Gwendolyn E. Bowers, D.O.
Internal Medicine Physician · Columbia, SC
Gwendolyn E. Bowers, D.O. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Columbia, South Carolina, and NPI 1306026554, issued on Nov 5, 2007. Check the license (South Carolina 52053, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Gwendolyn E. Bowers
- Credential
- D.O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License numbers
- 52053 SC
390200000X AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1301 Taylor St Ste 8A, Columbia, SC 29201
- Phone
- (803) 929-2955
- Enumerated
- Nov 5, 2007
- Record last updated
- Nov 4, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 520537 SC
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Gwendolyn E. Bowers in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 52053Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
15% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
2,713 Medicare Part D claims for 290 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 37 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate141 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium100 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium94 claims
- Lisinopril91 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium79 claims
- Omeprazole73 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: $13.26
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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.
Gwendolyn E. Bowers among 1,881 internal medicine physician records in South Carolina
Gwendolyn E. Bowers, D.O. is one of 1,881 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 42% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 42% of these records are older, 53% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 60% of these records are
- Record last updated2020 · 46% 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 South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
269 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Columbia
They are 269 of the 11,200 NPPES records with a practice address in Columbia, and 1,881 internal medicine physician records in South Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Gwendolyn E. Bowers, D.O.'s NPI number?
Gwendolyn E. Bowers, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1306026554, issued on Nov 5, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Gwendolyn E. Bowers, D.O. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1301 Taylor St Ste 8A, Columbia, SC, 29201. Phone: (803) 929-2955. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Gwendolyn E. Bowers, D.O.'s license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 52053, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners at https://verify.llronline.com/LicLookup/Med/Med.aspx?div=22. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Gwendolyn E. Bowers, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Gwendolyn E. Bowers, D.O. had 2,713 Medicare Part D claims for 290 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.