Dr. Iden Cowan, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Cowan
Dr. Iden Cowan is an anesthesiology in Austin, TX, with 16 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Cowan performed 6,179 Medicare services across 3,023 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Cowan received a total of $288,121 from 48 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 1013 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in anesthesiology. The majority of payments are for speaking programs and promotional activities, reflecting participation in industry-sponsored events. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Cowan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 1,427 | $93 | $765 |
| Drug screening test | 1,084 | $60 | $600 |
| Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, preservative free, 1 mg | 1,003 | $3 | $27 |
| Drug test(s), definitive, utilizing (1) drug identification methods able to identify individual drugs and distinguish between structural isomers (but not necessarily stereoisomers), including, but not limited to gc/ms (any type, single or tandem) and lc/ms | 506 | $241 | $1,300 |
| Drug test(s), definitive, utilizing (1) drug identification methods able to identify individual drugs and distinguish between structural isomers (but not necessarily stereoisomers), including, but not limited to gc/ms (any type, single or tandem) and lc/ms | 426 | $193 | $1,300 |
| Drug test(s), definitive, utilizing (1) drug identification methods able to identify individual drugs and distinguish between structural isomers (but not necessarily stereoisomers), including, but not limited to gc/ms (any type, single or tandem) and lc/ms | 293 | $153 | $1,300 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 250 | $65 | $514 |
| Dexamethasone injection (steroid) | 221 | $0 | $1 |
| Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level | 108 | $107 | $652 |
| Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, second level | 107 | $60 | $377 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 80 | $126 | $1,165 |
| Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, single facet joint | 74 | $226 | $1,599 |
| Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, each additional facet joint | 74 | $68 | $428 |
| Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level | 68 | $99 | $807 |
| Insertion of spinal neurostimulator electrode array through skin | 60 | $247 | $2,959 |
| Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, each additional level | 42 | $41 | $373 |
| Injection of upper or middle spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level | 39 | $119 | $761 |
| Injection of upper or middle spine facet joint using imaging guidance, second level | 39 | $67 | $437 |
| Injection of anesthetic or steroid into joint between lower spine and hip bone using imaging guidance | 36 | $82 | $601 |
| Injection of substance into lower spine canal using imaging guidance | 36 | $78 | $713 |
| Joint injection, major joint | 31 | $51 | $429 |
| Electronic analysis of implanted neurostimulator generator with complex spinal cord or peripheral nerve stimulator programming | 28 | $32 | $296 |
| Destruction of upper or middle spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, single facet joint | 26 | $217 | $1,621 |
| Destruction of upper or middle spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, each additional facet joint | 26 | $75 | $490 |
| Injection of substance into middle or upper spine canal using imaging guidance | 19 | $81 | $771 |
| Destruction of nerve branches of knee using imaging guidance | 19 | $157 | $1,062 |
| Drug test(s), definitive, utilizing (1) drug identification methods able to identify individual drugs and distinguish between structural isomers (but not necessarily stereoisomers), including, but not limited to gc/ms (any type, single or tandem) and lc/ms | 17 | $74 | $1,300 |
| Destruction of peripheral nerve or branch | 14 | $105 | $955 |
| Injection of trigger points, 1-2 muscles | 13 | $39 | $395 |
| Insertion of spinal neurostimulator generator or receiver | 13 | $143 | $2,583 |
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 ›
The majority of payments (81%) are for speaking programs and promotional activities, which reflect participation in industry-sponsored educational or marketing events. This is common in anesthesiology and does not inherently indicate bias, but patients may wish to be aware. Total industry engagement is in the top 0% for anesthesiology in TX.
Geographic Context
2.1 mi
Data Sources
| Provider Registry | ✓ NPPES | Weekly updates |
| Medicare Enrollment | ✓ PECOS | Monthly updates |
| Practice Data | ✓ Medicare Util. | Annual (CY lag) |
| Industry Payments | ✓ Open Payments | CY 2024 |
| Disciplinary History | — Not public | N/A |
This provider has data in 4 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. Cowan is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 1% in TX), and high industry engagement (speaking/promotional, top 0%), with 16 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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