Healthcare provider profile · identity verified

Christopher Cowher, M.D.

Internal Medicine · WEIRTON, WV · NPI 1902893753

Profile state: partd only Open Payments: 2025 Medicare Part D: 2024 Last identity check: 2026-08-10 Page data build: 2026-08-12

Verified facts

What the public records show

We did not find matching Open Payments records for this doctor in 2025.

These records do not establish that a payment influenced prescribing or medical care.

Payment overview · 2025

General Payments

We did not find matching Open Payments records for this doctor in the selected program year.

Separate record types

Research & Ownership

Research Payments (direct recipient): not present in the loaded data

Associated Research Funding (for example, named PI): not present in the loaded data

Ownership / Investment: not present in the loaded data

These categories are never added into the General Payments headline. Associated research funding must not be described as money the doctor personally received unless the source record supports that conclusion.

Analysis 1 · Payment-linked products

Products named in Open Payments records

No payment-linked product analysis is available because no matching General Payment records were found for the selected year.

Public prescribing for products named in payments

There is no explicit payment-product set available for a Part D comparison.

The presence of the same drug in both datasets does not show that a payment caused or influenced a prescription.

Analysis 2 · Same-company prescribing overlap

Drugs reported in other payments from the same company that also appear in Medicare Part D

This analysis is independent from products named on this doctor’s individual payment records. A row appears only when the exact Open Payments reporting entity paid this doctor, that same reporting entity reported the drug or biological on at least 10 loaded General Payment records involving at least 2 distinct recipient NPIs, and this doctor has the same non-generic brand in public Part D data. This does not mean the company owns or manufactures the drug.

There is no payer-company set available for this comparison.

These facts do not show that a payment was for the drug, that the company owns or manufactures the drug, or that a payment caused or influenced prescribing.

