Deborah J. Hower, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Eau Claire, WI
Deborah J. Hower, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, and NPI 1073593257, issued on Jan 23, 2006. Check the license (Wisconsin 39801, as entered in NPPES) on the Wisconsin Medical Examining Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Deborah J. Hower
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 39801 WI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1400 Bellinger St, Eau Claire, WI 54703
- Phone
- (715) 838-5222
- Enumerated
- Jan 23, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 29, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20081104000414); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical College Of Wisconsin, 1996
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Deborah J. Hower in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWisconsin Medical Examining Board
Search for license 39801Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
8,462 Medicare Part D claims for 731 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 178 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium438 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium425 claims
- Losartan Potassium356 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium337 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate320 claims
- Lisinopril290 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
- Mayo Clinic Health System-Northwest Wisconsin Region IncEau Claire, WI
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Deborah J. Hower among 2,078 internal medicine physician records in Wisconsin
Deborah J. Hower, MD is one of 2,078 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Wisconsin. 70% 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 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 70% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 53% of these records are
- Graduated1996 · median 2002 among the 1,098 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 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 207R00000X and a Wisconsin practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
54 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Eau Claire
They are 54 of the 3,085 NPPES records with a practice address in Eau Claire, and 2,078 internal medicine physician records in Wisconsin.
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Common questions
What is Deborah J. Hower, MD's NPI number?
Deborah J. Hower, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1073593257, issued on Jan 23, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Deborah J. Hower, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1400 Bellinger St, Eau Claire, WI, 54703. Phone: (715) 838-5222. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Deborah J. Hower, MD's license?
NPPES lists Wisconsin license number 39801, as entered by the provider. Search the Wisconsin Medical Examining Board at https://dsps.wi.gov/Pages/BoardsCouncils/MEB/Default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Deborah J. Hower, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Deborah J. Hower, MD had 8,462 Medicare Part D claims for 731 beneficiaries; 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.