NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

James Ronald Bowers, MD

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Burlington, NC

James Ronald Bowers, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Burlington, North Carolina, and NPI 1134138753, issued on Aug 5, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 2018-00178, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1134138753
Name
James Ronald Bowers
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
License numbers
2018-00178 NC
86175 NC
47899 WI
47899-020 WI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1111 Huffman Mill RD, Burlington, NC 27215
Phone
(336) 584-5544
Enumerated
Aug 5, 2006
Record last updated
May 13, 2022
Fax
(919) 313-1276
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20180412002479); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Wisconsin School Of Medicine, 1999
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1111 Huffman Mill RD

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Matthew Babish, PA-CPhysician Assistant1225368483
  2. Claudia Beneville, PA-CPhysician Assistant1376965103
  3. Hailey Blackburn, PTPhysical Therapist1497388219
  4. Christopher Byrd, DPTPhysical Therapist1174298988
  5. Nathan Christie, M.D.Pain Medicine Physician1124052758
  6. Nataliy Corbin, NPNurse Practitioner1710499124

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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4.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024

1,452 Medicare Part D claims for 566 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 294 claims were for opioids.

  1. James Bowers1,452
  2. Specialty average346

Most prescribed

  1. Meloxicam433 claims
  2. Tramadol Hcl213 claims
  3. Celecoxib191 claims
  4. Methocarbamol144 claims
  5. Methylprednisolone129 claims
  6. Tizanidine Hcl101 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: $177.44

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Smith+Nephew, Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. James Bowers$177
  2. Specialty average$23,023

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

  1. Emergeortho PABurlington, NC

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in North Carolina

There are 977 orthopaedic surgery physician records in North Carolina.

Other orthopaedic surgery physician records in North Carolina

  1. Samuel Abrams, M.D.Asheville, NC1982929717
  2. Richard Adams, M.D.Statesville, NC1699767350
  3. Samuel Adams, M.D.Durham, NC1639358617
  4. Temitope Adebayo, MDLumberton, NC1912499385
  5. Briggs Ahearn, MDPineville, NC1659798015
  6. Daniel Albright, MDRaleigh, NC1053314922
  7. Shannon Alejandro, M.D.Asheville, NC1215357025
  8. Richard Alexander, M.D.Laurinburg, NC1295875581
  9. Richard Alioto, M.D.Clayton, NC1780771220
  10. David Allen, M.D.Lumberton, NC1154310290

Common questions

What is James Ronald Bowers, MD's NPI number?

James Ronald Bowers, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1134138753, issued on Aug 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is James Ronald Bowers, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1111 Huffman Mill RD, Burlington, NC, 27215. Phone: (336) 584-5544. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify James Ronald Bowers, MD's license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2018-00178, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does James Ronald Bowers, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, James Ronald Bowers, MD had 1,452 Medicare Part D claims for 566 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.