Cedar J. Fowler, MD
Anesthesiology Physician · Palo Alto, CA
Cedar J. Fowler, MD is an anesthesiology physician with a practice address in Palo Alto, California, and NPI 1881089423, issued on Mar 31, 2015. Check the license (California A148398, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Cedar J. Fowler
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Anesthesiology Physician 207L00000X
- License number
- A148398 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 725 Welch RD, Palo Alto, CA 94304
- Phone
- (650) 497-8000
- Enumerated
- Mar 31, 2015
- Record last updated
- Apr 10, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190607000653); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Tufts University School Of Medicine, 2015
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Cedar J. Fowler in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A148398Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 76.5 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: $17.98
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Baxter Healthcare. The 17,774 providers of this specialty with any payment received $669.59 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.
One hospital affiliation
- Stanford Health CareStanford, CA · Acute Care Hospitals5 of 5 stars
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Cedar J. Fowler among 7,571 anesthesiology physician records in California
Cedar J. Fowler, MD is one of 7,571 anesthesiology physician records with a practice address in California. 71% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 78% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 78% of these records are older, 20% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2006 among the 4,868 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207L00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
111 anesthesiology physician records list a practice address in Palo Alto
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Common questions
What is Cedar J. Fowler, MD's NPI number?
Cedar J. Fowler, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1881089423, issued on Mar 31, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Cedar J. Fowler, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 725 Welch RD, Palo Alto, CA, 94304. Phone: (650) 497-8000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Cedar J. Fowler, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A148398, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
What is Cedar J. Fowler, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 76.5 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.