Dr. William Bowling, P.A
What this data tells you about Dr. Bowling
Dr. William Bowling is a physician assistant in Texarkana, TX, with 17 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Bowling performed 4,046 Medicare services across 2,287 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Bowling received a total of $7,170 from 37 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 482 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in physician assistant. Most payments are for meals and travel — low-value interactions common across virtually all practicing physicians. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Bowling 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 409 | $64 | $245 |
| Dexamethasone injection (steroid) | 400 | $0 | $2 |
| Comprehensive metabolic blood panel | 365 | $10 | $105 |
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 359 | $8 | $20 |
| Complete blood count (CBC) with differential | 349 | $8 | $48 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 312 | $50 | $175 |
| Lipid panel (cholesterol and triglycerides) | 306 | $13 | $90 |
| Hemoglobin A1c test (diabetes monitoring) | 247 | $9 | $61 |
| Annual wellness visit, follow-up | 229 | $105 | $220 |
| Urinalysis with microscopic exam | 143 | $3 | $28 |
| Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) test | 127 | $16 | $86 |
| Steroid injection (triamcinolone) | 116 | $1 | $7 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 92 | $7 | $42 |
| Free thyroxine (T4) test | 83 | $9 | $52 |
| Flu vaccine administration | 59 | $30 | $35 |
| Flu vaccine, high-dose | 58 | $72 | $76 |
| Urine culture, bacterial identification | 52 | $8 | $42 |
| Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for influenza virus | 52 | $16 | $45 |
| Prostate cancer screening; prostate specific antigen test (psa) | 43 | $19 | $79 |
| Amplifed dna or rna probe detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (covid-19) antigen | 38 | $50 | $100 |
| Vitamin B-12 level test | 28 | $15 | $70 |
| Physician or allowed practitioner re-certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians a | 28 | $23 | $110 |
| Bacterial culture, aerobic | 27 | $8 | $40 |
| Antibiotic sensitivity test | 27 | $8 | $58 |
| Pneumonia vaccine administration | 22 | $30 | $45 |
| Hepatitis c antibody screening, for individual at high risk and other covered indication(s) | 22 | $45 | $58 |
| Vitamin D level test | 14 | $29 | $250 |
| Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, 20 valent (pcv20), for intramuscular use | 14 | $281 | $325 |
| Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and | 13 | $35 | $155 |
| Removal of impacted ear wax | 12 | $26 | $110 |
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 ›
Most payments (100%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians. Total industry engagement is in the top 5% for physician assistant in TX.
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. Bowling is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 2% in TX), with low-engagement industry engagement in the top 5% of TX peers, with 17 years of NPI registration.
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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