James B. Fowler, DO
Neurological Surgery Physician · Rancho Mirage, CA
James B. Fowler, DO is a neurological surgery physician with a practice address in Rancho Mirage, California, and NPI 1982089223, issued on Jul 28, 2015. Check the license (California 20A16151, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James B. Fowler
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurological Surgery Physician 207T00000X
- License numbers
- 20A16151 CA
073193 CT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 39000 Bob Hope Dr, Rancho Mirage, CA 92270
- Phone
- (760) 610-8781
- Enumerated
- Jul 28, 2015
- Record last updated
- Oct 23, 2025
- Fax
- (760) 507-8316
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20251105004069); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Kansas City University Of Med & Biosciences, College Of Osteo Med, 2016
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 39000 Bob Hope Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Benedict Abaya, FNP-BC, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1417685462
- Mehrdad Abbasi, MDInternal Medicine Physician1477646776
- Ala Abojaradeh, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1316733900
- Naeem Abu-Shehab, M.D.Hospitalist Physician1134363252
- Roux Abubakar, MDHospitalist Physician1982223822
- Mohammad Abushehab, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1457293516
Verify James B. Fowler in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license 20A16151Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
93% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neurological surgery physician in 2024
12 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 172 among the 4,378 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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: $3,678.45
22 payments; by number, the most common kind was travel and lodging; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 5,377 providers of this specialty with any payment received $14,925.58 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.
2 hospitals and group practices
- Eisenhower Medical CenterRancho Mirage, CA · Acute Care Hospitals4 of 5 stars
- Cal Med Physicians And Surgeons IncColton, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
James B. Fowler among 929 neurological surgery physician records in California
James B. Fowler, DO is one of 929 neurological surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 80% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 80% of these records are older, 15% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2005 among the 612 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207T00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Neurological Surgery Physician providers in California
There are 929 neurological surgery physician records in California.
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The 8 neurological surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Farhad Limonadi, MDRancho Mirage, CA 922701154386399
- Alfred Shen, M.D.Rancho Mirage, CA 922701598879595
- Anthony Alastra, MDPalm Springs, CA 922621720069438
- Rosalinda Menoni, MDPalm Springs, CA 922621720164940
- Kevin Morrow, MDPalm Springs, CA 922621629462577
- Jessica ShieldsPalm Springs, CA 922621679960140
- George Koenig, M.D.La Quinta, CA 922531447597554
- Travis Calvin, MDEl Centro, CA 922431437217049
Common questions
What is James B. Fowler, DO's NPI number?
James B. Fowler, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1982089223, issued on Jul 28, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James B. Fowler, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 39000 Bob Hope Dr, Rancho Mirage, CA, 92270. Phone: (760) 610-8781. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James B. Fowler, DO's license?
NPPES lists California license number 20A16151, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does James B. Fowler, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James B. Fowler, DO had 12 Medicare Part D claims; the average among neurological surgery physician prescribers was 172. 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.