NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Tim Gardiner Adams, MD

Family Medicine Physician · Bowman, ND

Tim Gardiner Adams, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Bowman, North Dakota, and NPI 1023096880, issued on Jan 3, 2006. Check the license (North Dakota 16918, as entered in NPPES) on the North Dakota Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1023096880
Name
Tim Gardiner Adams
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License numbers
16918 ND
4301405797 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
802 2ND St NW, Bowman, ND 58623
Phone
(701) 523-5555
Enumerated
Jan 3, 2006
Record last updated
Feb 3, 2026
Fax
(701) 523-7107
Medicaid IDs
10-2716296 MI
10-2784732 MI
10-4211380 MI
10-4211371 MI
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20201221000353); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Michigan Medical School, 1985
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 802 2ND St NW

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Christine Peterson, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1750385399
  2. Alexander Shatalov, PHARMDPharmacist1023638178

Verify Tim Gardiner Adams in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Dakota Board of Medicine
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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57% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

1,532 Medicare Part D claims for 173 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 70 claims were for opioids.

  1. Tim Adams1,532
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Lisinopril91 claims
  2. Levothyroxine Sodium66 claims
  3. Gabapentin55 claims
  4. Atorvastatin Calcium53 claims
  5. Losartan Potassium51 claims
  6. Rosuvastatin Calcium51 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: $109.36

6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Tim Adams$109.36
  2. Specialty average$902.55

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

  1. Southwesthealthcare ServicesBowman, ND

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Tim Gardiner Adams among 596 family medicine physician records in North Dakota

Tim Gardiner Adams, MD is one of 596 family medicine physician records with a practice address in North Dakota. 66% 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 4% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 57% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 51% of these records are
  • Graduated1985 · median 2007 among the 305 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 54% 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 North Dakota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

2 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Bowman

They are 2 of the 36 NPPES records with a practice address in Bowman, and 596 family medicine physician records in North Dakota.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Thomas Matheson, MDBowman, ND 586231558365106
  2. Tyrone Langager, M.D.Glen Ullin, ND 586311992822464
  3. Robert Grossman, MDHettinger, ND 586391295821932
  4. Thomas Jacobsen, MDHettinger, ND 586391053405662
  5. John Joyce, MDHettinger, ND 586391144315441
  6. Terrance Mack, MDHettinger, ND 586391457445892
  7. Joseph Mattson, MDHettinger, ND 586391427142017
  8. Catherine Shirek, MDHettinger, ND 586391013003755

Common questions

What is Tim Gardiner Adams, MD's NPI number?

Tim Gardiner Adams, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1023096880, issued on Jan 3, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Tim Gardiner Adams, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 802 2ND St NW, Bowman, ND, 58623. Phone: (701) 523-5555. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Tim Gardiner Adams, MD's license?

NPPES lists North Dakota license number 16918, as entered by the provider. Search the North Dakota Board of Medicine at https://www.ndbom.org/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Tim Gardiner Adams, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Tim Gardiner Adams, MD had 1,532 Medicare Part D claims for 173 beneficiaries; 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.