Richard B. Bowen, PA-C
Physician Assistant · Bakersfield, CA
Richard B. Bowen, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Bakersfield, California, and NPI 1497347975, issued on Feb 6, 2021. Check the license (California 61933, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard B. Bowen
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License numbers
- 61933 CA
3720 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5600 California Ave Ste 101, Bakersfield, CA 93309
- Phone
- (661) 322-2700
- Enumerated
- Feb 6, 2021
- Record last updated
- Feb 27, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230414001150); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical University Of South Carolina College Of Medicine, 2020
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Richard B. Bowen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 61933Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
6% more Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
877 Medicare Part D claims for 192 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Ketoconazole232 claims
- Fluocinonide119 claims
- Betamethasone Dipropionate80 claims
- Clobetasol Propionate73 claims
- Hydrocortisone71 claims
- Minocycline Hcl61 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: $3,537.89
149 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 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
- LA Laser Center PC A Professional Medical CorporationBakersfield, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Richard B. Bowen among 14,451 physician assistant records in California
Richard B. Bowen, PA-C is one of 14,451 physician assistant 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 2021, is newer than 67% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 67% of these records are older, 27% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 50% of these records are
- Graduated2020 · median 2018 among the 7,214 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
165 physician assistant records list a practice address in Bakersfield
They are 165 of the 11,539 NPPES records with a practice address in Bakersfield, and 14,451 physician assistant records in California.
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Common questions
What is Richard B. Bowen, PA-C's NPI number?
Richard B. Bowen, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497347975, issued on Feb 6, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard B. Bowen, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5600 California Ave Ste 101, Bakersfield, CA, 93309. Phone: (661) 322-2700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard B. Bowen, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists California license number 61933, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Richard B. Bowen, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard B. Bowen, PA-C had 877 Medicare Part D claims for 192 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. 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.