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Dr. Charles Stringfellow Cobbs, MD

Individual provider Neurological Surgery Physician · NPI 1497793467

Dr. Charles Stringfellow Cobbs, MD practises Neurosurgery in Seattle, Washington. Graduated from University of Alabama School of Medicine in 1991, 35 years ago. Practices with Swedish Health Services, a 1,045-clinician group, works from 7 locations, accepts Medicare assignment and offers telehealth. Licensed in Washington.

Years since qualifying
35
Trained at
University of Alabama School of Medicine
Licensed in
WA
In the registry since
2006
What do these letters mean?
MD — Doctor of Medicine
A physician who completed allopathic medical school.

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Practice location Address checks out

550 17th Ave Ste 540
Seattle, WA 98122-5788
Phone: (206) 320-2300
Fax: (206) 320-8149
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Additional practice locations (6)

  • 1909 214th St Se Ste 300, Bothell, WA 98021-4418 — (425) 412-7200
  • 751 Ne Blakely Dr Ste 4020, Issaquah, WA 98029-6201 — (425) 313-7077
  • 601 S Carr Rd Ste 100, Renton, WA 98055-5802 — (425) 227-3700
  • 3400 California Ave Sw, Seattle, WA 98116-3307 — (206) 320-3399
  • 550 16th Ave Ste 100, Seattle, WA 98122-5636 — (206) 320-2484
  • 1200 12th Ave S, Seattle, WA 98144-2712 — (206) 621-4555

Specialties & licences

Neurological Surgery Physician (primary) Taxonomy 207T00000X · Licence MD60341679 (WA)

Record details

NPI number1497793467
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderMale
Credentials MD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI enumeratedJune 3, 2006
Last updated in NPPESApril 5, 2021
Certification dateApril 5, 2021

Medicare enrollment

From the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file — this clinician is enrolled in Medicare.

Medicare specialtyNEUROSURGERY
Medical schoolUNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Graduated 1991 (35 years in practice)
Group practice Swedish Health Services — 1045 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount
TelehealthOffers telehealth services

Procedures

From CMS Care Compare, which counts the procedures a clinician billed to Original Medicare and Medicare Advantage over a recent 12-month period. CMS reports a fixed list of common procedures, so this is not everything the clinician does. Counts of 10 or fewer are given as a range, because CMS withholds small numbers.

Laminectomy or laminotomy (partial removal of spine bones) 33 times · 63rd percentile
Spinal fusion 59 times · 59th percentile

The percentile compares how often this clinician performed the procedure with other clinicians who performed it, as CMS calculates it. It measures volume, not outcomes or skill.

Medicare patients and services, 2024

From the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners file for calendar year 2024. It counts Original Medicare patients only, so a practice that mostly sees Medicare Advantage or privately insured patients looks smaller here than it is.

Medicare patients153
Services billed 400 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age72

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Payments from drug and device companies, 2025

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Food and Beverage $498 4 payments · a meal or drink at a meeting or visit, not a fee

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Practises at

Facilities the CMS Facility Affiliation file lists for this clinician. Those with a page here are linked.

Colleagues at Swedish Health Services

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice. CMS counts 1045 clinicians in the practice; 12 are shown here.

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