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Dr. Mark Thomas Bowen, OD

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Specializes in: Optometry (Primary Eye Care)
University of Houston College of Optometry
Professional interests include: eye problems
2495 Shreveport Highway
Pineville, LA 71360

Dr. Mark Thomas Bowen, OD is an optometrist in Pineville, LA specializing in optometry (primary eye care). He graduated from University of Houston College of Optometry. Dr. Mark Thomas Bowen, OD is affiliated with U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

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Office Locations

2495 Shreveport Highway
Pineville, LA 71360
(318) 473-0010
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Some issues Dr. Mark Thomas Bowen, OD can help you with:

Eye Problems

Millions of people every year have problems with their eyes. Some of the most common eye problems are refractive disorders, glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy, macular degeneration, and cataracts.

Refractive disorders happen when the shape of the eye doesn't let allow someone focus very precisely. They might be myopic (nearsighted), hyperopic (farsighted), or have an astigmatism, which is a focus problem caused by the cornea. Refractive disorders can be corrected by glasses or contacts.

Glaucoma is the leading cause of blindness in the United States. It happens when fluid pressure builds up within the eye and damages the optic nerve. It is treated with medications and surgery.

Diabetic retinopathy is a common complication of diabetes. The retina is tissue at the back of the eye that is filled with numerous, tiny blood vessels. When diabetes damages these delicate blood vessels, they burst or leak, leading to blind spots and blurred vision. Diabetic retinopathy can be treated with laser therapy and surgery, but often vision cannot be restored.

Macular degeneration is common in older adults. The macula is the central part of the retina and is responsible for crisp center vision. Over time, the cells in the macula begin to die, making central vision blurry. An early symptom of macular degeneration is that straight lines appear wavy.

Cataracts happen when the clear lens in the front of the eye becomes cloudy, making things look blurry or faded. They are extremely common in older people. By age 80, more than half of all Americans will have had a cataract. In early stages, prescription glasses and magnifying lenses can help. As the cataracts get worse, surgery to replace the lens may be the best option.

More than just one of the five senses, the eyes are heavily relied upon to communicate, work, and get around every day. It's important to have regular eye exams for vision stays in good shape for years to come.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mark Thomas Bowen, OD treated as an optometrist in Pineville, LA during 2012 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark Thomas Bowen, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 11
eye procedures 497

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mark Thomas Bowen, OD treated as an optometrist in Pineville, LA during 2013 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark Thomas Bowen, OD for Medicare patients.

eye procedures 492

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Thomas Bowen, OD.

Gender
Male 141
Female 211
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 316
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 158
From 75 to 84 114
85 and over 40
Less than 65 40

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Thomas Bowen, OD in 2013

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 48
Stroke 7
Ischemic Heart Disease 43
Depression 14
Chronic Kidney Disease 16
Asthma 5
Osteoperosis 7
Atrial Fibrilation 10
Heart Failure 23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 19
Diabetes 36
Dementia 11
Cancer 7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mark Thomas Bowen, OD treated as an optometrist in Pineville, LA during 2014 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark Thomas Bowen, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 22
eye procedures 463

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Thomas Bowen, OD.

Gender
Male 134
Female 204
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 304
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 148
From 75 to 84 114
85 and over 31
Less than 65 45

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Thomas Bowen, OD in 2014

Hypertension 74
High Cholesterol 46
Stroke 4
Ischemic Heart Disease 45
Depression 19
Chronic Kidney Disease 19
Asthma 4
Osteoperosis 8
Atrial Fibrilation 10
Heart Failure 22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 22
Diabetes 38
Dementia 12
Cancer 9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mark Thomas Bowen, OD treated as an optometrist in Pineville, LA during 2015 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark Thomas Bowen, OD for Medicare patients.

eye procedures 456

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Thomas Bowen, OD.

Gender
Male 292
Female 434
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 656
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 302
From 75 to 84 270
85 and over 74
Less than 65 80

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Thomas Bowen, OD in 2015

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 50
Stroke 5
Ischemic Heart Disease 45
Depression 22
Chronic Kidney Disease 19
Asthma 12
Osteoperosis 8
Atrial Fibrilation 8
Heart Failure 23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 22
Diabetes 36
Dementia 14
Cancer 10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mark Thomas Bowen, OD treated as an optometrist in Pineville, LA during 2016 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark Thomas Bowen, OD for Medicare patients.

eye procedures 395

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Thomas Bowen, OD.

Gender
Male 119
Female 204
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 290
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 140
From 75 to 84 101
85 and over 37
Less than 65 45

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Thomas Bowen, OD in 2016

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 50
Stroke 4
Ischemic Heart Disease 42
Depression 18
Chronic Kidney Disease 19
Asthma 20
Osteoperosis 7
Atrial Fibrilation 9
Heart Failure 21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 19
Diabetes 40
Dementia 12
Cancer 8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mark Thomas Bowen, OD treated as an optometrist in Pineville, LA during 2017 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark Thomas Bowen, OD for Medicare patients.

eye procedures 552

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Thomas Bowen, OD.

