Karol Bowens
Obstetrics Physician · Lynwood, CA
Karol Bowens is an obstetrics physician with a practice address in Lynwood, California, and NPI 1083798284, issued on Oct 24, 2006. Check the license (California A54708, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Karol Bowens
- Primary taxonomy
- Obstetrics Physician 207VX0000X
- License number
- A54708 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3621 Martin Luther King JR Blvd, Lynwood, CA 90262
- Phone
- (310) 631-4445
- Enumerated
- Oct 24, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 24, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (310) 631-4447
- Medicaid ID
- 00A547080 CA
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Karol Bowens in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A54708Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
54% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average obstetrics physician in 2024
101 Medicare Part D claims for 54 beneficiaries, against an average of 218 among the 863 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Metronidazole34 claims
- Clotrimazole12 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: $505.29
19 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc. The 679 providers of this specialty with any payment received $826.19 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.
Karol Bowens among 174 obstetrics physician records in California
Karol Bowens is one of 174 obstetrics physician records with a practice address in California. 67% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 8% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 56% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 52% of these records are
- Record last updated2008 · 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 207VX0000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Obstetrics Physician providers in California
There are 174 obstetrics physician records in California.
All 174 in California → Every provider in Lynwood → Obstetrics Physician nationwide →
The 8 obstetrics physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- George Kovacs, M.D.Hawthorne, CA 902501770702417
- Emmanuel Mba, M.D.Inglewood, CA 903011669424511
- Theodric Hendrix, M.D.Beverly Hills, CA 902101528138294
- Megan BernsteinSanta Monica, CA 904041659830610
- Christopher DouglasSanta Monica, CA 904041023578754
- Rimsha Ahmed, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900951770927899
- Pamela Jean Boyer, MDLos Angeles, CA 900951265460620
- Angela Chen, MDLos Angeles, CA 900951710914262
Common questions
What is Karol Bowens's NPI number?
Karol Bowens's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1083798284, issued on Oct 24, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Karol Bowens located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3621 Martin Luther King JR Blvd, Lynwood, CA, 90262. Phone: (310) 631-4445. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Karol Bowens's license?
NPPES lists California license number A54708, 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 Karol Bowens prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Karol Bowens had 101 Medicare Part D claims for 54 beneficiaries; the average among obstetrics physician prescribers was 218. 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.