Christopher S. Bowns, M.D.
Emergency Medicine Physician · Bakersfield, CA
Christopher S. Bowns, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Bakersfield, California, and NPI 1407004807, issued on Aug 28, 2008. Check the license (California A112762, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher S. Bowns
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- A112762 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 420 34TH Street, Bakersfield, CA 93301
- Phone
- (661) 327-4647
- Enumerated
- Aug 28, 2008
- Record last updated
- May 22, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (661) 326-8507
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120329000597); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Southern California Keck School Of Medicine, 2008
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christopher S. Bowns in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A112762Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
489 Medicare Part D claims for 242 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 3% of claims. 56 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Ibuprofen95 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen53 claims
- Ondansetron Hcl35 claims
- Naloxone Hcl34 claims
- Cephalexin28 claims
- Azithromycin17 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 3 group practices
- Capital Hospitalist Medical Group IncLos Angeles, CA
- Providence Medical FoundationSanta Rosa, CA
- Vep Mlk Emergency Medical Group IncLos Angeles, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher S. Bowns among 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California
Christopher S. Bowns, M.D. is one of 7,751 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 50% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 50% of these records are older, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2008 · median 2011 among the 4,560 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
116 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Bakersfield
They are 116 of the 11,539 NPPES records with a practice address in Bakersfield, and 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Christopher S. Bowns, M.D.'s NPI number?
Christopher S. Bowns, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1407004807, issued on Aug 28, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher S. Bowns, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 420 34TH Street, Bakersfield, CA, 93301. Phone: (661) 327-4647. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher S. Bowns, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A112762, 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 S. Bowns, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher S. Bowns, M.D. had 489 Medicare Part D claims for 242 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.