Steven C. Bower, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Palm Coast, FL
Steven C. Bower, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Palm Coast, Florida, and NPI 1932179207, issued on Jan 26, 2006. Check the license (Florida ME0086908, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Steven C. Bower
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- ME0086908 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 61 Memorial Medical Pkwy, Palm Coast, FL 32164
- Phone
- (386) 586-1780
- Enumerated
- Jan 26, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 21, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (386) 586-1781
- Medicaid ID
- 266553100 FL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20081027000664); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern Illinois University School Of Medicine, 1993
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 61 Memorial Medical Pkwy
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Melchor Gonzalez, M.D.Specialist1902806151
Verify Steven C. Bower in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license ME0086908Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
75% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
257 Medicare Part D claims for 134 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 5% of claims. 58 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Ondansetron Hcl65 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen53 claims
- Tamsulosin Hcl33 claims
- Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag Sulf14 claims
- Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim11 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: $51.83
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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
- Florida Hospital Healthcare Partners, IncPalm Coast, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Steven C. Bower among 1,887 surgery physician records in Florida
Steven C. Bower, M.D. is one of 1,887 surgery physician records with a practice address in Florida. 77% 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 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 56% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated1993 · median 2004 among the 1,170 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Florida
There are 1,887 surgery physician records in Florida.
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The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Matthew Wideroff, M.D.Palm Coast, FL 321641134448129
- John Kuzman, MDThe Villages, FL 321621396078754
- Chelsea Biefeld, MDNew Smyrna Beach, FL 321681295313146
- Willy Bustinza Farfan, D.O.New Smyrna Beach, FL 321681023455508
- Jaime Rodriguez, M.D.New Smyrna Beach, FL 321681407967433
- Frank Toub, MDNew Smyrna Beach, FL 321681336171917
Common questions
What is Steven C. Bower, M.D.'s NPI number?
Steven C. Bower, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1932179207, issued on Jan 26, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Steven C. Bower, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 61 Memorial Medical Pkwy, Palm Coast, FL, 32164. Phone: (386) 586-1780. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Steven C. Bower, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Florida license number ME0086908, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Steven C. Bower, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Steven C. Bower, M.D. had 257 Medicare Part D claims for 134 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Steven C. Bower, M.D.'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.