NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Christopher William Bowman, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Gastonia, NC

Christopher William Bowman, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Gastonia, North Carolina, and NPI 1265921522, issued on May 2, 2018. Check the license (North Carolina 2025-00311, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1265921522
Name
Christopher William Bowman
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License numbers
2025-00311 NC
125.072388 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2525 Court Dr, Gastonia, NC 28054
Phone
(704) 834-2000
Enumerated
May 2, 2018
Record last updated
Mar 31, 2025
Fax
(704) 834-2500
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20250822003801); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 2525 Court Dr

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Izabella Abookire, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1619857299
  2. Jeffrey AhlstedtAnatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1801277355
  3. Joanne Akong, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1235171752
  4. Shailaja Amirishetty, MDInternal Medicine Physician1669760534
  5. Nicole Anderson, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1063857860
  6. Sarah Babb, MDHospitalist Physician1871296871

Verify Christopher William Bowman in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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92% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

263 Medicare Part D claims for 125 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Christopher Bowman263
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass21 claims
  2. Pantoprazole Sodium18 claims
  3. Furosemide14 claims
  4. Prednisone14 claims
  5. Levofloxacin13 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Caromont Medical Group IncGastonia, NC

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Christopher William Bowman among 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina

Christopher William Bowman, MD is one of 4,056 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 84% of them.

  • NPI issued2018 · 84% of these records are older, 14% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • Graduated2017 · median 2004 among the 2,706 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 48% 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 North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

70 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Gastonia

They are 70 of the 2,833 NPPES records with a practice address in Gastonia, and 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Warwick Aiken, M.D.Gastonia, NC 280541972599751
  2. Olufolarin Ajao, M.D.Gastonia, NC 280541528059920
  3. Alan Clark, MDGastonia, NC 280541427044155
  4. Jacqueline Folks, MDGastonia, NC 280541356337091
  5. Gary Gammon, MDGastonia, NC 280541427044163
  6. Shawnya Gore, MDGastonia, NC 280541043206782
  7. Catherine Hoffman, MDGastonia, NC 280541215908561
  8. Radwan Ibrahim, M.D.Gastonia, NC 280541497740682

Common questions

What is Christopher William Bowman, MD's NPI number?

Christopher William Bowman, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1265921522, issued on May 2, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Christopher William Bowman, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2525 Court Dr, Gastonia, NC, 28054. Phone: (704) 834-2000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Christopher William Bowman, MD's license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2025-00311, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Christopher William Bowman, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Christopher William Bowman, MD had 263 Medicare Part D claims for 125 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.