Richard John Bower, M.D.
Gastroenterology Physician · San Diego, CA
Richard John Bower, M.D. is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1891061859, issued on Mar 23, 2012. Check the license (California 128561, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the federal record below is the public data PlainDoctor holds for this provider.
- Name
- Richard John Bower
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
- License numbers
- 128561 CA
A128561 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 34800 Bob Wilson Dr, San Diego, CA 92134
- Phone
- (619) 532-8983
- Enumerated
- Mar 23, 2012
- Record last updated
- Mar 7, 2023
- Fax
- (619) 532-9610
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Richard John Bower in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license 128561Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Richard John Bower among 2,140 gastroenterology physician records in California
Richard John Bower, M.D. is one of 2,140 gastroenterology physician records with a practice address in California. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does not. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 77% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 77% of these records are older, 20% newer
- In a Medicare fileNo · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 72% of these records are
- Record last updated2023 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RG0100X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Richard John Bower, M.D.'s NPI number?
Richard John Bower, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1891061859, issued on Mar 23, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard John Bower, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 34800 Bob Wilson Dr, San Diego, CA, 92134. Phone: (619) 532-8983. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard John Bower, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number 128561, 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. 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.