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Harry F Bowles, MD

Anesthesiology · Greenbrae

NPI 1255355251

Medicare standing
Clear
Enrolled, allowed to bill and order, not excluded
Plans that list them
3
1 carrier
Office
1
Since medical school
40 years
University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, 1986

Offices

1 location · Anesthesiology Consultants of Marin · 32 clinicians in this group

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Hospitals listed: Marinhealth Medical Center. That is not proof they admit you there this week.

Plans that list them

3 plans · 1 carrier

A missing listing does not mean out of network. Directories change, and a listing does not cover every office. Call Dr. Bowles’s office at (415) 925-7000 to confirm they take your plan. Ask about the office you use, its medical group, referrals and appointments.

Plans whose provider directory lists this clinician
Imperial Courage Plan (HMO)Imperial Health Plan of California, Inc.ListedSep 1, 2026
Imperial Dynamic Plan (HMO)Imperial Health Plan of California, Inc.ListedSep 1, 2026
Imperial Senior Value (HMO C-SNP)Imperial Health Plan of California, Inc.ListedSep 1, 2026

California Medical Board record

Licence G61794 · Current

Licensed to practise in California · since 1987 · expires 2027-11-30 · University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine.

No disciplinary actions, convictions, malpractice judgments or citations in this record.

School, training and certification

What this clinician told their state board, medical school and everything before it. Only some states publish this, so nothing here means the state does not say, not that there was no training or certification.

Specialty certification

  • American Board of Anesthesiology - Anesthesiology
  • American Board of Preventive Medicine - Addiction Medicine

Hospitals they work in

1 hospital

These rate the hospital, not this clinician. Most measures at most hospitals are no different from the national rate.

  • Marinhealth Medical CenterGreenbrae, CAAcute Care Hospital · Government - Hospital District or Authority · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of MarinHealthPatients rate it 3 of 5 · 76% would definitely recommend it
    Overall rating: 5 of 5 starsWorse than the national rate — Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate: 5.66 (3.59 to 7.73) · 1,505 cases, Jul 2022 – Jun 2024Better than the national rate — Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): 0.177, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.446, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
See every measure and the patient survey for Marinhealth Medical Center

Behind the star rating — Deaths: 2 better, 6 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 1 better, 6 the same, 0 worse of 7 measures. Readmissions: 3 better, 8 the same, 0 worse of 11 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.

Every scored measure at Marinhealth Medical Center
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths5.66 (3.59 to 7.73) · 1,505 casesWorseJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.177BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections0.446BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths0.85 (0 to 1.83) · 1,056 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths1.04 (0.72 to 1.36)No differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths167.34 (112.58 to 222.09) · 57 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths1.9 · 47 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths8.5 · 119 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths9.6 · 257 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths9.5 · 428 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths11.4 · 477 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths9.3 · 197 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths3.1 · 2,827 casesNoneJul 2024 – Jun 2025
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths0.18 (0 to 0.38) · 6,990 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths0.21 (0.02 to 0.41) · 6,838 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths1.41 (0 to 3) · 664 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths2.86 (1.4 to 4.33) · 1,436 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths10.38 (3.68 to 17.08) · 705 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths4.38 (0.72 to 8.04) · 672 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths1.66 (0.18 to 3.15) · 300 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths0.56 (0 to 1.25) · 5,550 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths3.4 · 76 casesNoneApr 2023 – Mar 2025
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.396No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
MRSA BacteremiaInfections0No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections0No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits13.1 · 275 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits22 · 427 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits-20.3 · 289 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits3.3 · 494 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits-4.9 · 499 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits17.9 · 435 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits5.5 (3.6 to 8.4) · 93 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits11.2 (7.8 to 16) · 93 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits6.6 · 84 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits10.5 · 53 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits19.3 · 111 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits13 (10.3 to 16.5) · 2,119 casesNo differentJan 2022 – Dec 2024
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits1.1 (0.8 to 1.4) · 670 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024

What patients said (1,233 patients answered, 19% of those asked)

Patient survey stars by topic at Marinhealth Medical Center
Cleanliness3
Nurse communication3
Doctor communication3
Communication about medicines2
Discharge information3
Overall hospital rating4
Quietness3
Recommend hospital4
Share of patients giving the best answer at Marinhealth Medical Center
Room was "always" clean68%
Nurses "always" communicated well73%
Doctors "always" communicated well74%
Staff "always" explained56%
Yes, staff "did" give patients this information85%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge85%
Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand71%
Doctors "always" listened carefully72%
Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect80%
Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high)72%
Staff "always" explained new medications70%
Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand68%
Nurses "always" listened carefully68%
Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect82%
"Always" quiet at night48%
"YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital76%
Staff "always" explained possible side effects43%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms85%

Original Medicare doctor bills

$16,488

Medicare paid this office $16,488 for 101 people.

This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.

Largest Original Medicare bills
Anesthesia for x-ray or radiation therapy12$1,907$159

Procedures year by year

Procedures billed to Original Medicare by year
Procedure201920202021202220232024
Injection of local anesthetic for abdominal wall pain control on both sides using imaging guidance16–––––
Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into thigh nerve (femoral nerve)12–––––
Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin12–––––

Times billed to Original Medicare each year. A blank year means fewer than 11 people had it, or none: Medicare does not publish smaller counts. Medicare Advantage patients are not included.

