Thera Ann Bowen, O.D.
Optometrist · Milford, CT
Thera Ann Bowen, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Milford, Connecticut, and NPI 1023196037, issued on Nov 1, 2006. Check the license (Connecticut 002261, as entered in NPPES) with the Connecticut board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Thera Ann Bowen
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 002261 CT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 202 Cherry St, Milford, CT 06460
- Phone
- (203) 878-1236
- Enumerated
- Nov 1, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 27, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (203) 876-5196
- Medicaid IDs
- 004195063 GR# CT
4123535 CT - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100423000070); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- State University Of New York - State College Optometry, 1987
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 202 Cherry St
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Verify Thera Ann Bowen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Connecticut board licenses this profession
Search for license 002261Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
21% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
336 Medicare Part D claims for 168 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 40% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Erythromycin54 claims
- Restasis46 claims
- Latanoprost42 claims
- Moxifloxacin35 claims
- Tobramycin-Dexamethasone30 claims
- Cyclosporine21 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: $153.89
8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 34,453 providers of this specialty with any payment received $769.99 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
- Eye Physicians And Surgeons, PCBranford, CT
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Thera Ann Bowen among 675 optometrist records in Connecticut
Thera Ann Bowen, O.D. is one of 675 optometrist records with a practice address in Connecticut. 76% 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 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 57% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated1987 · median 2008 among the 447 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152W00000X and a Connecticut practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
16 optometrist records list a practice address in Milford
They are 16 of the 1,073 NPPES records with a practice address in Milford, and 675 optometrist records in Connecticut.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Kelli Armstrong, ODMilford, CT 064601497815419
- Thomas Eng, O.D.Milford, CT 064601063518173
- Konstantin Fishilevich, ODMilford, CT 064601902225055
- Ana Marie Gomes, O.D.Milford, CT 064601912122268
- Howard Gottlieb, O.D.Milford, CT 064601760421259
- Deepak Gupta, O.D.Milford, CT 064601194888743
- John Loucopoulos, ODMilford, CT 064601861457814
- Thomas Margius, O.D.Milford, CT 064601730275702
Common questions
What is Thera Ann Bowen, O.D.'s NPI number?
Thera Ann Bowen, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1023196037, issued on Nov 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Thera Ann Bowen, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 202 Cherry St, Milford, CT, 06460. Phone: (203) 878-1236. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Thera Ann Bowen, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Connecticut license number 002261, as entered by the provider. Search the Connecticut board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Thera Ann Bowen, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Thera Ann Bowen, O.D. had 336 Medicare Part D claims for 168 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. 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.