Dr Bouwer Contact Details

Two doctors named Bouwer practise within a few kilometres of each other in the northern suburbs of Cape Town, and they do quite different work. Dr Evert Bouwer in Durbanville handles travel, diving and occupational medicine. Dr Lana Bouwer in Welgemoed runs a family practice. Picking the wrong one is easy, and for some certificates it means being turned away.

Official contact channels

• Dr Evert Bouwer, Durbanville: 021 976 3008
• Dr Evert Bouwer, second line: 064 534 8669
• Dr Evert Bouwer, email: reception@drbouwer.com
• Dr Lana Bouwer, Welgemoed: 072 170 1016, which the practice also offers as a WhatsApp line
• A third practitioner, Dr Francois Bouwer, appears in practitioner listings but publishes no official practice website, so no contact for him is given here

Dr Lana Bouwer practice publishes a single mobile line for both calls and WhatsApp, while the Durbanville practice runs a landline and a mobile alongside a reception mailbox. Use the mailbox if you need something in writing, such as a certificate query or a medical aid authorisation.

What this organisation provides

• Dr Evert Bouwer is a registered Travel Health Practitioner, yellow fever certificate number YF000070WC
• He is a Dive Medical Practitioner Level 2, Department of Labour number 306
• He is an Occupational Medical Practitioner and a SAMSA approved examiner, which covers maritime medicals
• Dr Lana Bouwer runs a family practice for all ages, with a special interest in functional medicine
• Her practice offers home visits at additional cost, subject to availability

This is the part that decides which practice you need. A dive medical, a seafarer medical or a yellow fever certificate can only be issued by a practitioner holding the specific designation, so those go to the Durbanville rooms. An ordinary consultation, a chronic condition or a family appointment goes to the Welgemoed practice.

If an employer, a dive school or a shipping agent has asked for a certificate, check which designation they require before booking. The designations above are separate registrations and not interchangeable.

Address and operating information

• Dr Evert Bouwer: Durbanville Private Hospital, Annex 2, 11 Paul Kruger Street, Durbanville, 7550
• Dr Lana Bouwer: 160 Kommissaris Street, Welgemoed, Cape Town
• Welgemoed practice hours: weekdays 08:30 to 16:30, closed weekends and public holidays
• The Durbanville practice does not publish consulting hours

Durbanville and Welgemoed are close enough that a referral letter naming only the surname is genuinely ambiguous. Check the street address on the letter, or the practice number, before you drive.

Support and escalation routes

• Use the practice number printed on your referral or medical aid statement to confirm which Dr Bouwer you were sent to
• Complaints about clinical care or professional conduct: the Health Professions Council of South Africa
• Disputes about what your medical scheme paid: the scheme first, then the Council for Medical Schemes
• A dispute about a refused or withdrawn occupational or maritime certificate is a matter for the issuing authority behind that designation rather than for the doctor alone

Certificates carry their own appeal routes. If a dive or seafarer medical is failed, the practitioner applies a standard the authority sets, so the question is usually about the standard rather than about the doctor.

Sources

• Dr Evert Bouwer practice website, drbouwer.com, read 3 September 2026
• Dr Lana Bouwer family practice website, lanabouwer.co.za, read 3 September 2026