Dr. Kraig S. Bower, MD

Dr. Bower practices at Johns Hopkins Hospital Nelson/Harvey Building in Baltimore, Maryland.

Dr. Bower's NPI, 1669578274, was assigned on September 15, 2006. Dr. Bower graduated from UT Southwestern Medical Center in 1984. Dr. Bower holds Maryland license D0052020.

Dr. Bower's primary practice is Johns Hopkins Hospital Nelson/Harvey Building, at 600 N Wolfe St, Baltimore, MD 21287 in Baltimore City. The practice phone is (855) 662-3017.

Dr. Bower's primary practice is Johns Hopkins Hospital Nelson/Harvey Building in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Bower is also affiliated with The Johns Hopkins Hospital. The medical group on file is Johns Hopkins University. Dmand AI also links Dr. Bower to 1 more ambulatory surgery center and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Bower practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Ophthalmology is Dr. Bower's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207W00000X. Dr. Bower is board certified in ophthalmology by the American Board of Ophthalmology. Dmand AI has Dr. Bower's licenses on file in 4 states: Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Mexico and Texas.

Dmand AI lists cataract, cataract surgery with lens implant, conjunctivitis, dry eye, eye infection or inflammation, eyelid inflammation, glaucoma and hereditary corneal conditions among the conditions Dr. Bower treats.

CMS data shows 292 Medicare services from Dr. Bower across 9 procedure codes in 2024, for 224 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $25,696 for them.

CMS counts 224 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Bower in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 102 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 14% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 0.99, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Bower's median patient age at 72, with 58% women.

In 2024, Dr. Bower wrote 43 Medicare Part D claims for 25 patients. 58% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 17 of them, across 1 drug with 11 or more claims each, at $554 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 369 claims across 4 drugs.

Cataract surgery: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 99 papers to Dr. Bower, published from 2007 to 2025. 2022 was the busiest year, with 3. The most frequent topics are Visual Acuity, Photorefractive Keratectomy and Lasers, Excimer. Dr. Bower has published most often in J Cataract Refract Surg. Dr. Bower's most frequent co-authors are Richard David Stutzman, MD, Michael Mines, MD and Marcus H. Colyer, MD.

Dmand AI links Dr. Bower to 9 clinical trials. Conditions studied include Myopia, Refractive Errors and Astigmatism. Walter Reed Army Medical Center sponsors the most, 6.

Dmand AI lists 3 awards for Dr. Bower, most recently CMS Stage 1 EHR in 2014.

Dr. Bower graduated from UT Southwestern Medical Center in 1984. Dr. Bower is a member of AAO and ACS.

Dr. Bower is in network with 6 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 4. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.