Karen Elina Bowen, DO
Obesity Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician · Kernersville, NC
Karen Elina Bowen, DO is an obesity medicine (family medicine) physician with a practice address in Kernersville, North Carolina, and NPI 1992735013, issued on Jul 4, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 2005-01101, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Karen Elina Bowen
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Obesity Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician 207QB0002X
- License numbers
- 2005-01101 NC
200501101 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 291 Broad St, Kernersville, NC 27284
- Phone
- (336) 993-8181
- Enumerated
- Jul 4, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 28, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (336) 996-9539
- Medicaid ID
- 5904077 NC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060901000340); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Des Moines University Of Osteopathic Medicine And Health Sciences, 2003
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 291 Broad St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Aleatha Brown, D.O.Family Medicine Physician1942331566
- Alexis Buzuma, DOFamily Medicine Physician1982682993
- Rowanty Campbell, FNP-CNurse Practitioner1467066985
- Davis Cloward, MDInternal Medicine Physician1669434726
- Julie Conklin, APRN, FNP-BCNurse Practitioner1144817560
Verify Karen Elina Bowen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2005-01101Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
86% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average obesity medicine (family medicine) physician in 2024
141 Medicare Part D claims for 49 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,031 among the 109 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 33% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Ozempic28 claims
- Metformin Hcl19 claims
- Metformin Hcl Er14 claims
- Vitamin D214 claims
- Mounjaro11 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: $76.01
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 67 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,056.33 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 one group practice
- Moses Cone Physician Services, IncGreensboro, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Obesity Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 8 obesity medicine (family medicine) physician records in North Carolina.
Other obesity medicine (family medicine) physician records in North Carolina
- Alexandra GieddCharlotte, NC1033739040
- Julie Howson, MDWaxhaw, NC1417140211
- Tiffany Lowe Clayton, DOFuquay Varina, NC1952411944
- Rebecca Manganello, DOCary, NC1780117655
- Thomas Marlowe, M.D.Charlotte, NC1538126255
- Stephanie Ortiz Page, DOMorehead City, NC1265842900
- Priya Patel, DOCharlotte, NC1063035814
Common questions
What is Karen Elina Bowen, DO's NPI number?
Karen Elina Bowen, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1992735013, issued on Jul 4, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Karen Elina Bowen, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 291 Broad St, Kernersville, NC, 27284. Phone: (336) 993-8181. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Karen Elina Bowen, DO's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2005-01101, 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 Karen Elina Bowen, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Karen Elina Bowen, DO had 141 Medicare Part D claims for 49 beneficiaries; the average among obesity medicine (family medicine) physician prescribers was 1,031. 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.