Dr. Blake David Bowden , MD
Orthopaedic Surgery โข Mobile, AL
1720 Spring Hill Ave Ste 3
Mobile, AL 366041410
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Dr. Blake Bowden is listed in NPPES under Orthopaedic Surgery.
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NPI assigned on May 23, 2016; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 985 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- 99214 โ Established patient outpatient office visit: 177 service units.
- 72110 โ X-ray of lower and sacral spine, minimum of 4 views: 160 service units.
- 99215 โ Established patient outpatient office visit: 147 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
CPTยฎ only copyright 2023 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Service names are shortened from CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors (CMS data, 2024). CPT notice
See all 14 records in the table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 3,321 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2024:
- Gabapentin โ 1,185 prescription fills, including refills.
- Methocarbamol โ 1,047 prescription fills, including refills.
- Meloxicam โ 568 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See all 15 records in the table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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Fewer Medicare Part B services than 75% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Mobile, AL (2024, 28 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 2,870. Middle half: 1,023 to 3,982.
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 65% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Alabama (2024, 221 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 1,872. Middle half: 678 to 3,911.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 296 in 2022 to 985 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2022โ2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
1720 Spring Hill Ave Ste 3
Mobile, AL 366041410
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 1 group name: Southern Orthopaedic Alliance Pllc. See the list
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, release date unavailable.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
Drexel University College Of Medicine
2016
What Public CMS Data Show
Orthopaedic Surgery: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
326 people with Original Medicare in 2024
It gives a sense of how many people with Medicare this clinician treated that year.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $86,277 in 2024
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2024. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount
This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $64,917 in 2024
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2024, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
What this does not show: Paid by Medicare
This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024.
30-day fills
3,689 standardized 30-day fills in 2024
CMS converts prescriptions to 30-day supplies so they can be compared. A 90-day prescription counts as about three 30-day fills.
What this does not show: 30-day fills
It is not a count of patients and not a measure of quality.
Part D drug cost
$21,422 in 2024
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2024, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.
It shows the total spending on drugs this clinician prescribed, not what any one patient paid.
What this does not show: Part D drug cost
A higher cost often reflects the type of medicines a specialty uses. It is not your out-of-pocket cost and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024.
Open Payments general payments, program year 2025
All general payments: $2,375.92 across 14 records.
By nature of payment
- Consulting Fee: $1,000.00 across 1 record.
- Travel and Lodging: $747.12 across 1 record.
- Food and Beverage: $628.80 across 12 records.
Reporting-company totals (3 largest of 8)
- Zavation Medical Products, LLC: $1,761.24 across 3 records.
- DJO, LLC: $286.20 across 5 records.
- Providence Medical Technology, Inc.: $150.00 across 1 record.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper and is not a measure of care quality. Clinicians can review and dispute these records.
Source: Calculated by T-MedInfo from CMS Open Payments general-payment records for program year 2025 (published June 30, 2026).
Years since graduation
10 years (graduated 2016)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2016 as the year this clinician finished professional school.
It tells you roughly how long ago the clinician finished school.
What this does not show: Years since graduation
It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File.
NPI first issued
2016
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Accepts Medicare assignment
CMS data list this clinician as accepting Medicare assignment. This means agreeing to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.
With Original Medicare, you usually pay only your deductible and coinsurance, and the office sends the claim to Medicare for you.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, โDoes your provider accept Medicare as full payment?โ
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Dr. Bowden has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Dr. Bowden as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Mobile and Alabama
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 75% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Mobile, AL (2024, 28 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 2,870. Middle half: 1,023 to 3,982.
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 65% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Alabama (2024, 221 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 1,872. Middle half: 678 to 3,911.
Medicare-allowed amount
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Mobile, AL (2024, 28 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $92,887. Middle half: $57,657 to $154,054.
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Alabama (2024, 221 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $96,421. Middle half: $44,144 to $151,292.
Paid by Medicare
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Mobile, AL (2024, 28 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $66,918. Middle half: $43,130 to $112,653.
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Alabama (2024, 221 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $72,628. Middle half: $33,491 to $115,287.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
More Part D prescriptions than 95% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Mobile, AL (2024, 29 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 853. Middle half: 539 to 1,917.
More Part D prescriptions than 95% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Alabama (2024, 232 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 584. Middle half: 239 to 1,118.
Part D drug cost
A higher Part D drug cost than 85% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Mobile, AL (2024, 29 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $8,370. Middle half: $5,414 to $17,600.
