NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Michael Eugene Bowdish, M.D.

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Los Angeles, CA

Michael Eugene Bowdish, M.D. is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Los Angeles, California, and NPI 1992988422, issued on Dec 6, 2007. Check the license (California A71097, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1992988422
Name
Michael Eugene Bowdish
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
License number
A71097 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
127 S San Vicente Blvd # A3600, Los Angeles, CA 90048
Phone
(310) 423-3851
Enumerated
Dec 6, 2007
Record last updated
May 12, 2022
Fax
(310) 423-0246
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100629000934); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Washington University School Of Medicine, 1998
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 127 S San Vicente Blvd # A3600

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Prashanth VenkateshAdult Congenital Heart Disease Physician1629496781
  2. Janet Wei, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1760641310

Verify Michael Eugene Bowdish in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  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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Industry payments in 2024: $427.98

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Cook Medical LLC. 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. Michael Bowdish$427.98
  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.

2 hospitals and group practices

  1. Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterWest Hollywood, CA · Acute Care Hospitals5 of 5 stars
  2. Cedars-Sinai Medical Care FoundationPasadena, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

Michael Eugene Bowdish among 634 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in California

Michael Eugene Bowdish, M.D. is one of 634 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in California. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 55% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 55% of these records are older, 37% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
  • Graduated1998 · median 1997 among the 408 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 59% 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 California 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 California

There are 634 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in California.

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

  1. Francisco Arabia, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900481194702159
  2. Pedro Catarino, MDWest Hollywood, CA 900481922292069
  3. Wen Cheng, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900481073597043
  4. Joanna Chikwe, M.D.West Hollywood, CA 900481467601187
  5. Joshua Chung, M.D.West Hollywood, CA 900481528245644
  6. Dominic Emerson, MDWest Hollywood, CA 900481295050441
  7. Clark Fuller, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900481790890341
  8. Aziz Ghaly, MBBCH (MD)West Hollywood, CA 900481669538997

Common questions

What is Michael Eugene Bowdish, M.D.'s NPI number?

Michael Eugene Bowdish, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1992988422, issued on Dec 6, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Michael Eugene Bowdish, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 127 S San Vicente Blvd # A3600, Los Angeles, CA, 90048. Phone: (310) 423-3851. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Michael Eugene Bowdish, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A71097, 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.

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.