James Charles Bower, MD
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Miramar Beach, FL
James Charles Bower, MD is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Miramar Beach, Florida, and NPI 1588671440, issued on Aug 2, 2006. Check the license (Florida ME166568, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Charles Bower
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License number
- ME166568 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7720 US Highway 98 W Ste 110, Miramar Beach, FL 32550
- Phone
- (850) 267-1603
- Enumerated
- Aug 2, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 3, 2024
- Fax
- (850) 622-3342
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240301000171); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Pennsylvania State University College Of Medicine, 1994
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 7720 US Highway 98 W Ste 110
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify James Charles Bower in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license ME166568Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
12% more Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
3,446 Medicare Part D claims for 883 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium342 claims
- Eliquis330 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate261 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate252 claims
- Carvedilol156 claims
- Furosemide143 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): 95.4 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: $163.42
8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 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
- Heart OF The Villages PLCLady Lake, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James Charles Bower among 1,946 cardiovascular disease physician records in Florida
James Charles Bower, MD is one of 1,946 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Florida. 86% 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 21% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 21% of these records are older, 38% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 86% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
- Graduated1994 · median 1995 among the 1,427 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
5 cardiovascular disease physician records list a practice address in Miramar Beach
They are 5 of the 267 NPPES records with a practice address in Miramar Beach, and 1,946 cardiovascular disease physician records in Florida.
All 1,946 in Florida → Every provider in Miramar Beach → Cardiovascular Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Mitchell Bowman, MDMiramar Beach, FL 325501174984843
- Samuel Denardo, M.D.Miramar Beach, FL 325501730176744
- Kevin Holder, M.D.Miramar Beach, FL 325501841418894
- Stephen Phlaum, MDDestin, FL 325501164460960
- Thomas Riddell, M.D.Miramar Beach, FL 325501043454895
- James Ward, MDDestin, FL 325501619915436
- Leslie Fleischer, M.D.Fort Walton Beach, FL 325471205811395
- Rodney Powell, MDFt Walton Beach, FL 325471821063959
Common questions
What is James Charles Bower, MD's NPI number?
James Charles Bower, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1588671440, issued on Aug 2, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Charles Bower, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7720 US Highway 98 W Ste 110, Miramar Beach, FL, 32550. Phone: (850) 267-1603. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Charles Bower, MD's license?
NPPES lists Florida license number ME166568, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does James Charles Bower, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Charles Bower, MD had 3,446 Medicare Part D claims for 883 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is James Charles Bower, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 95.4 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.