Gender
Male 156
Female 223
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 333
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 164
From 75 to 84 121
85 and over 41
Less than 65 53

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Thomas Bowen, OD in 2017

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 55
Stroke 5
Ischemic Heart Disease 44
Depression 21
Chronic Kidney Disease 23
Asthma 4
Osteoperosis 6
Atrial Fibrilation 11
Heart Failure 22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 19
Diabetes 42
Dementia 13
Cancer 10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mark Thomas Bowen, OD treated as an optometrist in Pineville, LA during 2018 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark Thomas Bowen, OD for Medicare patients.

eye procedures 488

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Thomas Bowen, OD.

Gender
Male 146
Female 213
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 317
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 160
From 75 to 84 102
85 and over 57
Less than 65 40

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Thomas Bowen, OD in 2018

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 58
Stroke 6
Ischemic Heart Disease 45
Depression 18
Chronic Kidney Disease 22
Asthma 0
Osteoperosis 7
Atrial Fibrilation 10
Heart Failure 20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 17
Diabetes 38
Dementia 14
Cancer 8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mark Thomas Bowen, OD treated as an optometrist in Pineville, LA during 2019 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark Thomas Bowen, OD for Medicare patients.

eye procedures 394

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Thomas Bowen, OD.

Gender
Male 132
Female 184
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 288
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 156
From 75 to 84 88
85 and over 42
Less than 65 30

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Thomas Bowen, OD in 2019

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 57
Stroke 5
Ischemic Heart Disease 41
Depression 17
Chronic Kidney Disease 24
Asthma 4
Osteoperosis 7
Atrial Fibrilation 10
Heart Failure 19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 16
Diabetes 34
Dementia 11
Cancer 7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mark Thomas Bowen, OD treated as an optometrist in Pineville, LA during 2020 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark Thomas Bowen, OD for Medicare patients.

eye procedures 308

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Thomas Bowen, OD.

Gender
Male 118
Female 154
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 251
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 147
From 75 to 84 70
85 and over 36
Less than 65 19

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Thomas Bowen, OD in 2020

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 52
Stroke 4
Ischemic Heart Disease 38
Depression 18
Chronic Kidney Disease 22
Asthma 0
Osteoperosis 7
Atrial Fibrilation 8
Heart Failure 18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 13
Diabetes 36
Dementia 11
Cancer 8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mark Thomas Bowen, OD treated as an optometrist in Pineville, LA during 2021 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark Thomas Bowen, OD for Medicare patients.

eye procedures 370

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Thomas Bowen, OD.

Gender
Male 120
Female 179
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 272
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 154
From 75 to 84 91
85 and over 34
Less than 65 20

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Thomas Bowen, OD in 2021

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 64
Stroke 4
Ischemic Heart Disease 39
Depression 18
Chronic Kidney Disease 20
Asthma 0
Osteoperosis 7
Atrial Fibrilation 9
Heart Failure 14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 12
Diabetes 37
Dementia 11
Cancer 9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mark Thomas Bowen, OD treated as an optometrist in Pineville, LA during 2022 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark Thomas Bowen, OD for Medicare patients.

eye procedures 278

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Thomas Bowen, OD.

Gender
Male 93
Female 135
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 212
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 114
From 75 to 84 75
85 and over 26
Less than 65 13

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Thomas Bowen, OD in 2022

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 69
Stroke 6
Ischemic Heart Disease 31
Depression 16
Chronic Kidney Disease 18
Asthma 7
Osteoperosis 11
Atrial Fibrilation 15
Heart Failure 13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 15
Diabetes 37
Dementia 7
Cancer 14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark Thomas Bowen, OD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Mark Thomas Bowen, OD treated as an optometrist in Pineville, LA were eye procedures.

doctor visit 16
eye procedures 426

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Thomas Bowen, OD.

Gender
Male 131
Female 194
Ethnicity
Black / African American 0
Asian / Pacific Islander 0
Non-Hispanic White 294
Native American / Alaskan Native 0
Hispanic 0
Other 0
Age
75 to 84 104
85 and over 38
Less than 65 35
65 to 74 149

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Thomas Bowen, OD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Mark Thomas Bowen, OD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension 68
High Cholesterol 49
Stroke 4
Ischemic Heart Disease 37
Depression 16
Chronic Kidney Disease 18
Asthma 5
Osteoporosis 6
Heart Failure 17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 15
Diabetes 34
Atrial Fibrillation 9
Dementia 10
Cancer 8

Education & Training

Dr. Mark Thomas Bowen, OD graduated from University of Houston College of Optometry. He has a state license in Louisiana.

Medical School: University of Houston College of Optometry

Licensed In: Louisiana

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Mark Thomas Bowen, OD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Mark Thomas Bowen, OD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

Payments by Company
GLAUKOS CORPORATION $614 ISTENT TRABECULAR MICRO-BYPASS STENT SYSTEM
$114
$500
Alcon Laboratories Inc $300
$300
Allergan Inc. $232 RESTASIS
$232
Optos, Inc. $180 scanning laser ophthalmoscope
$180
Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. $128 ACTHAR
$128
Other $282 TEARCARE SYSTEM
$104 		Soft contact lenses
$94 		VUITY
$41 		RESTASIS MULTIDOSE
$31 		XIIDRA
$11
Types of Payments
Food and Beverage $936
Consulting Fee $500
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program $300

Biography

Dr. Mark Bowen practices optometry (primary eye care). His clinical interests include eye problems. He is professionally affiliated with U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

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