Who their Medicare patients are

101 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 76 · Women 52% · Also on Medicaid 17% · Health risk score 1.93. Above the middle of the specialty; the typical anesthesiology clinician is at 1.54.

Conditions among them: High blood pressure 62% · Atrial fibrillation 35% · Coronary heart disease 31% · Depression 30% · Chronic kidney disease 29% · Diabetes 27% · Heart failure 27% · Cancer 22% · COPD 14% · Stroke 13%.

The office billed $110,000, Medicare allowed $20,976 and paid $16,488; for 111 services of 39 kinds.

Original Medicare patients only. A risk score of 1.0 is the average Medicare patient; higher means sicker. Any count under 11 is hidden.

Year by year

Original Medicare by year
2024101111761.93$110,000$16,488
20234953751.00$69,950$7,228
20226782751.18$123,037$11,941
2021129175761.25$270,888$27,160
2020102130741.21$175,939$18,619
2019173281751.31$392,908$39,941
2018213431731.40$565,710$55,394
2017191361741.34$394,985$49,900
2016174267741.59$236,958$36,379
2015138205741.14$139,968$21,933
2014170214741.08$139,919$23,678
2013354490751.23$378,090$61,647

Original Medicare only. A service billed for fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden, so the lines can add up to less than the year's total.

See the services billed each year

2023: 1 service

Original Medicare services billed in 2023
Anesthesia for lens surgery21$2,487$118

2022: 2 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2022
Anesthesia for lens surgery20$2,613$124
Anesthesia for other procedure on skin of arms, legs, and front body11$1,913$174

2021: 1 service

Original Medicare services billed in 2021
Anesthesia for lens surgery51$6,078$117

2020: 1 service

Original Medicare services billed in 2020
Anesthesia for lens surgery61$8,188$126

2019: 6 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2019
Anesthesia for lens surgery77$10,697$130
Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement28$795$27
Injection of local anesthetic for abdominal wall pain control on both sides using imaging guidance16$775$48
Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into thigh nerve (femoral nerve)12$621$52
Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin12$454$38
Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access11$135$12

2018: 9 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2018
Anesthesia for procedure for total knee joint replacement22$6,742$306
Anesthesia for total hip replacement19$6,051$318
Anesthesia for lens surgery22$2,772$126
Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement87$2,385$27
Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into thigh nerve (femoral nerve)26$1,358$52
Injection of local anesthetic for abdominal wall pain control on both sides using imaging guidance16$669$42
Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin14$496$35
Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into other nerve or branch12$375$21
Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access13$149$11

2017: 10 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2017
Anesthesia for extensive surgery on spine14$6,892$492
Anesthesia for total hip replacement16$5,009$313
Anesthesia for procedure for total knee joint replacement14$4,410$315
Anesthesia for lens surgery24$3,030$126
Injection of substance into lower spine canal24$1,825$76
Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement50$1,383$28
Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin15$607$40
Continuous infusion of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into thigh nerve (femoral nerve) through catheter15$602$40
Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into thigh nerve (femoral nerve)14$561$40
Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access12$147$12

2016: 4 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2016
Anesthesia for lens surgery37$4,946$130
Anesthesia for procedure on gastrointestinal tract using an endoscope13$2,304$177
Injections of substances into lower or sacral spine13$1,094$78
Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement28$827$29

2015: 4 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2015
Anesthesia for lens surgery41$5,563$132
Anesthesia for procedure on eyelid11$2,128$193
Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement37$1,043$28
Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into arm nerve bundle (brachial plexus)20$825$41

2014: 5 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2014
Anesthesia for lens surgery71$9,330$128
Anesthesia for nerve block and injection procedure, prone position18$2,154$113
Anesthesia for x-ray procedure (accessed through the skin) on spine and spinal cord17$2,117$118
Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into arm nerve bundle (brachial plexus)22$1,206$55
Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement31$877$28

2013: 6 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2013
Anesthesia for lens surgery196$28,975$123
Anesthesia for x-ray procedure (accessed through the skin) on spine and spinal cord35$4,407$119
Anesthesia for other procedure on top of arm bone and shoulder joint15$3,466$231
Anesthesia for other procedure or exam of knee joint using an endoscope11$1,557$142
Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into arm nerve bundle (brachial plexus)22$1,206$52
Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement33$976$27

Money from drug and device companies

$99 in 2022

Industry payments by year
202211None$99
201912None$49

Paid work is consulting, speaking, honoraria and royalties, as opposed to meals and travel.

A payment is not proof that care is biased.

Payments by company
TrevenaOlinvyk$99
1 payment
  • Meals for Olinvyk · 2022-11-07 · $99
See the published payment
Every published payment
TrevenaMeals · 2022-11-07Olinvyk$99
See earlier years (2019)

2019: $49

Payments by company in 2019
Mallinckrodt EnterprisesOfirmev$49
2 payments
  • Meals for Ofirmev · 2019-12-03 · $22
  • Meals for Ofirmev · 2019-05-01 · $27

Professional record

NPI
1255355251
Licence
CA G61794California G61794: Current · expires 2027-11-30
Trained
University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, 1986 · 40 years ago
Gender
Male
More record details
Sole proprietor
Yes
Medicaid ID
CA 00G617940
Taxonomy
Federal specialty code 207L00000X (207L00000X)
Mailing address
Po Box 80278, City of Industry, CA, 91716
NPI first listed
2006-07-26
NPI last updated
2010-11-01

This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.