NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

William Scott Bowen, MD

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · North Little Rock, AR

William Scott Bowen, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in North Little Rock, Arkansas, and NPI 1730146986, issued on Apr 28, 2006. Check the license (Arkansas C-6038, as entered in NPPES) on the Arkansas State Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1730146986
Name
William Scott Bowen
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
License numbers
C-6038 AR
C6038 AR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
5220 Northshore Dr, North Little Rock, AR 72118
Phone
(501) 663-6455
Enumerated
Apr 28, 2006
Record last updated
Apr 1, 2025
Fax
(501) 663-4877
Medicaid ID
110507001 AR
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20091209000092); 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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Also registered at 5220 Northshore Dr

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

  1. Jesse Abeler, D.O.Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician1619397262
  2. Hannah Banning, PA-CPhysician Assistant1386108736
  3. Jesse Burks, DPMPodiatrist1164492989
  4. Kierstin Daugherty, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1356937593
  5. William Hefley, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1437116787
  6. Grace Jenkins, PA-CPhysician Assistant1134906381

Verify William Scott Bowen in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArkansas State Medical Board
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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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2.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024

773 Medicare Part D claims for 326 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 2% of claims. 367 claims were for opioids.

  1. William Bowen773
  2. Specialty average346

Most prescribed

  1. Oxycodone-Acetaminophen190 claims
  2. Meloxicam126 claims
  3. Tramadol Hcl84 claims
  4. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen79 claims
  5. Diclofenac Sodium56 claims
  6. Celecoxib39 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $99.37

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Midsouth Orthopedics Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. William Bowen$99
  2. Specialty average$23,023

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Bowen Hefley Rhodes Stewart Orthopedics, PAJacksonville, AR
  2. Fands Physical Therapy, IncAlma, AR

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

William Scott Bowen among 205 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Arkansas

William Scott Bowen, MD is one of 205 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Arkansas. 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 20% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 20% of these records are older, 40% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
  • Graduated1981 · median 2003 among the 141 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 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 207X00000X and a Arkansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Arkansas

There are 205 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Arkansas.

The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. William Hefley, MDNorth Little Rock, AR 721181437116787
  2. Samuel Moore, D.O.North Little Rock, AR 721181881859478
  3. Larry Nguyen, M.D.North Little Rock, AR 721181871585752
  4. Joel Phillips, MDNorth Little Rock, AR 721181598267585
  5. Joe Crow, MDNorth Little Rock, AR 721171396700829
  6. Reed Kilgore, M.D.North Little Rock, AR 721171942292669
  7. Jason Stewart, MDNorth Little Rock, AR 721171568427573
  8. Dennis Luter, M.D.Newport, AR 721121740268093

Common questions

What is William Scott Bowen, MD's NPI number?

William Scott Bowen, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1730146986, issued on Apr 28, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is William Scott Bowen, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5220 Northshore Dr, North Little Rock, AR, 72118. Phone: (501) 663-6455. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify William Scott Bowen, MD's license?

NPPES lists Arkansas license number C-6038, as entered by the provider. Search the Arkansas State Medical Board at https://armedicalboard.adh.arkansas.gov/public/verify/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does William Scott Bowen, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, William Scott Bowen, MD had 773 Medicare Part D claims for 326 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is William Scott 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.

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