Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

William Bowers, MD

Family Medicine Physician · Athens, TN

William Bowers, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Athens, Tennessee, and NPI 1144248782, issued on Jul 18, 2006. Check the license on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, loaded Aug 27, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1144248782
Name
William Bowers
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
Practice location
719 Cook Dr, Athens, TN 37303
Phone
(423) 745-1277
Enumerated
Jul 18, 2006
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 719 Cook Dr

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

  1. Nicholas Ballay, MDSurgery Physician1295093052
  2. Preston Brown, M.D.Surgery Physician1306806112
  3. Thomas Layman, M.D.Surgery Physician1417917212
  4. Martha Pascarella, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1174549638
  5. Michael Sumida, M.D.Surgery Physician1609835115

Verify William Bowers in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical ExaminersCheck the board
  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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99% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

20 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 3,519 among the 111,126 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. William Bowers20
  2. Specialty average3,519

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.

14 family medicine physician records list a Athens practice address

They are 14 of the 445 NPPES records with a Athens practice address, and 2,570 family medicine physician records in Tennessee.

Other family medicine physician records in Tennessee

  1. John Aaron, MDClarksville, TN1629019922
  2. Rebecca Aaron, MDClarksville, TN1285383018
  3. Richard Aasheim, M.D.Greeneville, TN1831139005
  4. Julia Abraham, MDKnoxville, TN1417417403
  5. Sydney Abramson, MDMurfreesboro, TN1215975180
  6. Jahn Acevedo-Ortiz, MDSouth Fulton, TN1841936739
  7. Martin Acree, M.D.Memphis, TN1043217060
  8. Cecilia Adams, MDBartlett, TN1104823020
  9. David Adams, M.D.Hixson, TN1467463299
  10. Ezra Adams, DOJohnson City, TN1427518562

Common questions

What is William Bowers, MD's NPI number?

William Bowers, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1144248782, issued on Jul 18, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is William Bowers, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 719 Cook Dr, Athens, TN, 37303. Phone: (423) 745-1277. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify William Bowers, MD's license?

Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

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

In 2024, William Bowers, MD had 20 Medicare Part D claims; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,519. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.