Patrick Joseph Bowers, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Chattanooga, TN
Patrick Joseph Bowers, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and NPI 1780660977, issued on Dec 20, 2005. Check the license (Tennessee 35737, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Patrick Joseph Bowers
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 35737 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 725 Glenwood Dr, Chattanooga, TN 37404
- Phone
- (423) 624-3937
- Enumerated
- Dec 20, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jul 19, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (423) 629-6505
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050125000808); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical College Of Georgia School Of Medicine, 1996
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Patrick Joseph Bowers in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 35737Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
34% more Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
2,029 Medicare Part D claims for 423 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 46% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost305 claims
- Timolol Maleate163 claims
- Restasis118 claims
- Dorzolamide Hcl113 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate100 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate94 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 19.8 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $635.36
36 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Sight Sciences, Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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.
Patrick Joseph Bowers among 366 ophthalmology physician records in Tennessee
Patrick Joseph Bowers, MD is one of 366 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 79% 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, 79% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1996 · median 2002 among the 247 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 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 207W00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 366 ophthalmology physician records in Tennessee.
All 366 in Tennessee → Every provider in Chattanooga → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Fred Gregg, M.D.Chattanooga, TN 374041043394968
- Jemison Bowers, MDChattanooga, TN 374031205820685
- Brett Gerwin, M.D.Chattanooga, TN 374031306992003
- Harry Lawrence, M.D.Chattanooga, TN 374031053317925
- Paula Nicola, M.D.Chattanooga, TN 374031659319010
- Molly Seal, M.D.Chattanooga, TN 374031144227281
- Charles Kirby, MDChattanooga, TN 374111740282755
- Robert Levy, M.D.Chattanooga, TN 374111619397635
Common questions
What is Patrick Joseph Bowers, MD's NPI number?
Patrick Joseph Bowers, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780660977, issued on Dec 20, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Patrick Joseph Bowers, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 725 Glenwood Dr, Chattanooga, TN, 37404. Phone: (423) 624-3937. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Patrick Joseph Bowers, MD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 35737, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Patrick Joseph Bowers, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Patrick Joseph Bowers, MD had 2,029 Medicare Part D claims for 423 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Patrick Joseph Bowers, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 19.8 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.