Dr. Christopher Alan Bowers , DC
Chiropractor โข Cedar Rapids, IA
215 3rd Ave Sw
Cedar Rapids, IA 524045703
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Dr. Christopher Bowers is listed in NPPES under Chiropractor.
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NPI assigned on August 24, 2009; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 141 Original Medicare Part B services in 2019.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2019. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2019:
- 98941 โ Chiropractic manipulative treatment, 3-4 spinal regions: 141 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2019. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
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Medicare Part B services went from 307 in 2017 to 141 in 2019.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2017โ2019.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
215 3rd Ave Sw
Cedar Rapids, IA 524045703
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
Palmer College Chiropractic - Davenport
2008
What Public CMS Data Show
Chiropractor: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $5,445 in 2019
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2019. 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, 2019.
Paid by Medicare
About $3,177 in 2019
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2019, 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, 2019.
Industry payments (Open Payments)
No Open Payments records are listed for this clinician for 2019โ2025.
Years since graduation
18 years (graduated 2008)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2008 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
2009
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. Bowers 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.
Compared with the same specialty in Cedar Rapids and Iowa
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B
Comparisons use 2024 data. The latest CMS data for Dr. Bowers are from 2019.
93 active clinicians are listed under Chiropractor with a practice address in Cedar Rapids, IA (2,021 in Iowa).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Cedar Rapids
0% of these 93 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
48.4% of these 93 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 decreased 54% from 307 in 2017 to 141 in 2019.
- 2017: 307
- 2018: 243
- 2019: 141
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount decreased 51% from $11,175 in 2017 to $5,445 in 2019.
- 2017: $11,175
- 2018: $9,015
- 2019: $5,445
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare decreased 60% from $7,939 in 2017 to $3,177 in 2019.
- 2017: $7,939
- 2018: $6,153
- 2019: $3,177
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2019), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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98941
Chiropractic manipulative treatment, 3-4 spinal regions
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141 | 25 | $56.25 | $38.62 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2019; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
Self-certified to NPPES: 2020-10-15NUCC Taxonomy Code: 111N00000X
A provider qualified by a Doctor of Chiropractic (D.C.), licensed by the State and who practices chiropractic medicine -that discipline within the healing arts which deals with the nervous system and its relationship to the spinal column and its interrelationship with other body systems.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - CHIROPRACTIC
I20090930000212
IA
5496891731
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Chiropractor
Doctor of Chiropractic
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at 215 3RD AVE SW, CEDAR RAPIDS, IA 524045703 (Tel: 3192981234)
Registered at 215 3RD AVE SW, CEDAR RAPIDS, IA 524045703 (Tel: 3192981234)
Registered at 1962 1ST AVE NE, CEDAR RAPIDS, IA 52402 (Tel: 3193640030)
Registered at 1962 1ST AVE NE, CEDAR RAPIDS, IA 524025330 (Tel: 3193640030)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 214 BLAIRS FERRY RD NE, CEDAR RAPIDS, IA 524021602 (Tel: 3193781515)
Registered at 214 BLAIRS FERRY RD NE, CEDAR RAPIDS, IA 524021602 (Tel: 3193781515)
Recorded as CHRISTOPHER BOWERS, D.C.
Chiropractor (license number reported to NPPES: IA 007121)
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Chiropractors in Cedar Rapids
- Dr. Michael Zmoos, DC
- Austin Havertape
- Dr. Brittany Skaggs, DC
- Dr. Douglas Dennis, DC
- Dr. Samantha Kennedy, DC
- Dr. Shanda Novak, DC
Mailing Address
215 3rd Ave Sw
Cedar Rapids, IA 524045703
Phone: 3192981234