NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Jonathan Gower, M.D.

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Bethesda, MD

Jonathan Gower, M.D. is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Bethesda, Maryland, and NPI 1558682054, issued on Jun 18, 2010. Check the license on the Maryland Board of Physicians; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1558682054
Name
Jonathan Gower
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
License numbers
322616 NY
A162836 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
8901 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20889
Phone
(301) 295-4000
Enumerated
Jun 18, 2010
Record last updated
Aug 29, 2024
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240731000905); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 8901 Rockville Pike

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMaryland Board of PhysiciansCheck the board
  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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The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score86.8
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $257.51

7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abiomed. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Jonathan Gower$257.51
  2. Specialty average$7,828.84

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

  1. Medstar Heart Institute LLCWashington, DC
  2. Medstar Medical Group II LLCWashington, DC

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

Jonathan Gower among 92 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Maryland

Jonathan Gower, M.D. is one of 92 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in Maryland. 65% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 75% of them.

  • NPI issued2010 · 75% of these records are older, 21% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 65% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 50% of these records are
  • Graduated2010 · median 1996 among the 46 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 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 208G00000X and a Maryland practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in Maryland

There are 92 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Maryland.

The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jared Antevil, M.D.Bethesda, MD 208891871578534
  2. Frederick Lough, MDBethesda, MD 208891972545440
  3. Andrew Marthy, MDBethesda, MD 208891609230176
  4. Alexander NissenBethesda, MD 208891730540386
  5. Lyndsey Wessels, M.D.Bethesda, MD 208891689054371
  6. Kathleen Fenton, M.D.Silver Spring, MD 209051609801794
  7. Nyen Chong, M.D.Silver Spring, MD 209101003011917
  8. Michael Onwugbufor, M.DSilver Spring, MD 209101881009504

Common questions

What is Jonathan Gower, M.D.'s NPI number?

Jonathan Gower, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1558682054, issued on Jun 18, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Jonathan Gower, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8901 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD, 20889. Phone: (301) 295-4000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Jonathan Gower, M.D.'s license?

Search the Maryland Board of Physicians at https://www.mbp.state.md.us/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

What is Jonathan Gower, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.