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2026 NPPES data Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician NPI 1457391997 M.D.
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Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician in West Springfield, Massachusetts.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 15,306 in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
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Prescribing volume
525
Medicare Part D claims · 120 beneficiaries · Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician avg: 781
Generic prescribing
94%
generic claims · 6% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
Industry payments
$213.77
7 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File, 2023
Compiled from official public sources by the PlainDoctor editorial team.
What the federal data shows
David Bowers, M.D. filed 525 Medicare Part D claims in 2023 as a Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician in West Springfield, Massachusetts, prescribing 94% generic.
- 525
- Part D claims, 2023
- 94%
- generic prescribing
- Likely
- board-certified (heuristic)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
David Bowers, M.D.'s Medicare Part D volume vs every U.S. prescriber
Total Medicare Part D claims, 2023, across all CMS prescribers nationally
525 Top 34% higher than 66% of 1,370,886 prescribers
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more prescribers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File · 2023
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Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)
David Bowers, M.D. practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + 2 hospital affiliations - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).
What does the federal data show about David Bowers, M.D.?
Quality data not reportedPrimary specialty
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician
Medicare Part D claims
525 33% vs specialty avg
Specialty distribution in Massachusetts
How Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician compares to other specialties among Massachusetts providers
Board certification
Not published by CMS
CMS does not publish a per-provider board-certification field in NPPES. PlainDoctor does not have a reliable per-specialty certification rate to show for Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician. Verify directly:
How MIPS and board certification work
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
David Bowers, M.D. appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician provider holding M.D. credentials at 1275 ELM ST, West Springfield, MA, 01089, with a listed phone of (413) 785-1153. NPI 1457391997 was issued on 06/06/2006.
Medicare Part D records for calendar year 2023 show 525 prescription claims written by this provider, covering 120 Medicare beneficiaries and totaling roughly $29K in drug spend, split 6% brand-name and 94% generic by claim count, with an opioid prescribing rate of 57.9%.
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician is a mid-sized specialty nationwide, with 15,306 enrolled providers across 54 states and an average of 781 Part D claims per prescriber, so the context for interpreting these metrics differs meaningfully from a primary-care baseline.
Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available government data, not medical advice, a malpractice database, or a quality rating. Inclusion here does not imply a recommendation, and absence of complaints or sanctions on this page does not mean none exist, always verify credentials through the NPPES NPI Registry, your state medical board, and the ABMS or AOA before making healthcare decisions.
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1457391997 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician |
| Credentials | M.D. |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 06/06/2006 |
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where David Bowers, M.D. bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Pioneer Spine And Sports Physicians PC
West Springfield, MA
Select Rehabilitation, LLC
Glenview, IL
Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).
Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for David Bowers, M.D.. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$214
Largest payer
PAINTEQ LLC
Most common payment type
Food and Beverage
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
License & disciplinary context - Massachusetts BORIM 2023 annual report
Aggregate state board data only, NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~38K Massachusetts medical licensees in 2023 - they are NOT specific to David Bowers, M.D.. To verify David Bowers, M.D.'s current license status, search the BORIM public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.
80
Total board actions, Massachusetts 2023
Across 78 cases
2.11
Actions per 1,000 licensees
Massachusetts statewide rate
probation
Most common action type
29 cases
BORIM publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the Massachusetts disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.
Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Generic-heavy
David Bowers, M.D. - brand share 6.0%
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician average
6% brand-name claims vs 94% generic, on 525 2023 Medicare Part D claims.
The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.
525
Total Claims
$29K
Total Drug Cost
120
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 544
- Total Day Supply
- 13,033
- Brand vs Generic
- 6% brand / 94% generic
- Brand Drug Cost
- $19K
- Generic Drug Cost
- $10K
- Opioid Claims
- 304 (57.9% rate)
- Antibiotic Claims
- 13
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 71.6 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 1.20
- Gender Split
- 69% female / 31% male
- Age Distribution
- <65: 23, 65-74: 54, 75-84: 30, 85+: 13
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What David Bowers, M.D. prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2023
- Gabapentin
Gabapentin
121 claims
- Tramadol Hcl
Tramadol Hcl
81 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl
Oxycodone Hcl
59 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetamin…
Oxycodone-Acetaminophen
50 claims
- Morphine Sulfate Er 39
Morphine Sulfate Er
39 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetam… 36
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen
36 claims
- Oxycontin 25
Oxycontin
25 claims
- Tizanidine Hcl 18
Tizanidine Hcl
18 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Gabapentin | 121 |
| Tramadol Hcl | 81 |
| Oxycodone Hcl | 59 |
| Oxycodone-Acetaminophen Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 50 |
| Morphine Sulfate Er Morphine Sulfate | 39 |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 36 |
| Oxycontin Oxycodone Hcl | 25 |
| Tizanidine Hcl | 18 |
| Fentanyl | 12 |
| Meloxicam | 12 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
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Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician Overview
How David Bowers, M.D. fits within the Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician landscape nationally.
15,306
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician Providers in US
54
States with Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician
781
Avg Claims per Provider
David Bowers, M.D.'s 525 claims are below the specialty average of 781.
Nearby Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician Providers in Massachusetts
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Massachusetts, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Bowers.
Dr. Scott Abramson
MD
E Sandwich, MA
Dr. Marc Adams
D.O.
Swansea, MA
Dr. Wiaam Ahmed
M.D
Worcester, MA
Dr. Michelle Joyce Alpert
M.D.
Boston, MA
Dr. Parakrama Ananta
M.D.
Fall River, MA
Compare Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
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Use this federal record as your verification checklist, not as a recommendation.
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- Check the active license and any disciplinary history with the Massachusetts medical board, federal registration is not a license check. Credential verification guide
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is David Bowers, M.D.'s specialty? ▼
David Bowers, M.D. specializes in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician and practices in West Springfield, Massachusetts. Credentials: M.D..
How much does David Bowers, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2023, David Bowers, M.D. wrote 525 Medicare Part D claims totaling $29K in drug costs for 120 beneficiaries.
Where is David Bowers, M.D. located? ▼
David Bowers, M.D. is located at 1275 ELM ST, West Springfield, MA, 01089. Phone: (413) 785-1153.
What is David Bowers, M.D.'s NPI number? ▼
David Bowers, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457391997, issued on 06/06/2006.
Does David Bowers, M.D. prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs? ▼
David Bowers, M.D.'s prescribing is 6% brand-name and 94% generic drugs by claim count, with $19K in brand drug costs.
Does David Bowers, M.D. prescribe opioids? ▼
Yes, David Bowers, M.D. had 304 opioid claims in 2023 with an opioid prescribing rate of 57.9%.
How many Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 15,306 Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician providers across 54 states in the US. The average Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician provider writes 781 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does David Bowers, M.D. prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2023 Medicare Part D data, David Bowers, M.D.'s most frequently prescribed drugs include Gabapentin, Tramadol Hcl, Oxycodone Hcl. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does David Bowers, M.D. accept Medicare? ▼
David Bowers, M.D. appears in CMS Medicare data with 525 Part D claims and 120 Medicare beneficiaries in 2023. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify David Bowers, M.D.'s credentials? ▼
David Bowers, M.D.'s NPI is 1457391997 with credentials M.D.. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.
Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2023). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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