NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Rachel Sowards, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · Scott Depot, WV

Rachel Sowards, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Scott Depot, West Virginia, and NPI 1033296389, issued on Nov 1, 2006. Check the license (West Virginia 24152, as entered in NPPES) on the West Virginia Board of Medicine; 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
1033296389
Name
Rachel Sowards
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
24152 WV
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
301 Great Teays Blvd Ste 6, Scott Depot, WV 25560
Phone
(304) 757-6999
Enumerated
Nov 1, 2006
Record last updated
Mar 17, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid ID
3810018227 WV
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100817001047); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Jc Edwards School Of Medicine, Marshall University, 2005
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 301 Great Teays Blvd Ste 6

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

  1. Deborah Ellis, BS, ICCEHealth Educator1275839979
  2. Jerri Wood, APRN,BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1962565192
  3. Deborah Woolley, CNMAdvanced Practice Midwife1689864308

Verify Rachel Sowards in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWest Virginia Board of Medicine
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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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78% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

5,662 Medicare Part D claims for 222 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 3% of claims.

  1. Rachel Sowards5,662
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Alprazolam357 claims
  2. Clonazepam325 claims
  3. Lamotrigine325 claims
  4. Zolpidem Tartrate305 claims
  5. Gabapentin239 claims
  6. Trazodone Hcl235 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Southern Highlands Community Mental Health Center IncPrinceton, WV

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Rachel Sowards among 754 internal medicine physician records in West Virginia

Rachel Sowards, M.D. is one of 754 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in West Virginia. 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 2006, is newer than 9% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 57% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
  • Graduated2005 · median 2010 among the 487 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2014 · 43% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a West Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

4 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Scott Depot

They are 4 of the 247 NPPES records with a practice address in Scott Depot, and 754 internal medicine physician records in West Virginia.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. James Akins, M.D.Scott Depot, WV 255601285638684
  2. Ryan Cicenas, MDScott Depot, WV 255601679539522
  3. Clinton Sloan, DOScott Depot, WV 255601306801899
  4. Nisar Ahmad Amin, MDPoint Pleasant, WV 255501467805648
  5. Harold Ayers, MDPt Pleasant, WV 255501780783670
  6. Zachary Bosley, D.O.Point Pleasant, WV 255501952717571
  7. Randall Hawkins, MDPoint Pleasant, WV 255501114936234
  8. Stephanus Serfontein, MDPt Pleasant, WV 255501154420990

Common questions

What is Rachel Sowards, M.D.'s NPI number?

Rachel Sowards, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1033296389, issued on Nov 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Rachel Sowards, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 301 Great Teays Blvd Ste 6, Scott Depot, WV, 25560. Phone: (304) 757-6999. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Rachel Sowards, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists West Virginia license number 24152, as entered by the provider. Search the West Virginia Board of Medicine at https://wvbom.wv.gov/public/search/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Rachel Sowards, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Rachel Sowards, M.D. had 5,662 Medicare Part D claims for 222 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.