Richard P. Bowles, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · West Plains, MO
Richard P. Bowles, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in West Plains, Missouri, and NPI 1831195866, issued on Jun 23, 2005. Check the license (Missouri R8E37, as entered in NPPES) on the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard P. Bowles
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- R8E37 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 805 Kentucky, West Plains, MO 65775
- Phone
- (417) 256-2111
- Enumerated
- Jun 23, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jan 23, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (417) 256-4858
- Medicaid IDs
- 599002307 MO
599022308 MO
620492108 MO - Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Richard P. Bowles in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMissouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts
Search for license R8E37Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
99% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
18 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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.
Richard P. Bowles among 2,991 family medicine physician records in Missouri
Richard P. Bowles, M.D. is one of 2,991 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Missouri. 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, 87% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 59% of these records are
- Record last updated2008 · 53% 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 Missouri practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
25 family medicine physician records list a practice address in West Plains
They are 25 of the 853 NPPES records with a practice address in West Plains, and 2,991 family medicine physician records in Missouri.
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The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Joseph Barnard, DOWest Plains, MO 657751467654715
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- Melissa Hatcher, MDWest Plains, MO 657751710960729
- Donald Lamoureaux, D.O.West Plains, MO 657751891772786
- Lori Macpherson, M.D.West Plains, MO 657751598778193
- Robert Martin, MDWest Plains, MO 657751841297181
- Aaron Mills, MDWest Plains, MO 657751275628349
Common questions
What is Richard P. Bowles, M.D.'s NPI number?
Richard P. Bowles, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1831195866, issued on Jun 23, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard P. Bowles, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 805 Kentucky, West Plains, MO, 65775. Phone: (417) 256-2111. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard P. Bowles, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Missouri license number R8E37, as entered by the provider. Search the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts at https://www.fsmb.org/contact-a-state-medical-board/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Richard P. Bowles, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard P. Bowles, M.D. had 18 Medicare Part D claims; 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.