Dr. Michael Eugene Bowdish, MD

Dr. Bowdish practices at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California, part of Cedars-Sinai Health System.

Dr. Bowdish's NPI, 1992988422, was assigned on December 6, 2007. Dr. Bowdish graduated from WashU Medicine in 1998. Dr. Bowdish holds California license A71097.

Dr. Bowdish's primary practice is Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, at 8700 Beverly Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90048 in Los Angeles County. The practice phone is (310) 423-5000.

Dr. Bowdish's primary practice is Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California, part of Cedars-Sinai Health System. Dr. Bowdish is also affiliated with Huntington Hospital. The medical group on file is Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. Dmand AI also links Dr. Bowdish to 2 more group practices and clinics and 2 medical groups, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Bowdish practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) is Dr. Bowdish's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208G00000X. Dr. Bowdish is board certified in surgery by the American Board of Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Bowdish's licenses on file in 3 states: California, New York and North Carolina.

Dmand AI lists heart bypass surgery, heart valve surgery and lung resection among the conditions Dr. Bowdish treats.

CMS data shows 16 Medicare services from Dr. Bowdish across 1 procedure code in 2023, for 41 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $9,776 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 41 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Bowdish in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 25 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 29% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.84, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Bowdish's median patient age at 64, with 25% women.

In 2020, Dr. Bowdish wrote 14 Medicare Part D claims. Every claim was for a generic drug. They cover 1 drug, with $64 in total drug cost. In 2019, CMS named 20 claims across 1 drug.

Dr. Bowdish accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Pacemaker insertion or repair: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 33 papers to Dr. Bowdish, published from 2010 to 2025. 2021 was the busiest year, with 8. Dr. Bowdish has published most often in J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. Dr. Bowdish's most frequent co-authors are Robbin G. Cohen, MD, Craig J. Baker, MD and Vaughn A. Starnes, MD.

Dmand AI links Dr. Bowdish to 8 clinical trials, 3 of them phase 3 studies. 2 are still active or recruiting. Conditions studied include Atrial Fibrillation, Heart Valve Diseases and Atrial Flutter. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai sponsors the most, 5.

CMS Open Payments shows 52 general payments to Dr. Bowdish from 10 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 50% of the total. Edwards Lifesciences Corporation paid the most, $3,938.

Dmand AI lists 3 awards for Dr. Bowdish, most recently America's Top Doctors in 2014. Dr. Bowdish serves on USC Biomedical Institutional Review Board.

Dr. Bowdish graduated from WashU Medicine in 1998. Dr. Bowdish is a member of AATS, ACS and Society of Thoracic Surgeons.

Dr. Bowdish is in network with 15 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.