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Dr. William Scott Bowen, MD

(944 Ratings)

Specializes in: Sports Medicine and Adult Orthopedic Reconstructive Surgery

Professional interests include: minimally invasive procedures, reconstructive surgery

5220 Northshore Drive
Little Rock, AR 72118

(501) 663-6455

Dr. William Scott Bowen, MD is a sports medicine doctor in Little Rock, AR specializing in sports medicine and adult orthopedic reconstructive surgery. Dr. William Scott Bowen, MD is affiliated with Bowen Hefley Orthopedics.

Office Locations

Bowen Hefley Orthopedics

5220 Northshore Drive
Little Rock, AR 72118

(501) 663-6455

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5220 Northshore Drive
North Little Rock, AR 72118

(501) 663-6455

(501) 663-4877

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. William Scott Bowen, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Volume:

joint surgery

knee X-ray

major joint aspiration

major joint injection

musculoskeletal imaging

reconstructive surgery

In 2023, Dr. William Scott Bowen, MD performed more joint surgery, knee X-ray, major joint aspiration, major joint injection, musculoskeletal imaging, and reconstructive surgery procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within Arkansas.

Top 10%

By Volume:

lower extremity surgery

total knee replacement

In 2023, Dr. William Scott Bowen, MD performed more lower extremity surgery, and total knee replacement procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within Arkansas.

Top 25%

By Volume:

arthroscopic rotator cuff repair

hip replacement

minimally invasive surgery

MRI

shoulder MRI

shoulder surgery

total shoulder replacement

wrist MRI

By Affordability:

X-rays

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Arkansas, Dr. William Scott Bowen, MD performed more arthroscopic rotator cuff repair, hip replacement, minimally invasive surgery, MRI (magnetic resonance imaging), shoulder MRI, shoulder surgery, total shoulder replacement, and wrist MRI procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for X-rays that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William Scott Bowen, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Little Rock, AR during 2012 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Scott Bowen, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	1078
decompression surgery	44
doctor visit	1494
excision	30
hip imaging	295
injections	1078
joint surgery	261
lower extremity surgery	140
minimally invasive procedures	123
musculoskeletal imaging	1302
pelvic imaging	274
reconstructive surgery	138
upper extremity surgery	121
X-rays	1600

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William Scott Bowen, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Little Rock, AR during 2013 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Scott Bowen, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	932
decompression surgery	40
doctor visit	1381
excision	31
hip imaging	231
injections	932
joint surgery	251
lower extremity surgery	123
minimally invasive procedures	116
musculoskeletal imaging	1136
pelvic imaging	253
reconstructive surgery	135
upper extremity surgery	128
X-rays	1427

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Scott Bowen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	378
Female	547

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	793
Black	117
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	427
From 75 to 84	288
85 and over	71
Less than 65	139

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Scott Bowen, MD in 2013

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	13
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	26
Dementia	6
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William Scott Bowen, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Little Rock, AR during 2014 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Scott Bowen, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	863
decompression surgery	27
doctor visit	1256
hip imaging	256
injections	863
joint surgery	202
lower extremity surgery	122
minimally invasive procedures	72
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	64
musculoskeletal imaging	1073
pelvic imaging	248
reconstructive surgery	130
spinal procedures	15
upper extremity surgery	80
X-rays	1308

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Scott Bowen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	335
Female	537

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	742
Black	115
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	429
From 75 to 84	265
85 and over	74
Less than 65	104

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Scott Bowen, MD in 2014

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	13
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	27
Dementia	5
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William Scott Bowen, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Little Rock, AR during 2015 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Scott Bowen, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	1134
decompression surgery	33
doctor visit	1466
excision	17
hip imaging	319
injections	1134
joint surgery	218
lower extremity surgery	116
minimally invasive procedures	94
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	100
musculoskeletal imaging	1311
open surgery	14
pelvic imaging	312
reconstructive surgery	124
spinal procedures	21
tendon surgery	14
upper extremity surgery	116
X-rays	1571

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Scott Bowen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	738
Female	1184

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1644
Black	248
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	912
From 75 to 84	600
85 and over	140
Less than 65	270

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Scott Bowen, MD in 2015

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	26
Dementia	5
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William Scott Bowen, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Little Rock, AR during 2016 were musculoskeletal imaging, aspiration, injections and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Scott Bowen, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	1243
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	11
decompression surgery	47
doctor visit	1583
excision	24
hip imaging	47
injections	1243
joint surgery	308
lower extremity surgery	164
minimally invasive procedures	154
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	155
musculoskeletal imaging	1258
reconstructive surgery	154
spinal procedures	44
upper extremity surgery	144
X-rays	1147

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Scott Bowen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	399
Female	620

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	850
Black	144
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	509
From 75 to 84	308
85 and over	74
Less than 65	128

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Scott Bowen, MD in 2016

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	26
Dementia	8
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William Scott Bowen, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Little Rock, AR during 2017 were aspiration, injections, musculoskeletal imaging and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Scott Bowen, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	1265
decompression surgery	29
doctor visit	1497
hip imaging	30
injections	1265
joint surgery	239
lower extremity surgery	156
minimally invasive procedures	82
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	106
musculoskeletal imaging	1209
reconstructive surgery	157
spinal procedures	18
upper extremity surgery	83
X-rays	1121

