 | $153.50 | 5 | Davol Inc. ($66.94) |
| 2021 | $73.84 | 3 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. ($41.34) |
| 2020 | $15.91 | 1 | Davol Inc. ($15.91) |
| 2019 | $41.65 | 1 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($41.65) |
| 2018 | $109.30 | 3 | KCI USA, Inc ($82.48) |
| 2017 | $216.14 | 5 | Davol Inc. ($187.43) |
All Payment Transactions
23 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/06/2024 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | BRIDION (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.35 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE | ||||||
| 02/20/2024 | Ethicon US, LLC | Echelon; Endopath (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.07 | General |
| Category: Endo-Mechanical | ||||||
| 12/08/2023 | Baxter Healthcare | PERCLOT (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.85 | General |
| Category: Surgical Care | ||||||
| 04/14/2023 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | GORE ENFORM Preperitoneal Biomaterial (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $148.80 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 03/15/2023 | Ethicon US, LLC | Echelon; Endopath (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $47.17 | General |
| Category: Endo-Mechanical | ||||||
| 09/06/2022 | Ethicon US, LLC | Echelon Flex (Device), Echelon Circular | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $52.63 | General |
| Category: Endo-Mechanical | ||||||
| 07/14/2022 | Davol Inc. | Phasix Mesh (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $30.28 | General |
| Category: BD Interventional Surgery | ||||||
| 07/07/2022 | Heron Therapeutics, Inc. | Zynrelef (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.07 | General |
| Category: Postoperative Pain | ||||||
| 05/06/2022 | Davol Inc. | BD MAX (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $36.66 | General |
| Category: Molecular Diagnostics | ||||||
| 04/28/2022 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | GORE ENFORM Preperitoneal Biomaterial (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.86 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 04/27/2021 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | GORE ENFORM Preperitoneal Biomaterial (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $28.51 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 03/26/2021 | Davol Inc. | BD MAX (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $32.50 | General |
| Category: Molecular Diagnostics | ||||||
| 02/24/2021 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | GORE ENFORM Preperitoneal Biomaterial (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.83 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 05/12/2020 | Davol Inc. | Phasix (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.91 | General |
| Category: Davol | ||||||
| 10/22/2019 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $41.65 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 11/27/2018 | Biom'Up SA | HEMOBLAST Bellows (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.18 | General |
| Category: Surgery | ||||||
| 09/17/2018 | DAVOL INC. | PHASIX (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.64 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 04/10/2018 | KCI USA, Inc | ABTHERA (Device), FISTULA SOLUTION, VAC VERAFLO CLEANSE CHOICE | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $82.48 | General |
| Category: DEVICES | ||||||
| 11/08/2017 | Davol Inc. | DAV-Phasix (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $145.56 | General |
| Category: Surgical | ||||||
| 10/05/2017 | Davol Inc. | DAV-Phasix (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $33.87 | General |
| Category: Surgical | ||||||
| 08/16/2017 | Davol Inc. | DAV-Ventrio (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $8.00 | General |
| Category: Surgical | ||||||
| 04/18/2017 | Ethicon US, LLC | ENSEAL Product Family (Device), SURGICEL Family of Absorbable Hemostats | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.46 | General |
| Category: Energy | ||||||
| 03/01/2017 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.25 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | 45 | 55 | $16,004 | $4,382 |
| 2022 | 3 | 52 | 92 | $31,795 | $8,445 |
| 2021 | 4 | 67 | 93 | $37,038 | $10,684 |
| 2020 | 4 | 58 | 75 | $26,391 | $7,587 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
14 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99222 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 20 | 20 | $7,192 | $1,801 | 25.0% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 14 | 23 | $4,825 | $1,410 | 29.2% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 11 | 12 | $3,987 | $1,171 | 29.4% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 70 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 20 | 22 | $12,562 | $3,282 | 26.1% |
| 99232 | Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 25 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 19 | 57 | $11,628 | $3,194 | 27.5% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | Office | 2022 | 13 | 13 | $7,605 | $1,970 | 25.9% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 70 minutes per day | Facility | 2021 | 29 | 30 | $17,130 | $4,659 | 27.2% |
| 99205 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 60-74 minutes | Office | 2021 | 12 | 12 | $7,020 | $2,261 | 32.2% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 25 minutes per day | Facility | 2021 | 15 | 39 | $7,956 | $2,216 | 27.8% |
| 99215 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 40-54 minutes | Office | 2021 | 11 | 12 | $4,932 | $1,550 | 31.4% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 70 minutes per day | Facility | 2020 | 21 | 22 | $12,561 | $3,653 | 29.1% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 50 minutes per day | Facility | 2020 | 14 | 16 | $6,212 | $1,668 | 26.8% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 25 minutes per day | Facility | 2020 | 12 | 26 | $5,305 | $1,573 | 29.7% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes | Office | 2020 | 11 | 11 | $2,313 | $692.65 | 29.9% |
About Dr. Vernon Cowell, M.D
Dr. Vernon Cowell, M.D is a Surgery healthcare provider based in Gresham, Oregon. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 07/20/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1932129418.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Vernon Cowell, M.D has received a total of $867.58 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $36.42 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 23 transactions from 9 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($867.58).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Cowell has provided services to 222 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 315 services with total Medicare billing of $31,099. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 14 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Surgery
- Location Gresham, OR
- Active Since 07/20/2006
- Last Updated 03/26/2013
- Taxonomy Code 208600000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1932129418
Products in Payments
- GORE ENFORM Preperitoneal Biomaterial (Device) $205.00
- DAV-Phasix (Device) $179.43
- ABTHERA (Device) $82.48
- BD MAX (Device) $69.16
- Echelon; Endopath (Device) $65.24
- Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) $57.90
- Echelon Flex (Device) $52.63
- Phasix Mesh (Device) $30.28
- PERCLOT (Device) $24.85
- Zynrelef (Drug) $19.07
- BRIDION (Drug) $18.35
- Phasix (Device) $15.91
- PHASIX (Device) $13.64
- HEMOBLAST Bellows (Device) $13.18
- ENSEAL Product Family (Device) $12.46
- DAV-Ventrio (Device) $8.00
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.