Dr. James Watkins Lowry, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 530
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 415
- Part D claims, 2024
- 563
- MIPS score, 2024
- 94
- Hospital affiliations
- 2
- Practice address
- 180 Parkwood Dr, Elkin, NC 28621
- Practice phone
- Call (336) 527-7000
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
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Dr. James Watkins Lowry is an emergency medicine physician in Elkin, North Carolina
Dr. Lowry practices at Hugh Chatham Health in Elkin, North Carolina, part of Advocate Health.
Dr. Lowry's NPI, 1982656690, was assigned on May 17, 2006. Dr. Lowry graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University, School of Medicine in 1994. Dr. Lowry holds North Carolina license 9800948.
- NPI
- 1982656690NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 5092757690
- NPI enumeration date
- May 17, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (336) 527-7000
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 58
- Medical school graduation
- 1994
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. James Watkins Lowry practices at Hugh Chatham Health in Elkin, North Carolina
Dr. Lowry's primary practice is Hugh Chatham Health, at 180 Parkwood Dr, Elkin, NC 28621 in Surry County. The practice phone is (336) 527-7000.
- Hugh Chatham Health180 Parkwood Dr, Elkin, NC 28621 · Surry CountyPhone(336) 527-7000
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. James Watkins Lowry is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 8 medical groups
Dr. Lowry's primary practice is Hugh Chatham Health in Elkin, North Carolina, part of Advocate Health. Dr. Lowry is also affiliated with Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. The medical group on file is Kernersville Emergency Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Lowry to 7 more medical groups, each named with a free account.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. James Watkins Lowry's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Lowry practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Hugh Chatham Health | Available with a free account |
| +1 more site and 7 medical groups | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. James Watkins Lowry is one of 1,860 emergency medicine physicians in North Carolina
Emergency medicine is Dr. Lowry's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207P00000X. Dr. Lowry is licensed in North Carolina.
Specialties and state licenses
- Emergency medicine, North CarolinaPrimary
Emergency medicine physicians near Dr. Lowry
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. James Watkins Lowry billed Medicare for 530 services in 2024
CMS data shows 530 Medicare services from Dr. Lowry across 6 procedure codes in 2024, for 415 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $40,096 for them.
Dr. Lowry's Medicare services by type, 2024
- Office and hospital visits362
- Tests and treatments168
Where Dr. Lowry's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office224%
- In a facility50896%
Dr. Lowry compared with the North Carolina median for emergency medicine physicians, 2024
- Dr. Lowry
- North Carolina median
- Medicare services
- 530vs 28487% above
- Medicare patients
- 415vs 25165% above
- Part D claims
- 352vs 804.4 times
Medians across 1,795 emergency medicine physicians in North Carolina with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Lowry'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. James Watkins Lowry treated 415 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 74
CMS counts 415 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Lowry in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 171 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 21% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.79, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Lowry's median patient age at 66, with 61% women.
Dr. Lowry's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Lowry's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women23055%
- Men18545%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Lowry's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis53%
- Diabetes45%
- Chronic kidney disease44%
- Ischemic heart disease41%
- Anxiety39%
- Mood disorders38%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Lowry's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 66
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women61%
- Men39%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. James Watkins Lowry wrote 563 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Lowry wrote 563 Medicare Part D claims for 329 patients. 88% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 352 of them, across 10 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $3,416 in total drug cost.
Dr. Lowry's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic494 claims88%
- Brand-name and other69 claims12%
Dr. Lowry'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. Lowry's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids8%45 of 563 claims
- Antibiotics26%149 of 563 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
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. James Watkins Lowry scored 94 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 94 out of 100 for Dr. Lowry for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Dr. Lowry accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Dr. Lowry's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 94of 100Final score
- 87.3of 100Quality
- 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026
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Dr. James Watkins Lowry graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University, School of Medicine
Dr. Lowry graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University, School of Medicine in 1994.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. James Watkins Lowry'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 | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy 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)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. James Watkins Lowry's NPI number?
Dr. James Watkins Lowry's NPI number is 1982656690. It was assigned on May 17, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. James Watkins Lowry?
Dr. James Watkins Lowry is an emergency medicine physician in Elkin, North Carolina. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Emergency Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207P00000X).
Where does Dr. James Watkins Lowry practice?
Dr. Lowry practices at 180 Parkwood Dr, Elkin, NC 28621. Dr. Lowry's primary practice is Hugh Chatham Health in Elkin, North Carolina, part of Advocate Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Lowry to 7 medical groups.
What is Dr. James Watkins Lowry's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Lowry is (336) 527-7000.
What is Dr. James Watkins Lowry's medical license number?
Dr. Lowry holds North Carolina license 9800948.
Which hospitals is Dr. James Watkins Lowry affiliated with?
Dr. Lowry practices at Hugh Chatham Health in Elkin, North Carolina. Dr. Lowry is also affiliated with Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center.
What medical group is Dr. James Watkins Lowry part of?
Dr. Lowry is linked to Kernersville Emergency Group. Dmand AI links Dr. Lowry to 7 more medical groups.
Does Dr. James Watkins Lowry accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Lowry billed Medicare for 530 services in 2024, and Dr. Lowry accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. James Watkins Lowry's MIPS score?
Dr. Lowry's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 94 out of 100, reported through an alternative payment model (APM).
How many Medicare patients does Dr. James Watkins Lowry see?
CMS counts 415 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Lowry in 2024, with an average age of 74.
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What services does Dr. James Watkins Lowry bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Lowry's most billed Medicare services were heart test or procedure (93010), emergency department visit (99285) and emergency department visit (99284).
Where did Dr. James Watkins Lowry go to medical school?
Dr. Lowry graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University, School of Medicine in 1994.
What drugs does Dr. James Watkins Lowry prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Lowry's most prescribed drugs by claims were Naproxen, Ondansetron ODT and Albuterol Sulfate Hfa.
How long has Dr. James Watkins Lowry been practicing?
Dr. Lowry graduated from medical school in 1994, 32 years ago.
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