Gretchen L. Tower, NP
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner · Buffalo, NY
Gretchen L. Tower, NP is an acute care nurse practitioner with a practice address in Buffalo, New York, and NPI 1538177910, issued on Aug 3, 2006. Check the license (New York F430151-1, as entered in NPPES) with the New York board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Gretchen L. Tower
- Credential
- NP
- Primary taxonomy
- Acute Care Nurse Practitioner 363LA2100X
- License numbers
- F430151-1 NY
303444 NY
F303444-1 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 85 High St, Buffalo, NY 14203
- Phone
- (716) 630-1000
- Enumerated
- Aug 3, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 17, 2023
- Fax
- (716) 859-3555
- Medicaid ID
- 02693552 NY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20051129000328); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- State University Of New York At Buffalo School Of Medicine, 2001
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Gretchen L. Tower in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New York board licenses this profession
Search for license F430151-1Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average acute care nurse practitioner in 2024
2,202 Medicare Part D claims for 314 beneficiaries, against an average of 594 among the 13,133 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 701 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin268 claims
- Buprenorphine169 claims
- Pregabalin152 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen101 claims
- Tramadol Hcl98 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl92 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: $298.43
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 10,984 providers of this specialty with any payment received $647.94 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
- University OF Rochester Neurosurgery GroupRochester, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Gretchen L. Tower among 1,720 acute care nurse practitioner records in New York
Gretchen L. Tower, NP is one of 1,720 acute care nurse practitioner records with a practice address in New York. 73% 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 under 1% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · under 1% of these records are older, 95% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
- Graduated2001 · median 2020 among the 965 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 42% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LA2100X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner providers in New York
There are 1,720 acute care nurse practitioner records in New York.
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Common questions
What is Gretchen L. Tower, NP's NPI number?
Gretchen L. Tower, NP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1538177910, issued on Aug 3, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Gretchen L. Tower, NP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 85 High St, Buffalo, NY, 14203. Phone: (716) 630-1000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Gretchen L. Tower, NP's license?
NPPES lists New York license number F430151-1, as entered by the provider. Search the New York board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Gretchen L. Tower, NP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Gretchen L. Tower, NP had 2,202 Medicare Part D claims for 314 beneficiaries; the average among acute care nurse practitioner prescribers was 594. 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.