Dr. Michael Christopher Abowd, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 2,499
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 943
- Part D claims, 2024
- 1,471
- Publications
- 4
- Hospital affiliations
- 1
- Practice address
- 1 Owens Corning Pkwy, Toledo, OH 43659
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Promedica Physicians Owens Corning - HOPD
Acute Care Hospital outpatient department · Toledo, Ohio
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Dr. Michael Christopher Abowd is an ophthalmologist in Toledo, Ohio
Dr. Abowd practices at Promedica Physicians Owens Corning - HOPD in Toledo, Ohio.
Dr. Abowd's NPI, 1972575371, was assigned on February 2, 2006. Dr. Abowd graduated from University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences in 2000. Dr. Abowd holds Ohio license 35-085967A.
- NPI
- 1972575371NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 1456324276
- NPI enumeration date
- February 2, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 52
- Medical school graduation
- 2000
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Michael Christopher Abowd practices at 2 locations in Toledo, Ohio
Dr. Abowd's primary practice is Promedica Physicians Owens Corning - HOPD, at 1 Owens Corning Pkwy, Toledo, OH 43659. Dr. Abowd also practices at ProMedica Central Physicians, 100 Madison Ave, Toledo, OH 43604.
- Promedica Physicians Owens Corning - HOPDPrimary1 Owens Corning Pkwy, Toledo, OH 43659
- ProMedica Central Physicians100 Madison Ave, Toledo, OH 43604 · Lucas CountyPhone(567) 585-1964
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. Michael Christopher Abowd is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Abowd's primary practice is Promedica Physicians Owens Corning - HOPD in Toledo, Ohio. Dr. Abowd is also affiliated with ProMedica Toledo Hospital. The medical group on file is ProMedica Physicians. Dmand AI also links Dr. Abowd to 1 more group practice or clinic, named with a free account.
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Michael Christopher Abowd's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Abowd practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Promedica Physicians Owens Corning - HOPD | Available with a free account |
| +2 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Michael Christopher Abowd is one of 658 ophthalmologists in Ohio
Ophthalmology is Dr. Abowd's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207W00000X. Dr. Abowd is board certified in ophthalmology by the American Board of Ophthalmology. Dmand AI has Dr. Abowd's licenses on file in 2 states: Ohio and Michigan.
Specialties and state licenses
- Ophthalmology, OhioPrimary
- Michigan license
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists age-related macular degeneration, cataract, cataract surgery with lens implant, conjunctivitis, dry eye, eye infection or inflammation, eyelid inflammation and glaucoma among the conditions Dr. Abowd treats.
Ophthalmologists near Dr. Abowd
Counts of ophthalmologists 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. Michael Christopher Abowd billed Medicare for 2,499 services in 2024
CMS data shows 2,499 Medicare services from Dr. Abowd across 25 procedure codes in 2024, for 943 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $299,478 for them. Every service was in an office.
Dr. Abowd's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 8722024: 98313%
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 9442024: 9193%
- Surgery
- 2023: 4982024: 59720%
Dr. Abowd compared with the Ohio median for ophthalmologists, 2024
- Dr. Abowd
- Ohio median
- Medicare services
- 2,499vs 1,1852.1 times
- Medicare patients
- 943vs 47798% above
- Part D claims
- 1,365vs 6412.1 times
Medians across 673 ophthalmologists in Ohio with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Abowd'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. Michael Christopher Abowd treated 943 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75
CMS counts 943 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Abowd in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 466 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 73% have high blood pressure. 3% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.07, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Abowd's median patient age at 74, with 57% women.
Dr. Abowd's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Abowd's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women57261%
- Men37139%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Abowd's Medicare patients, 2024
- High cholesterol75%
- High blood pressure73%
- Arthritis52%
- Diabetes25%
- Ischemic heart disease24%
- Chronic kidney disease20%
- Anxiety19%
- Mood disorders19%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Abowd's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 74
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women57%
- Men42%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Michael Christopher Abowd wrote 1,471 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Abowd wrote 1,471 Medicare Part D claims for 696 patients. 78% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,365 of them, across 18 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $64,753 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,159 claims across 15 drugs.
Dr. Abowd's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic1,151 claims78%
- Brand-name320 claims22%
Dr. Abowd'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. Abowd's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids1%12 of 1,471 claims
- Antibiotics4%62 of 1,471 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: 1,1592024: 1,36518%
Drugs named by CMS: 18 in 2024, 15 in 2023.
