Craig M. Dowden, M. D.,
Family Medicine Physician · Fairhope, AL
Craig M. Dowden, M. D., is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Fairhope, Alabama, and NPI 1568509198, issued on Jan 31, 2007. Check the license (Alabama 28528, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Craig M. Dowden
- Credential
- M. D.,
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 28528 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 770 Middle St, Fairhope, AL 36532
- Phone
- (251) 928-1191
- Enumerated
- Jan 31, 2007
- Record last updated
- Apr 12, 2023
- Fax
- (251) 928-4529
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080514000346); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In New Orleans, 2005
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 770 Middle St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Frances Fuller, ARNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1295867984
- Stephen Winston, MDLegal Medicine1376524017
Verify Craig M. Dowden in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 28528Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
14,071 Medicare Part D claims for 1,322 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 1,072 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium609 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium526 claims
- Gabapentin517 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen480 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate448 claims
- Tramadol Hcl391 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: $188.93
12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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
- Family Practice Associates OF Montrose, PAFairhope, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Craig M. Dowden among 1,996 family medicine physician records in Alabama
Craig M. Dowden, M. D., is one of 1,996 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 48% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 48% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2005 · median 2005 among the 1,346 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
32 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Fairhope
They are 32 of the 729 NPPES records with a practice address in Fairhope, and 1,996 family medicine physician records in Alabama.
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Common questions
What is Craig M. Dowden, M. D.,'s NPI number?
Craig M. Dowden, M. D.,'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1568509198, issued on Jan 31, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Craig M. Dowden, M. D., located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 770 Middle St, Fairhope, AL, 36532. Phone: (251) 928-1191. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Craig M. Dowden, M. D.,'s license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 28528, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Craig M. Dowden, M. D., prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Craig M. Dowden, M. D., had 14,071 Medicare Part D claims for 1,322 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.