John Roy Fowler, M.D.
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Pittsburgh, PA
John Roy Fowler, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1619137205, issued on Jun 17, 2008. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD437811, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John Roy Fowler
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- MD437811 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3471 5TH Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
- Phone
- (412) 605-3245
- Enumerated
- Jun 17, 2008
- Record last updated
- Sep 30, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (412) 687-3724
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100526000803); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Temple University School Of Medicine, 2007
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify John Roy Fowler in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD437811Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
17% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
288 Medicare Part D claims for 114 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims. 80 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl66 claims
- Ibuprofen38 claims
- Celecoxib21 claims
- Ibu15 claims
- Meloxicam14 claims
- Naproxen14 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 77.5 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $3,446.70
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Integra LifeSciences Corporation. 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.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Keystone Rehabilitation Systems IncErie, PA
- University OF Pittsburgh PhysiciansPittsburgh, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
John Roy Fowler among 1,253 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Pennsylvania
John Roy Fowler, M.D. is one of 1,253 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 58% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 58% of these records are older, 38% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2007 · median 2003 among the 777 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Pennsylvania
There are 1,253 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Pennsylvania.
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Common questions
What is John Roy Fowler, M.D.'s NPI number?
John Roy Fowler, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1619137205, issued on Jun 17, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John Roy Fowler, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3471 5TH Ave, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213. Phone: (412) 605-3245. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John Roy Fowler, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD437811, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does John Roy Fowler, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John Roy Fowler, M.D. had 288 Medicare Part D claims for 114 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is John Roy Fowler, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 77.5 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.