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Scott Bowen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	438
Female	625

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	913
Black	128
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	586
From 75 to 84	318
85 and over	59
Less than 65	100

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Scott Bowen, MD in 2017

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	26
Dementia	8
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William Scott Bowen, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Little Rock, AR during 2018 were aspiration, injections, musculoskeletal imaging and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Scott Bowen, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	1333
decompression surgery	40
doctor visit	1891
hip imaging	53
injections	1333
joint surgery	259
lower extremity surgery	145
minimally invasive procedures	98
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	132
musculoskeletal imaging	1234
reconstructive surgery	161
spinal procedures	26
upper extremity surgery	114
X-rays	1128

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Scott Bowen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	540
Female	743

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1114
Black	142
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	681
From 75 to 84	397
85 and over	81
Less than 65	124

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Scott Bowen, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	24
Dementia	7
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William Scott Bowen, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Little Rock, AR during 2019 were aspiration, injections, musculoskeletal imaging and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Scott Bowen, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	1557
decompression surgery	35
doctor visit	2097
hip imaging	51
injections	1557
joint surgery	256
lower extremity surgery	149
minimally invasive procedures	98
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	122
musculoskeletal imaging	1361
reconstructive surgery	158
spinal procedures	16
upper extremity surgery	107
X-rays	1255

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Scott Bowen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	568
Female	842

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1232
Black	154
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	13
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	759
From 75 to 84	449
85 and over	95
Less than 65	107

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Scott Bowen, MD in 2019

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	25
Dementia	7
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William Scott Bowen, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Little Rock, AR during 2020 were aspiration, injections, musculoskeletal imaging and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Scott Bowen, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	1200
decompression surgery	34
doctor visit	1807
hip imaging	26
injections	1200
joint surgery	229
lower extremity surgery	128
minimally invasive procedures	80
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	94
musculoskeletal imaging	1123
reconstructive surgery	149
spinal procedures	17
upper extremity surgery	101
X-rays	1046

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Scott Bowen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	565
Female	747

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1171
Black	117
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	739
From 75 to 84	403
85 and over	82
Less than 65	88

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Scott Bowen, MD in 2020

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	26
Dementia	6
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William Scott Bowen, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Little Rock, AR during 2021 were musculoskeletal imaging, aspiration, injections and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Scott Bowen, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	1129
decompression surgery	25
doctor visit	1872
hip imaging	17
injections	1129
joint surgery	185
lower extremity surgery	91
minimally invasive procedures	51
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	57
musculoskeletal imaging	1152
reconstructive surgery	134
spinal procedures	27
upper extremity surgery	94
X-rays	1122

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Scott Bowen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	526
Female	784

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1156
Black	131
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	685
From 75 to 84	447
85 and over	108
Less than 65	70

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Scott Bowen, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	24
Dementia	6
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William Scott Bowen, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Little Rock, AR during 2022 were musculoskeletal imaging, X-rays, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Scott Bowen, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	1047
decompression surgery	21
doctor visit	1743
hip imaging	16
injections	1047
joint surgery	202
lower extremity surgery	121
minimally invasive procedures	56
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	52
musculoskeletal imaging	1098
reconstructive surgery	146
spinal procedures	13
upper extremity surgery	81
X-rays	1059

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Scott Bowen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	513
Female	841

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1195
Black	125
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	706
From 75 to 84	476
85 and over	112
Less than 65	60

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Scott Bowen, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	12
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	23
Dementia	3
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Scott Bowen, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. William Scott Bowen, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Little Rock, AR were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, aspiration and injections.

aspiration	1161
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	11
decompression surgery	34
doctor visit	1644
excision	25
hip imaging	121
injections	1161
joint surgery	237
lower extremity surgery	132
minimally invasive procedures	93
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	98
musculoskeletal imaging	1205
open surgery	14
pelvic imaging	271
reconstructive surgery	144
spinal procedures	21
tendon surgery	14
upper extremity surgery	106
X-rays	1253

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Scott Bowen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	454
Female	679

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	129
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	982
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	2

**Age**
75 to 84	359
85 and over	81
Less than 65	108
65 to 74	584

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Scott Bowen, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	7
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	23
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Dementia	5
Cancer	9

Education & Training

He has a state license in Arkansas.

Licensed In: Arkansas

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. William Scott Bowen, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Bowen Hefley Orthopedics

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. William Scott Bowen, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.91 out of 5 stars based on 944 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. William Scott Bowen, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Little Rock, AR.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Paragon 28, Inc.	$229 Product Portfolio $124	Gorilla $105
Midsouth Orthopedics	$225 $225
Stryker Corporation	$141 ACCOLADE $141
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.	$117 $117
Medacta USA, Inc.	$107 GMK Sphere $107
Other	$210 Persona $78	Optetrak $72	Nuvaline/NuvaMap O.R. $25	EUFLEXXA $24	Durolane $12

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$804
Education	$225

Biography

Dr. William Bowen's areas of specialization are adult orthopedic reconstructive surgery and sports medicine; he sees patients in North Little Rock, AR and Little Rock, AR. Dr. Bowen's patients gave him an average rating of 5.0 stars (out of 5). He has a special interest in minimally invasive procedures and reconstructive surgery.