Cory L. Bower, OD
Optometrist · Cedar Rapids, IA
Cory L. Bower, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and NPI 1407848203, issued on Aug 17, 2005. Check the license (Iowa 02148, as entered in NPPES) with the Iowa board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Cory L. Bower
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 02148 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1245 2ND Ave SE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52403
- Phone
- (319) 286-6120
- Enumerated
- Aug 17, 2005
- Record last updated
- May 12, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (319) 362-6098
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20081124000786); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Illinois College Of Optometry At Chicago, 1999
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Cory L. Bower in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Iowa board licenses this profession
Search for license 02148Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
6.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average optometrist in 2024
1,749 Medicare Part D claims for 425 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 24% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost743 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol152 claims
- Erythromycin143 claims
- Fluorometholone105 claims
- Timolol Maleate77 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate68 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: $16.39
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. The 34,453 providers of this specialty with any payment received $769.99 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
- Wolfe Clinic IncWest Union, IA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Cory L. Bower among 676 optometrist records in Iowa
Cory L. Bower, OD is one of 676 optometrist records with a practice address in Iowa. 76% 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, 82% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2006 among the 462 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 74% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152W00000X and a Iowa practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Iowa
There are 676 optometrist records in Iowa.
All 676 in Iowa → Every provider in Cedar Rapids → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Gary Teig, O.D.Cedar Rapids, IA 524031982649349
- Samer Arafat, ODCedar Rapids, IA 524021003256165
- Ryan Berger, O.D.Cedar Rapids, IA 524021720468044
- Lynda Burr, ODCedar Rapids, IA 524021144225194
- Molly Camerer, ODCedar Rapids, IA 524021922449487
- Sheila Fetters, ODCedar Rapids, IA 524041043207434
- Deann Fitzgerald, O.D.Cedar Rapids, IA 524041619958428
- Kara Heying, ODCedar Rapids, IA 524021184615379
Common questions
What is Cory L. Bower, OD's NPI number?
Cory L. Bower, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1407848203, issued on Aug 17, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Cory L. Bower, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1245 2ND Ave SE, Cedar Rapids, IA, 52403. Phone: (319) 286-6120. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Cory L. Bower, OD's license?
NPPES lists Iowa license number 02148, as entered by the provider. Search the Iowa board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Cory L. Bower, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Cory L. Bower, OD had 1,749 Medicare Part D claims for 425 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. 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.