Karolen C. Bowman, M.D.
Legal Medicine · North Wilkesboro, NC
Karolen C. Bowman, M.D. is a legal medicine with a practice address in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, and NPI 1821192022, issued on Sep 11, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 21756, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Karolen C. Bowman
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Legal Medicine 173000000X
- License number
- 21756 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 702 13TH St, North Wilkesboro, NC 28659
- Phone
- (336) 667-6444
- Enumerated
- Sep 11, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (336) 667-4515
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest legal medicine records → All 18 in North Carolina → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 702 13TH St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Jennifer Bivin, MSN, ARNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1386932556
- Pamela Myers, P.A.-CMedical Physician Assistant1720129380
- Bradley Templeton, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1093890097
Verify Karolen C. Bowman in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this profession
Search for license 21756Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
85% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average legal medicine in 2024
381 Medicare Part D claims for 50 beneficiaries, against an average of 2,531 among the 246 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Alprazolam24 claims
- Potassium Chloride15 claims
- Clopidogrel12 claims
- Escitalopram Oxalate12 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium11 claims
- Metformin Hcl11 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.
Karolen C. Bowman among 18 legal medicine records in North Carolina
Karolen C. Bowman, M.D. is one of 18 legal medicine records with a practice address in North Carolina. 33% 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 11% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 33% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 33% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 6% of these records are
- Record last updated2007 · 78% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 173000000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Legal Medicine providers in North Carolina
There are 18 legal medicine records in North Carolina.
All 18 in North Carolina → Every provider in North Wilkesboro → Legal Medicine nationwide →
The 8 legal medicine records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Cynthia GreerBoone, NC 286071447458757
- Kimberly Farkas, M.D.Hickory, NC 286021639119944
- Robert Woolley, MDAsheville, NC 288031285552984
- Lenard Edralin, MDWilmington, NC 284031013116599
- Gregory Morter, M.D.Wilmington, NC 284031124040852
- James Maxwell, MDWade, NC 283951952347726
- Rushad Shroff, M.D.Lumberton, NC 283581982603775
- Melvin StephensLumberton, NC 283581356652879
Common questions
What is Karolen C. Bowman, M.D.'s NPI number?
Karolen C. Bowman, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1821192022, issued on Sep 11, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Karolen C. Bowman, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 702 13TH St, North Wilkesboro, NC, 28659. Phone: (336) 667-6444. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Karolen C. Bowman, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 21756, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Karolen C. Bowman, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Karolen C. Bowman, M.D. had 381 Medicare Part D claims for 50 beneficiaries; the average among legal medicine prescribers was 2,531. 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.