Dr. Frank W. Bowden III, MD

  • Bradenton, FL
  • Ophthalmologist
NPI1952302523PAC ID3678469780
Medicare services, 2024
6,542
Medicare patients, 2024
529
Part D claims, 2024
2,492
Publications
3
Clinical trials
3
Practice address
6002 Pointe West Blvd, Bradenton, FL 34209
Practice phone
Call (813) 792-2020
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Primary practice

The Eye Associates Surgery Center Bradenton

Surgery Center - Medicare-Certified · Bradenton, Florida

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Dr. Frank W. Bowden III is an ophthalmologist in Bradenton, Florida

Dr. Bowden practices at The Eye Associates Surgery Center Bradenton in Bradenton, Florida.

Dr. Bowden's NPI, 1952302523, was assigned on August 9, 2005. Dr. Bowden graduated from Meharry Medical College School of Medicine in 1979. Dr. Bowden holds Florida license ME45751.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
3678469780
NPI enumeration date
August 9, 2005
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(813) 792-2020
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
73
Medical school graduation
1979

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Frank W. Bowden III practices at The Eye Associates Surgery Center Bradenton in Bradenton, Florida

Dr. Bowden's primary practice is The Eye Associates Surgery Center Bradenton, at 6002 Pointe West Blvd, Bradenton, FL 34209. The practice phone is (813) 792-2020.

  • The Eye Associates Surgery Center Bradenton
    6002 Pointe West Blvd, Bradenton, FL 34209Phone(813) 792-2020

Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dr. Frank W. Bowden III is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 3 medical groups

Dr. Bowden's primary practice is The Eye Associates Surgery Center Bradenton in Bradenton, Florida. Dmand AI also links Dr. Bowden to 3 medical groups, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 ambulatory surgery center, each named with a free account. Dr. Bowden's employer is on file too: a surgery center (asc).

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Frank W. Bowden III's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Bowden practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
The Eye Associates Surgery Center BradentonAvailable with a free account
+2 more sites and 3 medical groupsAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Frank W. Bowden III is one of 1,398 ophthalmologists in Florida

Ophthalmology is Dr. Bowden's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207W00000X. Dr. Bowden is board certified in ophthalmology by the American Board of Ophthalmology. Dmand AI has Dr. Bowden's licenses on file in 3 states: Florida, Tennessee and Pennsylvania.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Ophthalmology, FloridaPrimaryLicense ME45751 · 1985 to 2026 · taxonomy 207W00000X
  • Tennessee license1979 to 1992
  • Pennsylvania license1987 to 1988

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists age-related macular degeneration, cataract, cataract surgery with lens implant, cold sores or genital herpes, conjunctivitis, dry eye, eye infection or inflammation and eyelid inflammation among the conditions Dr. Bowden treats.

Ophthalmologists near Dr. Bowden

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Frank W. Bowden III billed Medicare for 6,542 services in 2024

CMS data shows 6,542 Medicare services from Dr. Bowden across 25 procedure codes in 2024, for 529 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $237,692 for them.

Medicare services, 20246,542
Medicare patients529
Paid by Medicare$237,692
Procedure codes25

Dr. Bowden's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Tests and treatments
2023: 3,8742024: 3,5708%
Lab and pathology
2023: 1,1242024: 1,37823%
Office and hospital visits
2023: 1,1992024: 1,00916%
Other services
2023: 2532024: 30822%
Surgery
2023: 2812024: 19032%
Imaging
2023: 582024: 8750%

Where Dr. Bowden's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office6,36497%
  • In a facility1783%

Dr. Bowden compared with the Florida median for ophthalmologists, 2024

  • Dr. Bowden
  • Florida median
Medicare services
6,542vs 1,6993.9 times
Medicare patients
529vs 5575% below
Part D claims
2,393vs 8182.9 times

Medians across 1,345 ophthalmologists in Florida with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Bowden's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Frank W. Bowden III treated 529 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75

CMS counts 529 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Bowden in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 226 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 3% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.12, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Bowden's median patient age at 72, with 60% women.

Medicare patients, 2024529
Average age75
Average risk score1.12
Also on Medicaid3%

Dr. Bowden's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Bowden's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women30858%
  • Men22142%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Bowden's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Arthritis46%
  4. Diabetes33%
  5. Ischemic heart disease29%
  6. Chronic kidney disease26%
  7. Anxiety21%
  8. Mood disorders20%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Bowden's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 72

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women60%
  • Men39%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Frank W. Bowden III wrote 2,492 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Bowden wrote 2,492 Medicare Part D claims for 480 patients. 48% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 2,393 of them, across 38 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,232,641 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 2,066 claims across 33 drugs.

Part D claims, 20242,492
Drugs named by CMS38
Total drug cost$1.2M
Part D patients480

Dr. Bowden's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic1,200 claims48%
  • Brand-name1,292 claims52%

Dr. Bowden's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Bowden's Part D claims, 2024

  • Antibiotics10%245 of 2,492 claims

Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 2,0662024: 2,39316%

Drugs named by CMS: 38 in 2024, 33 in 2023.

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Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Frank W. Bowden III scored 89 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 89 out of 100 for Dr. Bowden for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Bowden accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 196 procedures of cataract surgery by Dr. Bowden, more than 84% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Dr. Bowden's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 89of 100Final score
  • 97.5of 100Quality
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities
  • 67of 100Cost

Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.

Where Dr. Bowden ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Cataract surgery
84th percentile196 procedures

CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Dr. Frank W. Bowden III has 3 publications on record

Dmand AI links 3 papers to Dr. Bowden, published from 2018 to 2023. Dr. Bowden has published most often in Clin Ophthalmol. Dr. Bowden's most frequent co-authors are Amit Rasik Chokshi, MD, Marguerite Bridget McDonald, MD and Mujtaba A. Qazi, MD.

