Brian Christopher Sowka, DO
Internal Medicine Physician · La Crosse, WI
Brian Christopher Sowka, DO is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in La Crosse, Wisconsin, and NPI 1659834810, issued on Apr 12, 2019. Check the license (Wisconsin 75215, as entered in NPPES) on the Wisconsin Medical Examining Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Brian Christopher Sowka
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 75215 WI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1836 South Ave, La Crosse, WI 54601
- Phone
- (608) 782-7300
- Enumerated
- Apr 12, 2019
- Record last updated
- Jul 23, 2026
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Brian Christopher Sowka in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWisconsin Medical Examining Board
Search for license 75215Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
91% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
283 Medicare Part D claims for 105 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 22% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Omeprazole63 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium47 claims
- Mesalamine29 claims
- Clenpiq20 claims
- Motegrity15 claims
- Sucralfate14 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $1,625.05
93 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Biotech, Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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.
Brian Christopher Sowka among 2,078 internal medicine physician records in Wisconsin
Brian Christopher Sowka, DO is one of 2,078 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Wisconsin. 70% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 81% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 81% of these records are older, 16% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 70% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 53% of these records are
- Record last updated2026 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Wisconsin practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
110 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in La Crosse
They are 110 of the 3,735 NPPES records with a practice address in La Crosse, and 2,078 internal medicine physician records in Wisconsin.
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Common questions
What is Brian Christopher Sowka, DO's NPI number?
Brian Christopher Sowka, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659834810, issued on Apr 12, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Brian Christopher Sowka, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1836 South Ave, La Crosse, WI, 54601. Phone: (608) 782-7300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Brian Christopher Sowka, DO's license?
NPPES lists Wisconsin license number 75215, as entered by the provider. Search the Wisconsin Medical Examining Board at https://dsps.wi.gov/Pages/BoardsCouncils/MEB/Default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Brian Christopher Sowka, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Brian Christopher Sowka, DO had 283 Medicare Part D claims for 105 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.