Samuel R. Bowen, MD
Neurological Surgery Physician · Birmingham, AL
Samuel R. Bowen, MD is a neurological surgery physician with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1790734226, issued on May 10, 2006. Check the license (Alabama 22511, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Samuel R. Bowen
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurological Surgery Physician 207T00000X
- License number
- 22511 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 806 St. Vincent's Drive, Birmingham, AL 35205
- Phone
- (205) 986-5200
- Enumerated
- May 10, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 15, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (205) 986-5250
- Medicaid ID
- 000007584 AL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100820000336); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Alabama School Of Medicine, 1993
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 806 St. Vincent's Drive
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Samuel R. Bowen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 22511Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average neurological surgery physician in 2024
658 Medicare Part D claims for 218 beneficiaries, against an average of 172 among the 4,378 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 326 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen207 claims
- Methocarbamol105 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen92 claims
- Methylprednisolone69 claims
- Gabapentin58 claims
- Tramadol Hcl27 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $200.37
9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 5,377 providers of this specialty with any payment received $14,925.58 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
- Stv Neuro I LLCBirmingham, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Samuel R. Bowen among 107 neurological surgery physician records in Alabama
Samuel R. Bowen, MD is one of 107 neurological surgery physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 85% 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 14% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 14% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
- Graduated1993 · median 1999 among the 81 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207T00000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Neurological Surgery Physician providers in Alabama
There are 107 neurological surgery physician records in Alabama.
All 107 in Alabama → Every provider in Birmingham → Neurological Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 neurological surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Charles Clark, MDBirmingham, AL 352051033206065
- Benjamin Fulmer, MDBirmingham, AL 352051750331104
- Carter Harsh, MDBirmingham, AL 352051285721225
- Thomas Wilson, MDBirmingham, AL 352051942397971
- William Woodall, MDBirmingham, AL 352051578513925
- Robert Craddock, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352091316990005
- Kristina Gidley, S.A.Birmingham, AL 352091770536419
- Walter Haynes, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352091043263536
Common questions
What is Samuel R. Bowen, MD's NPI number?
Samuel R. Bowen, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1790734226, issued on May 10, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Samuel R. Bowen, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 806 St. Vincent's Drive, Birmingham, AL, 35205. Phone: (205) 986-5200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Samuel R. Bowen, MD's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 22511, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Samuel R. Bowen, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Samuel R. Bowen, MD had 658 Medicare Part D claims for 218 beneficiaries; the average among neurological surgery physician prescribers was 172. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Samuel R. Bowen, MD's MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.