William J. Gower, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Atlanta, GA
William J. Gower, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Atlanta, Georgia, and NPI 1053306399, issued on Sep 13, 2005. Check the license (Georgia 22412, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- William J. Gower
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 22412 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 755 Mount Vernon Hwy, Atlanta, GA 30328
- Phone
- (678) 222-3145
- Enumerated
- Sep 13, 2005
- Record last updated
- Apr 8, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100812000524); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Emory University School Of Medicine, 1978
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify William J. Gower in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 22412Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
70% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
5,415 Medicare Part D claims for 404 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 46 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Rosuvastatin Calcium485 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate249 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium225 claims
- Irbesartan220 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium219 claims
- Hydrochlorothiazide182 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: $235.15
11 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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
- Sandy Springs Internal Medicine, P.C.Atlanta, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
William J. Gower among 3,911 internal medicine physician records in Georgia
William J. Gower, M.D. is one of 3,911 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 90% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated1978 · median 2005 among the 2,535 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
870 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Atlanta
They are 870 of the 31,476 NPPES records with a practice address in Atlanta, and 3,911 internal medicine physician records in Georgia.
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Common questions
What is William J. Gower, M.D.'s NPI number?
William J. Gower, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1053306399, issued on Sep 13, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is William J. Gower, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 755 Mount Vernon Hwy, Atlanta, GA, 30328. Phone: (678) 222-3145. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify William J. Gower, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 22412, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does William J. Gower, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, William J. Gower, M.D. had 5,415 Medicare Part D claims for 404 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.