Heather Bowman, OD
Optometrist · Rancho Palos Verdes, CA
Heather Bowman, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Rancho Palos Verdes, California, and NPI 1346641370, issued on Sep 9, 2014. Check the license (California 15334, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Heather Bowman
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License numbers
- 15334 CA
2378 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6935 Abbottswood Dr, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275
- Phone
- (336) 408-8357
- Enumerated
- Sep 9, 2014
- Record last updated
- Nov 29, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160318001610); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern California College Of Optometry, 2014
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Heather Bowman in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 15334Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
68% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
90 Medicare Part D claims for 28 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 46% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Cyclosporine40 claims
- Latanoprost38 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
- Southern California Permanente Medical GroupHarbor City, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Heather Bowman among 8,308 optometrist records in California
Heather Bowman, OD is one of 8,308 optometrist records with a practice address in California. 67% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 68% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 68% of these records are older, 29% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 43% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2008 among the 3,573 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 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 152W00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
12 optometrist records list a practice address in Rancho Palos Verdes
They are 12 of the 271 NPPES records with a practice address in Rancho Palos Verdes, and 8,308 optometrist records in California.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jeffrey Chou, O.D.Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 902751013270586
- Julie Forister, O.D.Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 902751598704926
- Leika Joy Ilagan, ODRancho Palos Verdes, CA 902751790336790
- Judy Jobes, O.D.Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 902751689721789
- Wayne Larsen, O.D.Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 902751972685089
- Richard Lin, O.D.Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 902751184949638
- Andrew Marshall, ODRancho Palos Verdes, CA 902751598591216
- Dana Nakagawa, ODRancho Palos Verdes, CA 902751346972841
Common questions
What is Heather Bowman, OD's NPI number?
Heather Bowman, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1346641370, issued on Sep 9, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Heather Bowman, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6935 Abbottswood Dr, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA, 90275. Phone: (336) 408-8357. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Heather Bowman, OD's license?
NPPES lists California license number 15334, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Heather Bowman, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Heather Bowman, OD had 90 Medicare Part D claims for 28 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.