Public Medicare Part D data

Provider-and-drug rows loaded for 2024

Brand	Generic	Claims	Beneficiaries
Amlodipine Besylate	Amlodipine Besylate	1030	212
Atorvastatin Calcium	Atorvastatin Calcium	665	161
Pravastatin Sodium	Pravastatin Sodium	570	131
Losartan Potassium	Losartan Potassium	552	119
Metoprolol Succinate	Metoprolol Succinate	484	110
Omeprazole	Omeprazole	483	107
Levothyroxine Sodium	Levothyroxine Sodium	458	88
Lisinopril	Lisinopril	377	84
Potassium Chloride	Potassium Chloride	347	68
Pantoprazole Sodium	Pantoprazole Sodium	329	72
Metformin Hcl Er	Metformin Hcl	324	67
Sertraline Hcl	Sertraline Hcl	282	47
Glimepiride	Glimepiride	272	56
Hydrochlorothiazide	Hydrochlorothiazide	224	56
Duloxetine Hcl	Duloxetine Hcl	222	44
Furosemide	Furosemide	216	44
Gabapentin	Gabapentin	214	35
Clopidogrel	Clopidogrel Bisulfate	193	42
Metformin Hcl	Metformin Hcl	186	46
Eliquis	Apixaban	184	28
Famotidine	Famotidine	177	30
Metoprolol Tartrate	Metoprolol Tartrate	169	32
Tamsulosin Hcl	Tamsulosin Hcl	169	39
Montelukast Sodium	Montelukast Sodium	168	38
Alprazolam	Alprazolam	167	27
Jardiance	Empagliflozin	156	23
Rosuvastatin Calcium	Rosuvastatin Calcium	155	39
Carvedilol	Carvedilol	153	29
Fluoxetine Hcl	Fluoxetine Hcl	149	32
Simvastatin	Simvastatin	145	30
Albuterol Sulfate Hfa	Albuterol Sulfate	144	44
Methylprednisolone	Methylprednisolone	125	103
Januvia	Sitagliptin Phosphate	120	18
Atenolol	Atenolol	106	24
Escitalopram Oxalate	Escitalopram Oxalate	104	17
Cephalexin	Cephalexin	98	73
Amoxicillin	Amoxicillin	95	74
Xarelto	Rivaroxaban	94	suppressed
Lovastatin	Lovastatin	91	19
Citalopram Hbr	Citalopram Hydrobromide	83	14
Fluticasone Propionate	Fluticasone Propionate	81	32
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen	Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen	81	17
Cefuroxime	Cefuroxime Axetil	80	69
Warfarin Sodium	Warfarin Sodium	79	16
Doxycycline Hyclate	Doxycycline Hyclate	78	71
Finasteride	Finasteride	77	16
Lorazepam	Lorazepam	76	18
Ropinirole Hcl	Ropinirole Hcl	70	13
Venlafaxine Hcl Er	Venlafaxine Hcl	69	suppressed
Celecoxib	Celecoxib	68	13
Zolpidem Tartrate	Zolpidem Tartrate	68	suppressed
Ibuprofen	Ibuprofen	67	18
Amitriptyline Hcl	Amitriptyline Hcl	64	14
Trazodone Hcl	Trazodone Hcl	63	15
Amiodarone Hcl	Amiodarone Hcl	61	12
Allopurinol	Allopurinol	59	14
Pregabalin	Pregabalin	58	suppressed
Isosorbide Mononitrate Er	Isosorbide Mononitrate	57	14
Donepezil Hcl	Donepezil Hcl	56	suppressed
Methocarbamol	Methocarbamol	55	15
Tramadol Hcl	Tramadol Hcl	54	14
Esomeprazole Magnesium	Esomeprazole Magnesium	50	suppressed
Buspirone Hcl	Buspirone Hcl	46	suppressed
Cyclobenzaprine Hcl	Cyclobenzaprine Hcl	46	suppressed
Spironolactone	Spironolactone	45	15
Ezetimibe	Ezetimibe	42	suppressed
Meloxicam	Meloxicam	40	11
Prednisone	Prednisone	40	12
Synthroid	Levothyroxine Sodium	39	suppressed
Hydralazine Hcl	Hydralazine Hcl	38	suppressed
Memantine Hcl	Memantine Hcl	38	suppressed
Ondansetron Hcl	Ondansetron Hcl	36	16
Ozempic	Semaglutide	36	suppressed
Triamcinolone Acetonide	Triamcinolone Acetonide	36	27
Oxycodone-Acetaminophen	Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen	33	suppressed
Triamterene-Hydrochlorothiazid	Triamterene/Hydrochlorothiazid	33	suppressed
Valsartan	Valsartan	33	suppressed
Losartan-Hydrochlorothiazide	Losartan/Hydrochlorothiazide	32	suppressed
Midodrine Hcl	Midodrine Hcl	32	suppressed
Phenytoin Sodium Extended	Phenytoin Sodium Extended	32	suppressed
Diltiazem 24hr Er (Cd)	Diltiazem Hcl	31	11
Fenofibrate	Fenofibrate Nanocrystallized	31	suppressed
Fluticasone-Salmeterol	Fluticasone Propion/Salmeterol	29	suppressed
Mirtazapine	Mirtazapine	29	suppressed
Temazepam	Temazepam	29	suppressed
Acetaminophen-Codeine	Acetaminophen With Codeine	28	suppressed
Amlodipine Besylate-Benazepril	Amlodipine Besylate/Benazepril	28	suppressed
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass	Amoxicillin/Potassium Clav	28	21
Lisinopril-Hydrochlorothiazide	Lisinopril/Hydrochlorothiazide	28	suppressed
Ventolin Hfa	Albuterol Sulfate	28	suppressed
Paroxetine Hcl	Paroxetine Hcl	26	suppressed
Vitamin D2	Ergocalciferol (Vitamin D2)	26	suppressed
Levetiracetam	Levetiracetam	25	suppressed
Paxlovid	Nirmatrelvir/Ritonavir	25	25
Labetalol Hcl	Labetalol Hcl	24	suppressed
Benazepril Hcl	Benazepril Hcl	23	suppressed
Hydroxyzine Pamoate	Hydroxyzine Pamoate	22	suppressed
Ketoconazole	Ketoconazole	22	14
Ranolazine Er	Ranolazine	21	suppressed
Lumigan	Bimatoprost	19	suppressed
Ipratropium Bromide	Ipratropium Bromide	18	suppressed
Atenolol-Chlorthalidone	Atenolol/Chlorthalidone	17	suppressed
Propranolol Hcl	Propranolol Hcl	17	suppressed
Valacyclovir	Valacyclovir Hcl	17	suppressed
Farxiga	Dapagliflozin Propanediol	16	suppressed
Fluvoxamine Maleate	Fluvoxamine Maleate	16	suppressed
Pramipexole Dihydrochloride	Pramipexole Di-Hcl	16	suppressed
Dicyclomine Hcl	Dicyclomine Hcl	15	suppressed
Diltiazem Hcl	Diltiazem Hcl	15	suppressed
Eszopiclone	Eszopiclone	15	suppressed
Levofloxacin	Levofloxacin	15	15
Tizanidine Hcl	Tizanidine Hcl	15	suppressed
Lagevrio (Eua)	Molnupiravir	14	14
Meclizine Hcl	Meclizine Hcl	14	suppressed
Methimazole	Methimazole	14	suppressed
Alendronate Sodium	Alendronate Sodium	13	suppressed
Bupropion Hcl Sr	Bupropion Hcl	13	suppressed
Gemtesa	Vibegron	13	suppressed
Niacin Er	Niacin	13	suppressed
Nifedipine Er	Nifedipine	13	suppressed
Pentoxifylline	Pentoxifylline	13	suppressed
Pioglitazone Hcl	Pioglitazone Hcl	13	suppressed
Advair Diskus	Fluticasone Propion/Salmeterol	12	suppressed
Breo Ellipta	Fluticasone/Vilanterol	12	suppressed
Clonidine Hcl	Clonidine Hcl	12	suppressed
Desmopressin Acetate	Desmopressin Acetate	12	suppressed
Glipizide	Glipizide	12	suppressed
Klor-Con M20	Potassium Chloride	12	suppressed
Quetiapine Fumarate	Quetiapine Fumarate	12	suppressed
Rabeprazole Sodium	Rabeprazole Sodium	12	suppressed
Sildenafil Citrate	Sildenafil Citrate	12	suppressed
Valsartan-Hydrochlorothiazide	Valsartan/Hydrochlorothiazide	12	suppressed
Bumetanide	Bumetanide	11	suppressed
Carbidopa-Levodopa	Carbidopa/Levodopa	11	suppressed
Colchicine	Colchicine	11	suppressed
Diltiazem 24hr Er	Diltiazem Hcl	11	suppressed
Entresto	Sacubitril/Valsartan	11	suppressed
Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro	Nitrofurantoin Monohyd/M-Cryst	11	suppressed
Olanzapine	Olanzapine	11	suppressed
Ramipril	Ramipril	11	suppressed
Terazosin Hcl	Terazosin Hcl	11	suppressed

