Robert Neill Tower, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Portland, OR
Robert Neill Tower, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Portland, Oregon, and NPI 1063512101, issued on Sep 25, 2006. Check the license (Oregon MD24417, as entered in NPPES) on the Oregon Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Robert Neill Tower
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License numbers
- MD24417 OR
MD00045917 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1211 NW Glisan St, Portland, OR 97209
- Phone
- (503) 227-5075
- Enumerated
- Sep 25, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 27, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (503) 241-2793
- Medicaid ID
- 8355141 WA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060106000365); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Southwestern Medical School At Dallas, 1999
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1211 NW Glisan St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Roxanne Mossman, LCSW LICENSED CLINICClinical Social Worker1730231275
Verify Robert Neill Tower in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersOregon Medical Board
Search for license MD24417Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
88% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
182 Medicare Part D claims for 96 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 43 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Erythromycin77 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen40 claims
- Lorazepam28 claims
- Doxycycline Monohydrate12 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: $33.60
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Galderma Laboratories, L.P. 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.
Robert Neill Tower among 322 ophthalmology physician records in Oregon
Robert Neill Tower, MD is one of 322 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Oregon. 67% 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 24% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 24% of these records are older, 45% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2007 among the 189 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 63% 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 Oregon practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Oregon
There are 322 ophthalmology physician records in Oregon.
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The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Aazy Aaby, MDPortland, OR 972091164404232
- Rebecca Armour, M.D.Portland, OR 972091124042692
- Robert Bentley, MDPortland, OR 972091982686671
- Sonal Dave, M.D.Portland, OR 972091669516746
- Bryan Edgington, M.D.Portland, OR 972091699748020
- Sarah Glass, M.D.Portland, OR 972091588195259
- Kerry Hagen, MDPortland, OR 972091295717379
- Jocelyn Lam, M.D.Portland, OR 972091043694664
Common questions
What is Robert Neill Tower, MD's NPI number?
Robert Neill Tower, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1063512101, issued on Sep 25, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Robert Neill Tower, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1211 NW Glisan St, Portland, OR, 97209. Phone: (503) 227-5075. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Robert Neill Tower, MD's license?
NPPES lists Oregon license number MD24417, as entered by the provider. Search the Oregon Medical Board at https://www.oregon.gov/OMB/Pages/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Robert Neill Tower, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Robert Neill Tower, MD had 182 Medicare Part D claims for 96 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. 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.