A higher Part D drug cost than 85% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Alabama (2024, 232 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $5,642. Middle half: $1,741 to $12,227.
55 active clinicians are listed under Orthopaedic Surgery with a practice address in Mobile, AL (341 in Alabama).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Mobile
0% of these 55 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
47.3% of these 55 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part B services
Medicare Part B services increased 233% from 296 in 2022 to 985 in 2024.
- 2022: 296
- 2023: 754
- 2024: 985
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount increased 167% from $32,279 in 2022 to $86,277 in 2024.
- 2022: $32,279
- 2023: $64,990
- 2024: $86,277
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare increased 153% from $25,651 in 2022 to $64,917 in 2024.
- 2022: $25,651
- 2023: $47,382
- 2024: $64,917
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions increased 7623% from 43 in 2019 to 3,321 in 2024.
- 2019: 43
- 2021: 14
- 2022: 310
- 2023: 2,257
- 2024: 3,321
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30-day fills
30-day fills increased 7749% from 47 in 2019 to 3,689 in 2024.
- 2019: 47
- 2021: 14
- 2022: 348
- 2023: 2,563
- 2024: 3,689
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost went from $327 in 2019 to $21,422 in 2024.
- 2019: $327
- 2021: $160
- 2022: $3,030
- 2023: $16,833
- 2024: $21,422
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) decreased 75% from $9,499.04 in 2021 to $2,375.92 in 2025.
- 2021: $9,499.04
- 2022: $4,455.32
- 2023: $4,221.60
- 2024: $186.01
- 2025: $2,375.92
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), CMS Open Payments (2025), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Pharma & Medical Device Financial Disclosures
Payments and other transfers of value that drug and medical device companies reported to CMS Open Payments
Program year 2025 (payments made January 1 โ December 31, 2025): 14 records totaling $2,375.92.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Zavation Medical Products, LLC |
Consulting Fee
Cash or cash equivalent
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โ | General | $1,000.00 |
| Zavation Medical Products, LLC |
Travel and Lodging
Cash or cash equivalent
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โ | General | $747.12 |
| Providence Medical Technology, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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โ | General | $150.00 |
| DJO, LLC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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CMF | General | $148.00 |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Comprehensive Shoulder System | General | $113.87 |
| DJO, LLC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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CMF | General | $41.67 |
| DJO, LLC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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CMF | General | $37.16 |
| DJO, LLC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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CMF | General | $33.71 |
| SI-BONE, INC. |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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โ | General | $25.88 |
| DJO, LLC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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CMF | General | $25.66 |
| Globus Medical, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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Senza | General | $15.05 |
| Linvatec Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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BIOBRACE 23MM | General | $14.45 |
| Zavation Medical Products, LLC |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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โ | General | $14.12 |
| SPINEOLOGY INC. |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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OPTIMESH EXPANDABLE INTERBODY FUSION SYSTEM | General | $9.23 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
CPTยฎ is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association. CPT codes, descriptions and other data only are copyright 2021โ2023 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Applicable FARS/HHSARS apply. Descriptions of CPT codes are the AMA's CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors as published by CMS in the Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service data, 2022โ2024; they are plain-language summaries, not for clinical coding or documentation. HCPCS Level II codes and descriptions are from CMS. Fee schedules, relative value units, conversion factors and/or related components are not assigned by the AMA, are not part of CPT, and the AMA is not recommending their use. The AMA does not directly or indirectly practice medicine or dispense medical services. The AMA assumes no liability for data contained or not contained herein.
| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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99214
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
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177 | 130 | $195.32 | $113.27 |
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72110
X-ray of lower and sacral spine, minimum of 4 views
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160 | 153 | $212.99 | $44.90 |
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99215
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more
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147 | 111 | $276.48 | $160.41 |
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J3301
Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg
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104 | 15 | $18.00 | $0.92 |
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99213
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more
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74 | 58 | $140.26 | $79.49 |
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99204
New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more
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73 | 73 | $264.36 | $151.57 |
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72052
X-ray of upper spine, 6 or more views
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57 | 57 | $225.09 | $54.40 |
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99205
New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more
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48 | 48 | $348.17 | $193.12 |
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72120
X-ray lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views bending views
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44 | 44 | $209.68 | $34.61 |
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72040
X-ray of upper spine, 2-3 views
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30 | 24 | $125.90 | $33.38 |
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72100
X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views
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27 | 16 | $163.70 | $33.56 |
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20610
Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint
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18 | 15 | $306.06 | $65.29 |
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99221
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 40 minutes
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15 | 15 | $167.20 | $75.29 |
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72070
X-ray of middle spine, 2 views
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11 | 11 | $142.36 | $28.76 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2024; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications
Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2024.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Gabapentin | Gabapentin | 1,185 | 39,504 | $6,878.37 | 401 |
| Methocarbamol | Methocarbamol | 1,047 | 34,339 | $7,180.23 | 462 |
| Meloxicam | Meloxicam | 568 | 19,232 | $1,723.25 | 226 |
| Methylprednisolone | Methylprednisolone | 140 | 840 | $1,272.88 | 136 |
| Cyclobenzaprine Hcl | Cyclobenzaprine Hcl | 113 | 3,585 | $1,064.60 | 37 |
| Tizanidine Hcl | Tizanidine Hcl | 54 | 1,887 | $656.10 | 24 |
| Diclofenac Sodium | Diclofenac Sodium | 40 | 1,230 | $599.79 | 12 |
| Pregabalin | Pregabalin | 37 | 1,200 | $708.30 | 12 |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 32 | 303 | $282.10 | 24 |
| Oxycodone-Acetaminophen | Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 25 | 256 | $215.38 | 21 |
| Lorazepam | Lorazepam | 23 | 27 | $24.29 | 18 |
| Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim | Sulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim | 17 | 171 | $117.69 | 13 |
| Tramadol Hcl | Tramadol Hcl | 15 | 180 | $78.78 | โ |
| Celecoxib | Celecoxib | 14 | 600 | $575.02 | โ |
| Ondansetron Hcl | Ondansetron Hcl | 11 | 61 | $44.98 | โ |
Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2024; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
Self-certified to NPPES: 2024-01-22NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207X00000X
An orthopaedic surgeon is trained in the preservation, investigation and restoration of the form and function of the extremities, spine and associated structures by medical, surgical and physical means. An orthopaedic surgeon is involved with the care of patients whose musculoskeletal problems include congenital deformities, trauma, infections, tumors, metabolic disturbances of the musculoskeletal system, deformities, injuries and degenerative diseases of the spine, hands, feet, knee, hip, shoulder and elbow in children and adults. An orthopaedic surgeon is also concerned with primary and secondary muscular problems and the effects of central or peripheral nervous system lesions of the musculoskeletal system.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207XS0117X
Recognized by several state medical boards as a fellowship subspecialty program of orthopaedic surgery, orthopaedic surgeons of the spine deal with the evaluation and nonoperative and operative treatment of the full spectrum of primary spinal disorders including trauma, degenerative, deformity, tumor, and reconstructive.
Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY
I20220816002724
AL
3274938865
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Medicare Group Practice Enrollments
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
Southern Orthopaedic Alliance Pllc
1720 Spring Hill Ave, Mobile, AL 366041410
Phone: 2514352663
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Family Medicine - Sports Medicine
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.)
Physician Assistant
Physician Assistant (Certified)
Nurse Practitioner - Acute Care
Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Physician Assistant
Physician Assistant (Certified)
Orthopaedic Surgery
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at 1720 SPRING HILL AVE STE 3, MOBILE, AL 366041410 (Tel: 2514352663)
Registered at 1720 SPRING HILL AVE STE 3, MOBILE, AL 366041410 (Tel: 2514352663)
Recorded as BLAKE BOWDEN, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery (license number reported to NPPES: AL MD.44106)
Registered at 1720 SPRING HILL AVE FL 3, MOBILE, AL 366041410 (Tel: 2514352663)
Registered at 1720 SPRING HILL AVE FL 3, MOBILE, AL 366041410 (Tel: 2514352663)
Orthopaedic Surgery (license number reported to NPPES: TX S9108)
Registered at 6020 W PARKER RD STE 200, PLANO, TX 750938172 (Tel: 9726085000)
Registered at 6020 W PARKER RD STE 200, PLANO, TX 750938172 (Tel: 9726085000)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 1120 15TH ST, AUGUSTA, GA 309120004 (Tel: 7067211633)
Registered at 1120 15TH ST, AUGUSTA, GA 309120004
Recorded as BLAKE BOWDEN, M.D.
Orthopaedic Surgery (license number reported to NPPES: GA 008222)
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
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Mailing Address
1720 Spring Hill Ave Ste 3
Mobile, AL 366041410
Phone: 2514352663