Howard Edward Bowers, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Dayton, OH
Howard Edward Bowers, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Dayton, Ohio, and NPI 1538484167, issued on Apr 7, 2010. Check the license (Ohio 35.099382, as entered in NPPES) on the State Medical Board of Ohio; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Howard Edward Bowers
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License numbers
- 35.099382 OH
DR.0061483 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1 Wyoming St, Dayton, OH 45409
- Phone
- (937) 208-2485
- Enumerated
- Apr 7, 2010
- Record last updated
- Nov 5, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220713001509); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Wright State University Boonshoft School Of Medicine, 2010
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Howard Edward Bowers in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersState Medical Board of Ohio
Search for license 35.099382Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
42% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
85 Medicare Part D claims for 52 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 33 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Ibuprofen31 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen25 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 90.5 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $70.06
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Davol Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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
- Metro Surgical PCJesup, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Howard Edward Bowers among 1,249 surgery physician records in Ohio
Howard Edward Bowers, M.D. is one of 1,249 surgery physician records with a practice address in Ohio. 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 2010, is newer than 59% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 59% of these records are older, 38% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2010 · median 2006 among the 739 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Ohio practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Ohio
There are 1,249 surgery physician records in Ohio.
All 1,249 in Ohio → Every provider in Dayton → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Akpofure Ekeh, MDDayton, OH 454091063478022
- Paul Heyse, M.D.Dayton, OH 454091689676793
- Alexander Little, MDDayton, OH 454091447216437
- John Maguire, MDDayton, OH 454091801835053
- Mary McCarthy, MDDayton, OH 454091184680183
Common questions
What is Howard Edward Bowers, M.D.'s NPI number?
Howard Edward Bowers, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1538484167, issued on Apr 7, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Howard Edward Bowers, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1 Wyoming St, Dayton, OH, 45409. Phone: (937) 208-2485. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Howard Edward Bowers, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Ohio license number 35.099382, as entered by the provider. Search the State Medical Board of Ohio at https://elicense.ohio.gov/oh_verifylicense. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Howard Edward Bowers, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Howard Edward Bowers, M.D. had 85 Medicare Part D claims for 52 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Howard Edward Bowers, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 90.5 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.