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. Michael Christopher Abowd ranks in the 94th percentile for cataract surgery in Medicare
Dr. Abowd accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 441 procedures of cataract surgery by Dr. Abowd, more than 94% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Where Dr. Abowd ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Cataract surgery
- 94th percentile441 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Melanoma (skin cancer) excision: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Removal or shaving of skin growth: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Skin biopsy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Michael Christopher Abowd has 4 publications on record
Dmand AI links 4 papers to Dr. Abowd, published from 2020 to 2021. Dr. Abowd's most frequent co-author is Ayad Edward Abrou, MD.
Dr. Abowd's most frequent co-authors
Recent publications by Dr. Abowd
J Cataract Refract Surg
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Michael Christopher Abowd received $304 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 14 general payments to Dr. Abowd from 7 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 89% of the total. Alcon Laboratories Inc paid the most, $126.
General payments to Dr. Abowd by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Abowd by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Food and beverage$27089%
- Education$3411%
Companies that paid Dr. Abowd the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Michael Christopher Abowd has 2 awards and honors on record
Dmand AI lists 2 awards for Dr. Abowd, most recently CMS Stage 1 2012 in 2012.
Awards and honors for Dr. Abowd
- 2012
- CMS Stage 1 2012
- Undated
- AAO Fellow
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Michael Christopher Abowd graduated from University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences
Dr. Abowd graduated from University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences in 2000. Dr. Abowd is a member of AAO.
- Medical school
- Board certified in ophthalmology
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Michael Christopher Abowd accepts plans from 23 insurance carriers
Dr. Abowd is in network with 23 carriers, including Aetna, Health Alliance Plan and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 14. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- Health Alliance Plan
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- Elevance
- HCSC
- Priority Health
- United Healthcare
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
- +15 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Abowd accepts, by number of carriers
- HMO14
- PPO14
- Medicare12
- POS8
- EPO5
- Medicaid2
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Michael Christopher Abowd's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Practice Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare 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 percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Awards and committee roles | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Michael Christopher Abowd's NPI number?
Dr. Michael Christopher Abowd's NPI number is 1972575371. It was assigned on February 2, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Michael Christopher Abowd?
Dr. Michael Christopher Abowd is an ophthalmologist in Toledo, Ohio. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Ophthalmology Physician (taxonomy code 207W00000X).
Where does Dr. Michael Christopher Abowd practice?
Dr. Abowd practices at 1 Owens Corning Pkwy, Toledo, OH 43659. Dr. Abowd also practices at 100 Madison Ave, Toledo, OH 43604. Dr. Abowd's primary practice is Promedica Physicians Owens Corning - HOPD in Toledo, Ohio. Dmand AI also links Dr. Abowd to 1 group practice or clinic.
What is Dr. Michael Christopher Abowd's medical license number?
Dr. Abowd holds Ohio license 35-085967A, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.
Which states has Dr. Michael Christopher Abowd been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Abowd in Ohio (2005 to 2027) and Michigan (2000 to 2026).
Which hospitals is Dr. Michael Christopher Abowd affiliated with?
Dr. Abowd is affiliated with ProMedica Toledo Hospital.
What medical group is Dr. Michael Christopher Abowd part of?
Dr. Abowd is linked to ProMedica Physicians.
Does Dr. Michael Christopher Abowd accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Abowd billed Medicare for 2,499 services in 2024, and Dr. Abowd accepts Medicare assignment.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Michael Christopher Abowd see?
CMS counts 943 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Abowd in 2024, with an average age of 75.
Is Dr. Michael Christopher Abowd board certified?
Yes. Dr. Abowd is board certified in ophthalmology by the American Board of Ophthalmology.
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What services does Dr. Michael Christopher Abowd bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Abowd's most billed Medicare services were eye exam or test (92136), office visit, established patient (99214) and office visit, established patient (99213).
Where did Dr. Michael Christopher Abowd go to medical school?
Dr. Abowd graduated from University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences in 2000.
What drugs does Dr. Michael Christopher Abowd prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Abowd's most prescribed drugs by claims were Erythromycin, Latanoprost and Ketorolac Tromethamine.
Has Dr. Michael Christopher Abowd received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $304 in general payments to Dr. Abowd from 7 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Alcon Laboratories Inc.
How long has Dr. Michael Christopher Abowd been practicing?
Dr. Abowd graduated from medical school in 2000, 26 years ago.
Does Dr. Michael Christopher Abowd do research?
Dmand AI links 4 publications to Dr. Abowd, published from 2020 to 2021.
Who does Dr. Michael Christopher Abowd publish with?
Dr. Abowd's most frequent co-authors are Ayad Edward Abrou, MD (1 shared paper).
What insurance does Dr. Michael Christopher Abowd accept?
Dr. Abowd is in network with 23 carriers, including Aetna, Health Alliance Plan and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 14. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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