Medicare Enrolled

Dr. Benjamin Bowers, M.D

Surgery · Arlington, TX
Practice pattern: Clinical Cardiology — Primarily office-based clinical cardiology
811 W INTERSTATE 20, Arlington, TX 76017
8172753309
Registered in NPPES since 2006
NPI: 1275506776 verify on NPPES ↗
Very High
DATA COVERAGE
Data in 4 of 4 federal sources
Measures public federal data availability — not provider quality
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What this data tells you about Dr. Bowers

Dr. Benjamin Bowers is a surgery specialist in Arlington, TX, with 20 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Bowers performed 244 Medicare services in 2023. These records do not provide a deduplicated patient total.

Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Bowers received a total of $12,287 from 37 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 106 payment records. A record can group multiple payments. These transfers are publicly reported through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their effect on care. A reliable breakdown by payment category is not available in this snapshot. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.

The Data Coverage level for Dr. Bowers is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.

✓ 20 years of NPI registration ▲ Top 37% volume in TX $12,287 industry payments

Medicare Practice Summary — 2023

Medicare Utilization ↗
244
Medicare services
Top 37% in TX for surgery
Not available
Unique patients (not deduplicated)
$142
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · How to read this →

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
Office visit, established patient (30-39 min)
A follow-up office visit for an existing patient lasting between 30 and 39 minutes. The visit involves medical evaluation and management of the patient's condition.
63 $97 $219
New patient office visit (45-59 min)
An initial office visit for a new patient lasting between 45 and 59 minutes. This code covers the total time spent by the physician or qualified healthcare professional on the date of the encounter.
60 $122 $334
New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) 50 $168 $420
Office visit, established patient (20-29 min)
An office visit for an existing patient lasting between 20 and 29 minutes. The visit involves medical evaluation and management of the patient's condition.
16 $63 $150
Arm vein relocation with artery connection for hemodialysis
A surgical procedure to move a vein in the arm and connect it to an artery to create access for hemodialysis.
15 $475 $1,384
Complete ultrasound of aorta, vena cava, groin vessels or bypass grafts
A complete ultrasound exam of the aorta, vena cava, groin vessels, or bypass grafts. This imaging test uses sound waves to visualize these blood vessels.
14 $110 $446
Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min)
An office or outpatient visit for an existing patient lasting between 40 and 54 minutes. This level of service is determined by the total time spent on the date of the encounter.
14 $125 $295
Ultrasound of head and neck blood flow, bilateral
An ultrasound exam that uses sound waves to visualize and assess blood flow in the vessels of both the head and the neck.
12 $115 $496
How to read this data: This reflects Medicare patients only (typically 65+). Payment amounts are what Medicare paid the provider, not your out-of-pocket cost. These counts do not measure clinical quality or years of experience.
5.7% high complexity
11.1% medium
83.2% routine

Industry Payment Transparency

Open Payments through 2024 ↗
$12,287
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $1,755/year across 7 years
Top 24% in TX for surgery
A higher payment rank reflects disclosed industry relationships (consulting, research, speaking) common among subspecialists — not wrongdoing.
37
Companies
106
Payment records
Payments are publicly reported; disclosure does not establish legality · Not evidence of wrongdoing · How to interpret →

Payment categories are unavailable while the source breakdown is being rebuilt. Company and year totals do not identify how much belongs to each category.

Payment trend by year

Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.

2024
$9,514
2023
$595
2022
$112
2021
$100
2020
$1,129
2019
$262
2018
$575

Payments by company (2024)

INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
$9,227
Davol Inc.
$80
Tactile Systems Technology Inc
$37
LeMaitre Vascular, Inc.
$32
TELA Bio, Inc.
$29
LifeNet Health
$22
Medtronic, Inc.
$19
Kerecis Limited
$19
Pylant Medical
$17
Teleflex LLC
$17
Hologic Sales and Service, LLC
$14
Top 3 companies account for 98.2% of 2024 payments
All-time payments by company (2018-2024) ›
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
$9,227
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
$994
Endologix LLC
$347
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
$326
TELA Bio, Inc.
$176
Medtronic, Inc.
$148
Tactile Systems Technology Inc
$131
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$95
Allergan Inc.
$82
Davol Inc.
$80
Smith+Nephew, Inc.
$60
Invuity, Inc.
$55
Allergan, Inc.
$54
Teleflex LLC
$44
Olympus America Inc.
$35
Heron Therapeutics, Inc.
$35
Innocoll Pharmaceuticals Limited
$33
LeMaitre Vascular, Inc.
$32
Stryker Corporation
$28
Innocoll Incorporated
$28
Smith & Nephew, Inc.
$22
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.
$22
LifeNet Health
$22
Cardinal Health 414, LLC
$21
AbbVie Inc.
$21
Kerecis Limited
$19
AbbVie, Inc.
$18
Pylant Medical
$17
Boston Scientific Corporation
$16
ACELL, INC.
$16
Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.
$15
Hologic Sales and Service, LLC
$14
AngioDynamics, Inc.
$13
Cumberland Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$13
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.
$12
HOLOGIC INC
$12
Endogastric Solutions, Inc
$3
Top 3 companies account for 86.0% of all-time payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
ALLODERM · ARTEGRAFT VASCULAR GRAFT · Alto Abdominal Stent Graft System · BIO-A Hernia Plug · BIO-A Tissue Reinforcement · Biozorb · Caldolor · ClosureFast · CoolSeal Generator · Creon · DAVINCI XI · DEKNATEL · DVI CABLE 3M · Da Vinci Surgical System · ENDOFLIP · ESOPHYX · EVIS EXERA · FLEXITOUCH · Flexitouch Plus · GATTEX · GORE SYNECOR Biomaterial · INSPIRE · Kerecis Omega3 SurgiClose · Lymphoseek · OviTex 2S · OviTex Reinforced Bioscaffold With Permanent Polymer (OviTex) · Ovitex · PICO · PICO 7 · PICO Single Use Negative Pressure Wound Therapy · PINPOINT · PTEYE PARATHYROID DETECTION SYSTEM · Photonblade · SPY TECHNOLOGY · STRATTICE · STRATTICE RECONSTRUCTIVE TISSUE MATRIX BPS · SYNECOR Biomaterial · TheraGenesis Wound Matrix · Titan SGS Standard Gastric Stapler · VENASEAL · Varithena Administration Pack · XARACOLL · Zynrelef
Should you be concerned? Industry payments are disclosed through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their purpose, legality, or effect on care. What matters is whether a recommended drug or device appears in your doctor's payment records. If so, consider asking your doctor about it. How to interpret this data →
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Geographic Context

Surgerists in nearby ZIP areas
319
County median income
$81,905
Nearest hospital to ZIP centroid (approximate)
USMD HOSPITAL AT ARLINGTON L P
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Data Sources

Provider Registry NPPES NPPES snapshot; verify current record
Medicare Enrollment PECOS PECOS snapshot
Practice Data Medicare Util. Annual (CY lag)
Industry Payments Open Payments CY 2024
Disciplinary History — Not included N/A

This provider has data in 4 of 4 available federal datasets, with a Data Coverage level of Very High. This reflects how much public data is available about a provider. How we calculate this →

Summary

Dr. Bowers is a clinical cardiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, with 20 years of NPI registration.

This summary is auto-generated from federal data, describing data availability and patterns. Read our methodology →

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Dr. Bowers experienced with office visit, established patient (30-39 min)?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Bowers performed 63 office visit, established patient (30-39 min) services. These records cover Medicare fee-for-service activity, including eligible younger beneficiaries; they do not measure total practice volume or clinical quality.
Does Dr. Bowers receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Bowers received a total of $12,287 from 37 companies across 106 payment records. A record can group multiple payments. These transfers are publicly disclosed through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their legality or effect on care. Patients may wish to ask their doctor about these relationships, especially if a recommended drug or device appears in the payment records.
How do Dr. Bowers's costs compare to other surgerists in Arlington?
Dr. Bowers's average Medicare payment per service is $142. Note that these figures represent what Medicare pays, not your out-of-pocket cost, which depends on your specific insurance plan and deductible. Procedure-level data above shows both what was submitted and what Medicare paid for each service type.
What does Data Coverage mean?
Data Coverage (currently Very High for Dr. Bowers) measures how much public federal data is available about a provider. It is not a quality rating. A "Very High" or "High" level means the provider has data across multiple federal sources (NPPES, PECOS, Medicare Utilization, Open Payments), indicating the presence of registry, enrollment, activity or payment records, not verified experience or clinical quality. A "Low" or "Moderate" level may simply mean the provider is newer, does not see Medicare patients, or has not received any industry payments — none of which are inherently negative. Read our full methodology →
Is this data up to date?
Source publication dates and the snapshots loaded on this site can differ. Rebuilding a page does not refresh its source records. Check the Medicare reporting year and the payment interval shown above; consult the linked official sources for newer releases and current registry details. See our data freshness policy →
About this page

This page combines public CMS records with calculated summaries and explanatory procedure labels. These transformations are not verbatim federal records. Sources: 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.

This page is not medical advice, an endorsement, a recommendation, or a quality rating. Data Coverage reflects data completeness — how much federal information exists for this provider — not clinical performance, patient outcomes, or quality of care. Always verify information directly with the provider and consult a licensed clinician before making medical decisions.

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Data Disclaimer — Data sourced from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), Open Payments program, Medicare Provider Utilization and Payment Data, and Provider Enrollment & Certification data (PECOS). Published under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). This website is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or authorized by CMS, HHS, or the U.S. Government. Data may contain errors as reported to CMS by providers and reporting entities. Industry payment disclosure alone establishes neither wrongdoing nor legality. Medicare data reflects only patients aged 65+ or those with qualifying disabilities. For corrections, contact CMS directly. This information does not constitute medical advice and should not be used as the sole basis for choosing a healthcare provider. Procedure descriptions use plain language and do not reference CPT® codes, which are copyrighted by the American Medical Association. Full methodology → · Report a data error → · Privacy policy →