Dr. Louise Cohen, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Cohen
Dr. Louise Cohen is a family medicine in Port Charlotte, FL, with 20 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Cohen performed 6,042 Medicare services across 5,264 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Cohen received a total of $1,509 from 25 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 89 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in family medicine. Most payments are for meals and travel — low-value interactions common across virtually all practicing physicians. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Cohen is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. This is not a quality rating. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.
Medicare Practice Summary
Medicare Utilization ↗Top procedures by volume
Ranked by number of services performed for Medicare patients. Avg. submitted charge is what the provider billed; avg. Medicare payment is what CMS paid.
| Procedure | Volume | Avg. paid | Avg. submitted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 794 | $8 | $17 |
| Comprehensive metabolic blood panel | 565 | $10 | $21 |
| Lipid panel (cholesterol and triglycerides) | 495 | $13 | $27 |
| Complete blood count (CBC) with differential | 465 | $8 | $16 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 464 | $49 | $187 |
| Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) test | 417 | $16 | $34 |
| Annual wellness visit, follow-up | 294 | $126 | $267 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 261 | $68 | $264 |
| Annual depression screening | 216 | $18 | $38 |
| Automated urinalysis | 208 | $2 | $4 |
| Hemoglobin A1c test (diabetes monitoring) | 198 | $9 | $19 |
| Urinalysis with microscopic exam | 166 | $3 | $6 |
| Urine culture, bacterial colony count | 114 | $8 | $16 |
| Vitamin B-12 level test | 99 | $15 | $30 |
| Vitamin D level test | 94 | $29 | $59 |
| Magnesium level test | 92 | $7 | $13 |
| Prothrombin time test (blood clotting) | 85 | $4 | $9 |
| Urine microalbumin test (kidney screening) | 75 | $6 | $12 |
| Creatinine test (kidney function) | 75 | $5 | $10 |
| Free thyroxine (T4) test | 70 | $9 | $18 |
| Basic metabolic blood panel | 64 | $8 | $17 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 60 | $9 | $30 |
| Pneumonia vaccine administration | 55 | $30 | $64 |
| Iron level test | 54 | $6 | $13 |
| Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, 20 valent (pcv20), for intramuscular use | 54 | $277 | $575 |
| Ferritin level test (iron stores) | 52 | $13 | $27 |
| Prostate cancer screening; prostate specific antigen test (psa) | 46 | $19 | $39 |
| Folic acid level test | 45 | $14 | $29 |
| Parathyroid hormone level test | 42 | $40 | $83 |
| Uric acid level test | 39 | $4 | $9 |
| Bacterial culture, aerobic | 39 | $8 | $16 |
| Antibiotic sensitivity test | 39 | $8 | $17 |
| Transitional care management services for problem of at least moderate complexity | 32 | $158 | $420 |
| PSA test (prostate cancer screening) | 28 | $18 | $37 |
| C-reactive protein test (inflammation marker) | 27 | $5 | $10 |
| Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and | 25 | $39 | $107 |
| Sed rate test (inflammation marker) | 21 | $3 | $5 |
| Office visit, established patient (10-19 min) | 21 | $27 | $117 |
| Iron binding capacity test | 14 | $9 | $17 |
| Initial preventive physical examination; face-to-face visit, services limited to new beneficiary during the first 12 months of medicare enrollment | 13 | $149 | $343 |
| Hepatitis c antibody screening, for individual at high risk and other covered indication(s) | 13 | $45 | $93 |
| Electrocardiogram, routine ecg with 12 leads; performed as a screening for the initial preventive physical examination with interpretation and report | 12 | $6 | $30 |
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2024 ↗Payment profile
Industry payments classified by relationship type. Not all payments are equal — research and consulting reflect different relationships than speaking programs or meals.
Payment trend by year
Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
Payments by company (2024)
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
Most payments (100%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians.
Geographic Context
3.4 mi
Data Sources
| Provider Registry | ✓ NPPES | Weekly updates |
| Medicare Enrollment | — Not enrolled | N/A |
| Practice Data | ✓ Medicare Util. | Annual (CY lag) |
| Industry Payments | ✓ Open Payments | CY 2024 |
| Disciplinary History | — Not public | N/A |
This provider has data in 3 of 4 available federal datasets, with a Data Coverage level of Very High. This measures how much public data is available about a provider — not how good they are. How we calculate this →
Summary
Dr. Cohen is a mixed practice specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 5% in FL), and low-engagement industry engagement, with 20 years of practice experience.
This summary is auto-generated from federal data. It describes data availability and patterns — not clinical quality. Read our methodology →
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All data on this page is sourced verbatim from public federal records published by the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): NPPES ↗, Open Payments ↗, Medicare Provider Utilization ↗, and PECOS. Publication is mandated by the Physician Payments Sunshine Act (§6002 ACA, 42 U.S.C. §1320a-7h) and the Freedom of Information Act.
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