Mark A. Bowers
Optometrist · Blountville, TN
Mark A. Bowers is an optometrist with a practice address in Blountville, Tennessee, and NPI 1356438915, issued on Oct 6, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee T2336, as entered in NPPES) with the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Mark A. Bowers
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- T2336 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2554 Highway 394, Blountville, TN 37617
- Phone
- (423) 323-3799
- Enumerated
- Oct 6, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 30, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (423) 323-3752
- Medicaid ID
- 3945417 TN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040908001462); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern College Of Optometry, 2002
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest optometrist records → All 1,300 in Tennessee → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 2554 Highway 394
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Tara Pigeon, ODOptometrist1750452215
Verify Mark A. Bowers in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Tennessee board licenses this profession
Search for license T2336Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
70% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
83 Medicare Part D claims for 34 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 43% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Timolol Maleate18 claims
- Lumigan12 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: $83.29
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. The 34,453 providers of this specialty with any payment received $769.99 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
- Mark A BowersBlountville, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Mark A. Bowers among 1,300 optometrist records in Tennessee
Mark A. Bowers is one of 1,300 optometrist records with a practice address in Tennessee. 77% 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 13% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 13% of these records are older, 59% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated2002 · median 2008 among the 839 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152W00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
2 optometrist records list a practice address in Blountville
They are 2 of the 124 NPPES records with a practice address in Blountville, and 1,300 optometrist records in Tennessee.
All 1,300 in Tennessee → Every provider in Blountville → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Tara Pigeon, ODBlountville, TN 376171750452215
- Victoria Howard, ODJohnson City, TN 376151912566449
- Gregory Keith, O.D.Johnson City, TN 376151952488314
- Michael Keith, O.D.Johnson City, TN 376151063528446
- Michael Wolf, O.D.Gray, TN 376151376575050
- Jalen CookBristol, TN 376201205675402
- Shawna Feeley, O.D.Bristol, TN 376201396880373
- Jennifer Fishel, ODBristol, TN 376201770584567
Common questions
What is Mark A. Bowers's NPI number?
Mark A. Bowers's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1356438915, issued on Oct 6, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Mark A. Bowers located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2554 Highway 394, Blountville, TN, 37617. Phone: (423) 323-3799. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Mark A. Bowers's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number T2336, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Mark A. Bowers prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Mark A. Bowers had 83 Medicare Part D claims for 34 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. 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.