David Hower, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Burlington, NC
David Hower, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Burlington, North Carolina, and NPI 1871881466, issued on Jul 16, 2011. Check the license (North Carolina 20140160, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- David Hower
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License numbers
- 20140160 NC
MT200577 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1240 Huffman Mill RD, Burlington, NC 27215
- Phone
- (336) 538-7677
- Enumerated
- Jul 16, 2011
- Record last updated
- Mar 17, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20141014000537); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify David Hower in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 20140160Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
99% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
45 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Allopurinol14 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium14 claims
- Pravastatin Sodium13 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 one group practice
- Wake Forest University Health SciencesHigh Point, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
David Hower among 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina
David Hower, M.D. is one of 4,056 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 66% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 66% of these records are older, 31% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2004 among the 2,706 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
35 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Burlington
They are 35 of the 1,403 NPPES records with a practice address in Burlington, and 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is David Hower, M.D.'s NPI number?
David Hower, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1871881466, issued on Jul 16, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is David Hower, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1240 Huffman Mill RD, Burlington, NC, 27215. Phone: (336) 538-7677. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify David Hower, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 20140160, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does David Hower, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, David Hower, M.D. had 45 Medicare Part D claims; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.