Christopher L. Bowlus, M.D.
Gastroenterology Physician · Sacramento, CA
Christopher L. Bowlus, M.D. is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in Sacramento, California, and NPI 1942252085, issued on May 17, 2006. Check the license (California G7208, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher L. Bowlus
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
- License number
- G7208 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4150 V St, Sacramento, CA 95817
- Phone
- (916) 734-3751
- Enumerated
- May 17, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 23, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (916) 734-7908
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110510000434); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- St. Louis College Of Physicians And Surgeons, 1990
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christopher L. Bowlus in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G7208Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2% more Medicare Part D claims than the average gastroenterology physician in 2024
828 Medicare Part D claims for 172 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 20% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Ursodiol208 claims
- Azathioprine97 claims
- Xifaxan58 claims
- Spironolactone40 claims
- Furosemide35 claims
- Gavilyte-G31 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: $89,828.27
42 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Ipsen Innovation. The 13,350 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,015.95 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
- Regents OF The Univ OF CASacramento, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher L. Bowlus among 2,140 gastroenterology physician records in California
Christopher L. Bowlus, M.D. is one of 2,140 gastroenterology physician records with a practice address in California. 83% 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 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated1990 · median 2002 among the 1,538 with a school on file
- Record last updated2009 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RG0100X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Christopher L. Bowlus, M.D.'s NPI number?
Christopher L. Bowlus, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1942252085, issued on May 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher L. Bowlus, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4150 V St, Sacramento, CA, 95817. Phone: (916) 734-3751. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher L. Bowlus, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number G7208, 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.
How much does Christopher L. Bowlus, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher L. Bowlus, M.D. had 828 Medicare Part D claims for 172 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. 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.