Barbara Bowers, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Paducah, KY
Barbara Bowers, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Paducah, Kentucky, and NPI 1578530192, issued on Mar 2, 2006. Check the license (Kentucky 29828, as entered in NPPES) on the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Barbara Bowers
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 29828 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1130 Lone Oak Road, Paducah, KY 42003
- Phone
- (270) 415-0245
- Enumerated
- Mar 2, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 25, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 64001910 KY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20081002000145); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Louisville School Of Medicine, 1992
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1130 Lone Oak Road
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Timothy Hobbs, O.D.Optometrist1366721318
Verify Barbara Bowers in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKentucky Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license 29828Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
71% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
443 Medicare Part D claims for 148 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 30% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Ketorolac Tromethamine111 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate106 claims
- Moxifloxacin70 claims
- Valacyclovir51 claims
- Ofloxacin26 claims
- Tobramycin17 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,121.48
36 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Barbara Bowers MD PLLCPaducah, KY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Barbara Bowers among 239 ophthalmology physician records in Kentucky
Barbara Bowers, M.D. is one of 239 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Kentucky. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 26% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 26% of these records are older, 45% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated1992 · median 2001 among the 157 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 69% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Kentucky
There are 239 ophthalmology physician records in Kentucky.
All 239 in Kentucky → Every provider in Paducah → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ryan HarpolePaducah, KY 420031386387439
- Brian Bodnarchuk, MDPaducah, KY 420011760825624
- Ted Borodofsky, M.D.Paducah, KY 420011013984624
- Jeff Johnson, M.D.Paducah, KY 420011760459440
- Carl Marquess, MDPaducah, KY 420011619973062
- Landen Meeks, MDPaducah, KY 420011326280504
- Jeffery Taylor, MDPaducah, KY 420011356318547
- Johnny Williams, MDMayfield, KY 420661992759641
Common questions
What is Barbara Bowers, M.D.'s NPI number?
Barbara Bowers, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578530192, issued on Mar 2, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Barbara Bowers, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1130 Lone Oak Road, Paducah, KY, 42003. Phone: (270) 415-0245. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Barbara Bowers, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Kentucky license number 29828, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure at https://web1.ky.gov/GenSearch/LicenseSearch.aspx?AGY=5. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Barbara Bowers, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Barbara Bowers, M.D. had 443 Medicare Part D claims for 148 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Barbara Bowers, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.