Dr. Gregory Clinton Dowd, MD

  • Alexandria, LA
  • Neurosurgeon
NPI1689672446PAC ID2062459597
Medicare services, 2024
1,554
Medicare patients, 2024
428
Part D claims, 2024
436
MIPS score, 2024
75
Hospital affiliations
5
Practice address
651 North Bolton Ave, Alexandria, LA 71301
Practice phone
Call (318) 449-6400
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Primary practice

CHRISTUS Central Louisiana Surgical Hospital

Hospital · Alexandria, Louisiana

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Dr. Gregory Clinton Dowd is a neurosurgeon in Alexandria, Louisiana

Dr. Dowd practices at CHRISTUS Central Louisiana Surgical Hospital in Alexandria, Louisiana, part of CHRISTUS Health.

Dr. Dowd's NPI, 1689672446, was assigned on July 14, 2005. Dr. Dowd holds Louisiana license MD.022440.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
2062459597
NPI enumeration date
July 14, 2005
NPI status
Active
Practice phone
(318) 449-6400
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
58
Medical school graduation
1994

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

Dr. Gregory Clinton Dowd practices at CHRISTUS Central Louisiana Surgical Hospital in Alexandria, Louisiana

Dr. Dowd's primary practice is CHRISTUS Central Louisiana Surgical Hospital, at 651 North Bolton Ave, Alexandria, LA 71301 in Rapides Parish. The practice phone is (318) 449-6400.

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Dr. Gregory Clinton Dowd is affiliated with 9 sites of care and 3 medical groups

Dr. Dowd's primary practice is CHRISTUS Central Louisiana Surgical Hospital in Alexandria, Louisiana, part of CHRISTUS Health. Dr. Dowd is also affiliated with CHRISTUS St. Frances Cabrini Hospital. The medical group on file is Physical Therapy Services of West Louisiana, Inc. Dmand AI also links Dr. Dowd to 3 more hospitals, 3 group practices and clinics, 2 medical groups and 1 ambulatory surgery center, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Gregory Clinton Dowd's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Dowd practices, 9 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
CHRISTUS Central Louisiana Surgical HospitalAvailable with a free account
+8 more sites and 2 medical groupsAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Gregory Clinton Dowd is one of 122 neurosurgeons in Louisiana

Neurological surgery is Dr. Dowd's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207T00000X. Dr. Dowd is licensed in Louisiana.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Neurological surgery, LouisianaPrimaryLicense MD.022440 · taxonomy 207T00000X

Neurosurgeons near Dr. Dowd

Counts of neurosurgeons with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.

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

Dr. Gregory Clinton Dowd billed Medicare for 1,554 services in 2024

CMS data shows 1,554 Medicare services from Dr. Dowd across 14 procedure codes in 2024, for 428 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $127,084 for them.

Medicare services, 20241,554
Medicare patients428
Paid by Medicare$127,084
Procedure codes14

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

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 1,1752024: 1,00614%
Surgery
2023: 2242024: 2192%
Drugs given in the office
2023: 1082024: 20388%
Tests and treatments
2023: 1652024: 12624%

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

  • In an office1,15774%
  • In a facility39726%

Dr. Dowd compared with the Louisiana median for neurosurgeons, 2024

  • Dr. Dowd
  • Louisiana median
Medicare services
1,554vs 1739.0 times
Medicare patients
428vs 1183.6 times
Part D claims
343vs 477.3 times

Medians across 116 neurosurgeons in Louisiana with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Dowd'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. Gregory Clinton Dowd treated 428 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 73

CMS counts 428 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Dowd in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 169 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high blood pressure. 25% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.54, 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. Dowd's median patient age at 67, with 52% women.

