Chris Donnell Hower, MD
Surgery Physician · Eau Claire, WI
Chris Donnell Hower, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, and NPI 1750368767, issued on Dec 30, 2005. Check the license (Wisconsin 38020, as entered in NPPES) on the Wisconsin Medical Examining Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Chris Donnell Hower
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 38020 WI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1400 Bellinger St, Eau Claire, WI 54703
- Phone
- (715) 838-5222
- Enumerated
- Dec 30, 2005
- Record last updated
- Sep 14, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070620000272); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Minnesota Medical School, 1995
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Chris Donnell Hower in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWisconsin Medical Examining Board
Search for license 38020Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
55% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
66 Medicare Part D claims for 22 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Omeprazole24 claims
- Ursodiol24 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: $390.88
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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
- Mayo Clinic Health System-Northwest Wisconsin Region IncEau Claire, WI
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Chris Donnell Hower among 726 surgery physician records in Wisconsin
Chris Donnell Hower, MD is one of 726 surgery physician records with a practice address in Wisconsin. 72% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 88% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 2006 among the 446 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Wisconsin practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Wisconsin
There are 726 surgery physician records in Wisconsin.
All 726 in Wisconsin → Every provider in Eau Claire → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Angela Appel, MDEau Claire, WI 547031073805305
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- David Ciresi, MDEau Claire, WI 547031275510323
- Bradley Grewe, MDEau Claire, WI 547031316924327
- Steven Johnson, MDEau Claire, WI 547031457338469
- Zoe Lake, MDEau Claire, WI 547031790218311
- Ellen Liang, M.D.Eau Claire, WI 547031487911913
Common questions
What is Chris Donnell Hower, MD's NPI number?
Chris Donnell Hower, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1750368767, issued on Dec 30, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Chris Donnell Hower, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1400 Bellinger St, Eau Claire, WI, 54703. Phone: (715) 838-5222. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Chris Donnell Hower, MD's license?
NPPES lists Wisconsin license number 38020, 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 Chris Donnell Hower, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Chris Donnell Hower, MD had 66 Medicare Part D claims for 22 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.