Gerald Thorpe Bowns, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Pasadena, CA
Gerald Thorpe Bowns, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Pasadena, California, and NPI 1225000672, issued on Feb 1, 2006. Check the license (California A24388, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Gerald Thorpe Bowns
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- A24388 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 10 Congress St, Pasadena, CA 91105
- Phone
- (626) 796-5325
- Enumerated
- Feb 1, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 2, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (626) 796-5526
- Medicaid ID
- 00A243881 CA
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Gerald Thorpe Bowns in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A24388Check 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 ophthalmology physician in 2024
14 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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: $17.29
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. 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.
Gerald Thorpe Bowns among 2,899 ophthalmology physician records in California
Gerald Thorpe Bowns, MD is one of 2,899 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in California. 79% 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, 45% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 66% of these records are
- Record last updated2015 · 67% 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 California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Gerald Thorpe Bowns, MD's NPI number?
Gerald Thorpe Bowns, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1225000672, issued on Feb 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Gerald Thorpe Bowns, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 10 Congress St, Pasadena, CA, 91105. Phone: (626) 796-5325. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Gerald Thorpe Bowns, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A24388, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Gerald Thorpe Bowns, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Gerald Thorpe Bowns, MD had 14 Medicare Part D claims; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. 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.