Medicare patients, 2024428
Average age73
Average risk score1.54
Also on Medicaid25%

Dr. Dowd's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Dowd's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women24457%
  • Men18443%

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

  1. Arthritis75%
  2. High blood pressure75%
  3. High cholesterol75%
  4. Anxiety45%
  5. Diabetes42%
  6. Ischemic heart disease41%
  7. Mood disorders39%
  8. Depression36%

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

Dr. Dowd's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 67

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women52%
  • Men47%

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

Dr. Gregory Clinton Dowd wrote 436 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Dowd wrote 436 Medicare Part D claims for 177 patients. 99% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 343 of them, across 10 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $3,594 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 382 claims across 10 drugs.

Part D claims, 2024436
Drugs named by CMS10
Total drug cost$3,594
Part D patients177

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

  • Generic431 claims99%
  • Brand-name and other5 claims1%

Dr. Dowd'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. Dowd's Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids22%97 of 436 claims
  • Antibiotics11%46 of 436 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: 3822024: 34310%

Drugs named by CMS: 10 in 2024, 10 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. Gregory Clinton Dowd scored 75 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 75 out of 100 for Dr. Dowd for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. CMS counts 118 procedures of spinal fusion by Dr. Dowd, more than 78% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

MIPS final score, 2024
75 of 100

Where Dr. Dowd ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Spinal fusion
78th percentile118 procedures
Laminectomy or laminotomy (partial removal of spine bones)
73rd percentile44 procedures

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Sources: 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. Gregory Clinton Dowd received $909 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 18 general payments to Dr. Dowd from 8 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 80% of the total. Integrity Implants Inc. paid the most, $494.

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

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

$909in total
  • Food and beverage$73080%
  • Travel and lodging$18020%

Companies that paid Dr. Dowd 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

Sources for Dr. Gregory Clinton Dowd'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 percentilesClinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Gregory Clinton Dowd's NPI number?

Dr. Gregory Clinton Dowd's NPI number is 1689672446. It was assigned on July 14, 2005, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Gregory Clinton Dowd?

Dr. Gregory Clinton Dowd is a neurosurgeon in Alexandria, Louisiana. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Neurological Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 207T00000X).

Where does Dr. Gregory Clinton Dowd practice?

Dr. Dowd practices at 651 North Bolton Ave, Alexandria, LA 71301. Dr. Dowd's primary practice is CHRISTUS Central Louisiana Surgical Hospital in Alexandria, Louisiana, part of CHRISTUS Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Dowd to 3 hospitals, 3 group practices and clinics, 2 medical groups and 1 ambulatory surgery center.

What is Dr. Gregory Clinton Dowd's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Dowd is (318) 449-6400.

What is Dr. Gregory Clinton Dowd's medical license number?

Dr. Dowd holds Louisiana license MD.022440.

Which hospitals is Dr. Gregory Clinton Dowd affiliated with?

Dr. Dowd practices at CHRISTUS Central Louisiana Surgical Hospital in Alexandria, Louisiana. Dr. Dowd is also affiliated with CHRISTUS St. Frances Cabrini Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Dowd to 3 more hospitals.

What medical group is Dr. Gregory Clinton Dowd part of?

Dr. Dowd is linked to Physical Therapy Services of West Louisiana, Inc. Dmand AI links Dr. Dowd to 2 more medical groups.

Does Dr. Gregory Clinton Dowd accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Dowd billed Medicare for 1,554 services in 2024.

What is Dr. Gregory Clinton Dowd's MIPS score?

Dr. Dowd's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 75 out of 100, reported as part of a group.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Gregory Clinton Dowd see?

CMS counts 428 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Dowd in 2024, with an average age of 73.

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What services does Dr. Gregory Clinton Dowd bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Dowd's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), injected or infused drug (J1010) and surgery: brain, spine and nerves (64483).

What drugs does Dr. Gregory Clinton Dowd prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Dowd's most prescribed drugs by claims were Gabapentin, Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen and Methylprednisolone.

Has Dr. Gregory Clinton Dowd received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $909 in general payments to Dr. Dowd from 8 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Integrity Implants Inc.

How long has Dr. Gregory Clinton Dowd been practicing?

Dr. Dowd graduated from medical school in 1994, 32 years ago.

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