Darin K. Bowers, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Lynchburg, VA
Darin K. Bowers, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Lynchburg, Virginia, and NPI 1841250230, issued on Mar 28, 2006. Check the license (Virginia 0101049509, as entered in NPPES) on the Virginia Department of Health Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Darin K. Bowers
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 0101049509 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 116 Nationwide Drive, Lynchburg, VA 24502
- Phone
- (434) 947-3984
- Enumerated
- Mar 28, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 26, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (434) 947-5950
- Medicaid ID
- 1841250230 VA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101018001200); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Jc Edwards School Of Medicine, Marshall University, 1987
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Darin K. Bowers in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersVirginia Department of Health Professions
Search for license 0101049509Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
61% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
589 Medicare Part D claims for 271 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 29% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost164 claims
- Erythromycin104 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth77 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate53 claims
- Ofloxacin31 claims
- Restasis28 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 98.5 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $170.74
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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
- Piedmont Eye Center, Inc.Lynchburg, VA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Darin K. Bowers among 592 ophthalmology physician records in Virginia
Darin K. Bowers, M.D. is one of 592 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Virginia. 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 2006, is newer than 18% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 18% of these records are older, 41% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated1987 · median 2000 among the 381 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 65% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Virginia
There are 592 ophthalmology physician records in Virginia.
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The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Joshua BarbosaLynchburg, VA 245021720641236
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- Golnaz Javey, MDLynchburg, VA 245021821206897
- David Klink, D.O.Lynchburg, VA 245021003886581
- Saxton Moss, MDLynchburg, VA 245021942200449
- Gene Moss, MDLynchburg, VA 245021104933811
- James Paauw, M.D.Lynchburg, VA 245021568608966
- Robert Vogel, M.D.Lynchburg, VA 245021932169323
Common questions
What is Darin K. Bowers, M.D.'s NPI number?
Darin K. Bowers, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1841250230, issued on Mar 28, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Darin K. Bowers, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 116 Nationwide Drive, Lynchburg, VA, 24502. Phone: (434) 947-3984. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Darin K. Bowers, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Virginia license number 0101049509, as entered by the provider. Search the Virginia Department of Health Professions at https://dhp.virginiainteractive.org/lookup/index. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Darin K. Bowers, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Darin K. Bowers, M.D. had 589 Medicare Part D claims for 271 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Darin K. Bowers, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 98.5 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.