John Russell Bowers, DO
Family Medicine Physician · Fort Smith, AR
John Russell Bowers, DO is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Fort Smith, Arkansas, and NPI 1285375253, issued on Apr 5, 2022. Check the license (Arkansas E-19536, as entered in NPPES) on the Arkansas State Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John Russell Bowers
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- E-19536 AR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7800 Dallas St, Fort Smith, AR 72903
- Phone
- (479) 259-9286
- Enumerated
- Apr 5, 2022
- Record last updated
- Aug 4, 2025
- Fax
- (479) 259-9362
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250818002102); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify John Russell Bowers in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArkansas State Medical Board
Search for license E-19536Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
66% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
1,214 Medicare Part D claims for 173 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 14 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium59 claims
- Lisinopril53 claims
- Gabapentin40 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa38 claims
- Furosemide37 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate35 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
- Mercy Clinic Fort Smith CommunitiesFort Smith, AR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
John Russell Bowers among 1,681 family medicine physician records in Arkansas
John Russell Bowers, DO is one of 1,681 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Arkansas. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2022, is newer than 93% of them.
- NPI issued2022 · 93% of these records are older, 4% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated2022 · median 2004 among the 1,156 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Arkansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
103 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Fort Smith
They are 103 of the 2,951 NPPES records with a practice address in Fort Smith, and 1,681 family medicine physician records in Arkansas.
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Common questions
What is John Russell Bowers, DO's NPI number?
John Russell Bowers, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285375253, issued on Apr 5, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John Russell Bowers, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7800 Dallas St, Fort Smith, AR, 72903. Phone: (479) 259-9286. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John Russell Bowers, DO's license?
NPPES lists Arkansas license number E-19536, as entered by the provider. Search the Arkansas State Medical Board at https://armedicalboard.adh.arkansas.gov/public/verify/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does John Russell Bowers, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John Russell Bowers, DO had 1,214 Medicare Part D claims for 173 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.