Gary J. Fowle, OD
Optometrist · Rockford, MI
Gary J. Fowle, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Rockford, Michigan, and NPI 1427020023, issued on Feb 7, 2006. Check the license (Michigan 4901002906, as entered in NPPES) with the Michigan board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Gary J. Fowle
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 4901002906 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 120 Marcell Dr NE, Rockford, MI 49341
- Phone
- (616) 866-0140
- Enumerated
- Feb 7, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 30, 2026
- Fax
- (616) 866-8694
- Medicaid ID
- 5106316 MI
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110311000394); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Ferris State College - College Of Optometry, 1983
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 120 Marcell Dr NE
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Andrew Fowle, O.D.Optometrist1215343124
- Royce Newman, D.C.Chiropractor1851433999
Verify Gary J. Fowle in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Michigan board licenses this profession
Search for license 4901002906Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
72% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
77 Medicare Part D claims for 19 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost40 claims
- Timolol Maleate26 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: $571.32
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was CooperVision Inc. The 34,453 providers of this specialty with any payment received $769.99 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
- Fowle Eyecare Associates, PLCRockford, MI
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Gary J. Fowle among 1,963 optometrist records in Michigan
Gary J. Fowle, OD is one of 1,963 optometrist records with a practice address in Michigan. 69% 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 11% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 58% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
- Graduated1983 · median 2009 among the 1,121 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 68% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152W00000X and a Michigan practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
13 optometrist records list a practice address in Rockford
They are 13 of the 493 NPPES records with a practice address in Rockford, and 1,963 optometrist records in Michigan.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Timothy Anderson, ODRockford, MI 493411790973956
- Elise CouturierRockford, MI 493411871421347
- Andrew Fowle, O.D.Rockford, MI 493411215343124
- David Gabriel, O.D.Rockford, MI 493411730304247
- Chad Jackson, ODRockford, MI 493411780772533
- Theodore Sees, O.D.Rockford, MI 493411235320680
- Carrie Sees, O.D.Rockford, MI 493411184816365
- Carl Stites, O.D.Rockford, MI 493411013909415
Common questions
What is Gary J. Fowle, OD's NPI number?
Gary J. Fowle, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1427020023, issued on Feb 7, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Gary J. Fowle, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 120 Marcell Dr NE, Rockford, MI, 49341. Phone: (616) 866-0140. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Gary J. Fowle, OD's license?
NPPES lists Michigan license number 4901002906, as entered by the provider. Search the Michigan board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Gary J. Fowle, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Gary J. Fowle, OD had 77 Medicare Part D claims for 19 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. 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.