Dr. Christopher Todd Sower , MD
Pediatrics β’ Ann Arbor, MI
1500 E Medical Center Dr
Ann Arbor, MI 481095000
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Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
1500 E Medical Center Dr
Ann Arbor, MI 481095000
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
What Public CMS Data Show
Pediatrics: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Industry payments (Open Payments)
Fewer than 11 payment records totaling $110.99 in 2025
Drug and medical device companies must report certain payments to doctors and some other clinicians to CMS, such as meals, travel, speaking fees or research funding.
It shows reported financial ties between this clinician and companies. You can ask your clinician about them.
These records are submitted by drug and medical device companies, and a reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper.
General: payments not tied to research, such as meals, travel, consulting or speaking fees.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper. Research payments can go to a hospital or university for a study the clinician leads, not to the clinician personally. Clinicians can dispute records with the company that reported them.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025.
NPI first issued
2012
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.
Medicare assignment not listed
CMS data do not show whether this clinician accepts Medicare assignment. This does not mean they do not accept Medicare. Ask the office.
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, βDoes your provider accept Medicare as full payment?β
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. Sower 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. Sower 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 Ann Arbor and Michigan
170 active clinicians are listed under Pediatrics with a practice address in Ann Arbor, MI (2,181 in Michigan).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Ann Arbor
0% of these 170 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
17.6% of these 170 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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Industry payments (Open Payments)
CMS data for industry payments (Open Payments) are available for 2025 only.
Sources: 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 β December 31, 2025): fewer than 11 records totaling $110.99.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABIOMED |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
|
β | General | $110.99 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
Self-certified to NPPES: 2020-06-10NUCC Taxonomy Code: 208000000X
A pediatrician is concerned with the physical, emotional and social health of children from birth to young adulthood. Care encompasses a broad spectrum of health services ranging from preventive healthcare to the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic diseases. A pediatrician deals with biological, social and environmental influences on the developing child, and with the impact of disease and dysfunction on development.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 2080P0202X
A pediatric cardiologist provides comprehensive care to patients with cardiovascular problems. This specialist is skilled in selecting, performing and evaluating the structural and functional assessment of the heart and blood vessels, and the clinical evaluation of cardiovascular disease.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 2080P0203X
A pediatrician expert in advanced life support for children from the term or near-term neonate to the adolescent. This competence extends to the critical care management of life-threatening organ system failure from any cause in both medical and surgical patients and to the support of vital physiological functions. This specialist may have administrative responsibilities for intensive care units and also facilitates patient care among other specialists.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE (CARDIOLOGY)
I20200813003390
MI
2769799964
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.
Radiology - Diagnostic Radiology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Internal Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Internal Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
Internal Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Internal Medicine - Rheumatology
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 1500 E MEDICAL CENTER DR, ANN ARBOR, MI 481095000 (Tel: 7349364000)
Registered at 3621 S STATE ST, ANN ARBOR, MI 481081633 (Tel: 7346475299)
Pediatrics (license number reported to NPPES: MI 4301108086)
Registered at 3550 TERRACE STREET ROOM 651 SCAIFE HALL, PITTSBURGH, PA 15261 (Tel: 4126473135)
Registered at 3600 FORBES AVE STE 140, PITTSBURGH, PA 152133410 (Tel: 4126473135)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 3333 BURNET AVE, ML 5012, CINCINNATI, OH 452293026 (Tel: 5136364315)
Registered at 3333 BURNET AVE, ML 5012, CINCINNATI, OH 452293026 (Tel: 5136364315)
Recorded as CHRISTOPHER SOWER, M.D.
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Pediatrics Specialists in Ann Arbor
- Dr. Laura Agresta, MD
- Dr. Tommy Hu, MD
- David Svilar
- Dr. Paula Goldman, MD
- Dr. William Chamness, MD
- Dr. Patricia Keefer, MD
Mailing Address
3621 S State St
Ann Arbor, MI 481081633
Phone: 7346475299