NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Walter L. Bowers, LPC

Mental Health Counselor · Dothan, AL

Walter L. Bowers, LPC is a mental health counselor with a practice address in Dothan, Alabama, and NPI 1780169417, issued on Sep 27, 2018. Check the license (Alabama 2052, as entered in NPPES) with the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1780169417
Name
Walter L. Bowers
Credential
LPC
Primary taxonomy
Mental Health Counselor 101YM0800X
License number
2052 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2256 Montgomery Hwy Ste 6, Dothan, AL 36303
Phone
(334) 701-3439
Enumerated
Sep 27, 2018
Record last updated
Sep 11, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20260217001772); accepts Medicare assignment
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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Alabama board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Christopher Dennis MD PLLCJohns Creek, GA

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

Walter L. Bowers among 2,243 mental health counselor records in Alabama

Walter L. Bowers, LPC is one of 2,243 mental health counselor records with a practice address in Alabama. 3% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 37% of them.

  • NPI issued2018 · 37% of these records are older, 58% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 3% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 6% of these records are
  • Graduated1998 · median 2014 among the 128 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 45% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 101YM0800X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

48 mental health counselor records list a practice address in Dothan

They are 48 of the 2,099 NPPES records with a practice address in Dothan, and 2,243 mental health counselor records in Alabama.

The 8 mental health counselor records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Laura Baird, LPCDothan, AL 363031710083431
  2. Alena Blissett, LPCDothan, AL 363031215305230
  3. Holley Brock, LPCDothan, AL 363031780020602
  4. Brett Brockett, L..P.CDothan, AL 363031053461442
  5. Kristyn Etheredge, LPCDothan, AL 363031962755660
  6. Tracy Fussell, M.S., LPCDothan, AL 363031134378599
  7. Lawanna Hammitt, M.S., LPC, NCCDothan, AL 363031871790808
  8. Marion Handal, LPCDothan, AL 363031356785323

Common questions

What is Walter L. Bowers, LPC's NPI number?

Walter L. Bowers, LPC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780169417, issued on Sep 27, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Walter L. Bowers, LPC located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2256 Montgomery Hwy Ste 6, Dothan, AL, 36303. Phone: (334) 701-3439. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Walter L. Bowers, LPC's license?

NPPES lists Alabama license number 2052, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.