Papers3
Years published2018 to 2023

Dr. Bowden's papers by year, 2018 to 2023

Dr. Bowden's most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Bowden

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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage

Dr. Frank W. Bowden III has worked on 3 clinical trials

Dmand AI links Dr. Bowden to 3 clinical trials. Conditions studied include Conjunctivitis, Bacterial, Dry Eye Syndromes and Eye Infections, Bacterial. Shire sponsors the most, 2.

Clinical trials with Dr. Bowden by phase

  1. NonePhase 1: no trials
  2. 1Phase 2: 1 trial
  3. 1Phase 3: 1 trial
  4. NonePhase 4: no trials

Conditions in Dr. Bowden's trials

  • Conjunctivitis, Bacterial
  • Dry Eye Syndromes
  • Eye Infections, Bacterial
  • Lacrimal Apparatus Diseases

Investigators on the most trials with Dr. Bowden

Recent clinical trials with Dr. Bowden

Sources: Dmand AI Research Linkage; and ClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine)

Dr. Frank W. Bowden III received $319,380 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 976 general payments to Dr. Bowden from 47 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Speaker and faculty fees make up the largest share, 24% of the total. Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. paid the most, $89,149. It also lists 1 research payment totaling $6,702 in 2020.

General payments to Dr. Bowden by program year, 2016 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Bowden by kind, 2016 to 2025

$319.4Kin total
  • Speaker and faculty fees$70,02524%
  • Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program$67,40023%
  • Food and beverage$46,61516%
  • Consulting fees$46,35516%
  • Other$58,46320%

Companies that paid Dr. Bowden the most, 2016 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Frank W. Bowden III has 2 awards and honors on record

Dmand AI lists 2 awards for Dr. Bowden.

Awards and honors for Dr. Bowden

  1. Undated
    • AAO Fellow
    • ACS Fellow

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Frank W. Bowden III graduated from Meharry Medical College School of Medicine

Dr. Bowden graduated from Meharry Medical College School of Medicine in 1979. Dr. Bowden is a member of AAO and ACS.

  1. Medical schoolMeharry Medical College School of Medicine
  2. Board certified in ophthalmologyAmerican Board of Ophthalmology

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Frank W. Bowden III accepts plans from 18 insurance carriers

Dr. Bowden is in network with 18 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

  • Aetna
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
  • United Healthcare
  • Elevance
  • Alliant Health Plans
  • Aspirus Health Plan
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
  • Florida Health Care Plans
  • +10 more carriersWith a free account

Plan types Dr. Bowden accepts, by number of carriers

  1. PPO12
  2. HMO7
  3. Medicare7
  4. POS6
  5. EPO4

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Frank W. Bowden III's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Clinical trials and co-investigatorsDmand AI Research LinkageClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Awards and committee rolesDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Frank W. Bowden III's NPI number?

Dr. Frank W. Bowden III's NPI number is 1952302523. It was assigned on August 9, 2005, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Frank W. Bowden III?

Dr. Frank W. Bowden III is an ophthalmologist in Bradenton, Florida. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Ophthalmology Physician (taxonomy code 207W00000X).

Where does Dr. Frank W. Bowden III practice?

Dr. Bowden practices at 6002 Pointe West Blvd, Bradenton, FL 34209. Dr. Bowden's primary practice is The Eye Associates Surgery Center Bradenton in Bradenton, Florida. Dmand AI also links Dr. Bowden to 3 medical groups, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 ambulatory surgery center.

What is Dr. Frank W. Bowden III's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Bowden is (813) 792-2020.

What is Dr. Frank W. Bowden III's medical license number?

Dr. Bowden holds Florida license ME45751, one of the licenses on file in 3 states.

Which states has Dr. Frank W. Bowden III been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Bowden in Florida (1985 to 2026), Tennessee (1979 to 1992) and Pennsylvania (1987 to 1988).

Does Dr. Frank W. Bowden III accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Bowden billed Medicare for 6,542 services in 2024, and Dr. Bowden accepts Medicare assignment.

What is Dr. Frank W. Bowden III's MIPS score?

Dr. Bowden's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 89 out of 100, reported as part of a group.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Frank W. Bowden III see?

CMS counts 529 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Bowden in 2024, with an average age of 75.

Is Dr. Frank W. Bowden III board certified?

Yes. Dr. Bowden is board certified in ophthalmology by the American Board of Ophthalmology.

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What services does Dr. Frank W. Bowden III bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Bowden's most billed Medicare services were allergy test or treatment (95004), office visit, established patient (99214) and lab and pathology test (83861).

Where did Dr. Frank W. Bowden III go to medical school?

Dr. Bowden graduated from Meharry Medical College School of Medicine in 1979.

What drugs does Dr. Frank W. Bowden III prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Bowden's most prescribed drugs by claims were Prednisolone Acetate, Doxycycline Hyclate and Miebo.

Has Dr. Frank W. Bowden III received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $319,380 in general payments to Dr. Bowden from 47 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc.

How long has Dr. Frank W. Bowden III been practicing?

Dr. Bowden graduated from medical school in 1979, 47 years ago.

Does Dr. Frank W. Bowden III do research?

Dmand AI links 3 publications to Dr. Bowden, published from 2018 to 2023. Dr. Bowden has worked on 3 clinical trials.

Who does Dr. Frank W. Bowden III publish with?

Dr. Bowden's most frequent co-authors are Amit Rasik Chokshi, MD (2 shared papers), Marguerite Bridget McDonald, MD (2 shared papers) and Mujtaba A. Qazi, MD (2 shared papers).

What insurance does Dr. Frank W. Bowden III accept?

Dr. Bowden is in network with 18 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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