Dr. Kendell Jean Sowards, MD

Dr. Sowards practices at Memorial Hermann Greater Heights Hospital in Houston, Texas, part of Memorial Hermann Health System.

Dr. Sowards' NPI, 1417206772, was assigned on September 2, 2012. Dr. Sowards graduated from McGovern Medical School in 2010. Dr. Sowards holds Texas license R2231.

Dr. Sowards' primary practice is Memorial Hermann Greater Heights Hospital, at 1635 North Loop West, Houston, TX 77008 in Harris County. The practice phone is (713) 448-6796.

Dr. Sowards' primary practice is Memorial Hermann Greater Heights Hospital in Houston, Texas, part of Memorial Hermann Health System. Dr. Sowards is also affiliated with Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center. The medical group on file is Memorial Hermann Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Sowards to 1 more group practice or clinic, 1 ambulatory surgery center and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Sowards practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Surgery is Dr. Sowards' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dr. Sowards is board certified in surgery by the American Board of Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Sowards' licenses on file in 2 states: Texas and Tennessee.

Dmand AI lists acute gallbladder or bile duct inflammation, bariatric surgery, colon removal, gallbladder removal, intestinal or bowel obstruction and upper GI endoscopy among the conditions Dr. Sowards treats.

CMS data shows 84 Medicare services from Dr. Sowards across 3 procedure codes in 2024, for 56 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $7,314 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 56 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Sowards in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 28 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 1.92, 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. Sowards' median patient age at 60, with 44% women.

In 2024, Dr. Sowards wrote 45 Medicare Part D claims for 21 patients. 96% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 19 of them, across 1 drug with 11 or more claims each, at $369 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 14 claims across 1 drug.

Dr. Sowards accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Colonoscopy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Removal of tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 8 papers to Dr. Sowards, published from 2014 to 2022. 2014 was the busiest year, with 2. The most frequent topics are Critical Illness, Insulin Resistance and Pneumonia, Ventilator-Associated. Dr. Sowards has published most often in Surg Infect (Larchmt). Dr. Sowards' most frequent co-authors are Kaushik Mukherjee, MD, Steven Edward Brooks, MD and Kulvinder Singh Bajwa, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 69 general payments to Dr. Sowards from 22 drug and device companies from 2017 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 56% of the total. Medical Device Business Services, Inc. paid the most, $1,571.

Dr. Sowards graduated from McGovern Medical School in 2010.

Dr. Sowards is in network with 13 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.