Timeline

Payment and prescribing data by year

Open Payments and Medicare Part D may refer to different years. They are shown separately rather than aligned as if they describe the same period.

Year	General Payments	Main payer	Explicit products	Company overlaps	Part D coverage
2025	—	—	—	—	—
2024	—	—	—	—	Complete

Questions to ask

Questions you could discuss with your doctor

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These are general questions generated from reviewed templates. They are not personalized medical advice.

Sources and limitations

How to read this page

Payment and Medicare prescribing data can cover different years; every comparison shows both years explicitly.
Part D does not represent a doctor’s entire practice; it excludes many patients and is subject to CMS public-release thresholds.
Company–drug relationships must have an auditable source, a precise relationship type, and a valid evidence period. Unresolved mappings are not published.
Generic drug claims are not attributed to a specific manufacturer without manufacturer-level evidence.
When a source extract is incomplete, missing rows are never treated as proof of no payments or no prescriptions.

Loaded source releases

Dataset	Year	Publication	Source
CMS Open Payments — General Payments	2025	2026-06-30	Original source
Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug	2024	2026-05-06	Original source
NPPES Data Dissemination V2	current / reference data	2026-08-10	Original source

Methodology version: 2.1

Editorial template version: 2.4

Product contract version: 2.0

Schema version: 0.7.0

Page data build: 2026-08-12T23:34:59.370714+00:00

Publication policy: eligible for indexing after public-launch controls are enabled

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