Dr. James Bower, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Bower
Dr. James Bower is a cardiovascular disease in Miramar Beach, FL, with 19 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Bower performed 1,829 Medicare services across 1,566 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Bower received a total of $13,291 from 24 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 222 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in cardiovascular disease. The majority of payments are for speaking programs and promotional activities, reflecting participation in industry-sponsored events. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Bower is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. This is not a quality rating. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.
Medicare Practice Summary
Medicare Utilization ↗Top procedures by volume
Ranked by number of services performed for Medicare patients. Avg. submitted charge is what the provider billed; avg. Medicare payment is what CMS paid.
| Procedure | Volume | Avg. paid | Avg. submitted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 332 | $114 | $655 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 232 | $87 | $310 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 130 | $91 | $346 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 118 | $135 | $437 |
| Regadenoson injection (Lexiscan) for heart stress test | 96 | $43 | $214 |
| Prothrombin time test (blood clotting) | 80 | $4 | $17 |
| Injection, perflutren lipid microspheres, per ml | 80 | $34 | $249 |
| EKG interpretation and report | 69 | $6 | $30 |
| Heart muscle strain imaging | 65 | $28 | $156 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 63 | $11 | $93 |
| 3d radiographic procedure | 61 | $18 | $380 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 55 | $128 | $661 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 44 | $169 | $535 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 39 | $117 | $404 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 34 | $58 | $220 |
| Technetium tc-99m tetrofosmin, diagnostic, per study dose | 34 | $91 | $415 |
| Programming of dual lead pacemaker system | 32 | $29 | $148 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 27 | $284 | $1,364 |
| Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of established patient that may not require presence of healthcare professional | 26 | $16 | $68 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 26 | $62 | $241 |
| Ultrasound of heart, follow-up | 25 | $47 | $282 |
| Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate and valve function | 25 | $13 | $286 |
| Ultrasound of heart during rest, exercise and/or drug-induced stress with report | 23 | $65 | $407 |
| Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers, follow-up | 22 | $11 | $94 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision by physician | 21 | $16 | $77 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with review by physician | 21 | $10 | $51 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) | 18 | $20 | $230 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | 18 | $95 | $477 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician | 13 | $45 | $375 |
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2024 ↗Payment profile
Industry payments classified by relationship type. Not all payments are equal — research and consulting reflect different relationships than speaking programs or meals.
Payment trend by year
Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
Payments by company (2024)
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
The majority of payments (64%) are for speaking programs and promotional activities, which reflect participation in industry-sponsored educational or marketing events. This is common in cardiovascular disease and does not inherently indicate bias, but patients may wish to be aware.
Geographic Context
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Data Sources
| Provider Registry | ✓ NPPES | Weekly updates |
| Medicare Enrollment | ✓ PECOS | Monthly updates |
| Practice Data | ✓ Medicare Util. | Annual (CY lag) |
| Industry Payments | ✓ Open Payments | CY 2024 |
| Disciplinary History | — Not public | N/A |
This provider has data in 4 of 4 available federal datasets, with a Data Coverage level of Very High. This measures how much public data is available about a provider — not how good they are. How we calculate this →
Summary
Dr. Bower is a cardiac & cardiac specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, and high industry engagement (speaking/promotional, top 19%), with 19 years of practice experience.
This summary is auto-generated from federal data. It describes data availability and patterns — not clinical quality. Read our methodology →
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All data on this page is sourced verbatim from public federal records published by the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): NPPES ↗, Open Payments ↗, Medicare Provider Utilization ↗, and PECOS. Publication is mandated by the Physician Payments Sunshine Act (§6002 ACA, 42 U.S.C. §1320a-7h) and the Freedom of Information Act.
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