Olivia C. Hower, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Columbus, OH
Olivia C. Hower, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Columbus, Ohio, and NPI 1194708883, issued on Nov 28, 2005. Check the license (Ohio 35-06-9251, as entered in NPPES) on the State Medical Board of Ohio; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Olivia C. Hower
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 35-06-9251 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1120 Polaris Pkwy Ste 110, Columbus, OH 43240
- Phone
- (614) 797-0600
- Enumerated
- Nov 28, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jun 19, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (614) 259-0610
- Medicaid ID
- 2026631 OH
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20061122000208); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Ohio State University College Of Medicine, 1994
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Olivia C. Hower in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersState Medical Board of Ohio
Search for license 35-06-9251Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
100% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
7,082 Medicare Part D claims for 423 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 101 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium416 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium311 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate245 claims
- Omeprazole187 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium181 claims
- Losartan Potassium180 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: $147.32
19 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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
- Central Ohio Primary Care Physicians, Inc.Columbus, OH
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Olivia C. Hower among 5,606 family medicine physician records in Ohio
Olivia C. Hower, M.D. is one of 5,606 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Ohio. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 82% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1994 · median 2005 among the 3,510 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Ohio practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
424 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Columbus
They are 424 of the 36,491 NPPES records with a practice address in Columbus, and 5,606 family medicine physician records in Ohio.
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Common questions
What is Olivia C. Hower, M.D.'s NPI number?
Olivia C. Hower, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1194708883, issued on Nov 28, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Olivia C. Hower, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1120 Polaris Pkwy Ste 110, Columbus, OH, 43240. Phone: (614) 797-0600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Olivia C. Hower, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Ohio license number 35-06-9251, as entered by the provider. Search the State Medical Board of Ohio at https://elicense.ohio.gov/oh_verifylicense. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Olivia C. Hower, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Olivia C. Hower, M.D. had 7,082 Medicare Part D claims for 423 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.