James Edward Towner, MD
NPI 1548687775ActiveIndividual· Neurological Surgery· Rochester, NY
Neurological Surgery (MD) with Cook County and 1 other group, practicing in Rochester, New York. Medicare paid $28,071 for services to 64 patients in 2024. Ge Healthcare was the largest of 3 companies reporting payments in 2025, $7,964 in all, mostly consulting fees. Lists John H Stroger Jr Hospital and 2 other hospitals as hospital affiliations.
Overview
| NPI | 1548687775 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | MD |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Mar 26, 2014 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Sep 13, 2024 |
| Certified by provider | Sep 13, 2024 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neurological Surgery Primary | 207T00000X | 036.155271 | IL |
| Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | 390200000X | — | — |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Neurosurgery (IL) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 64 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 149 across 22 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $28,071 |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2014 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Neurosurgery |
Medical groups
- Cook CountyChicago, IL · 788 clinicians
- Southern Illinois Medical Services NfpCarterville, IL · 334 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- John H Stroger Jr HospitalChicago, IL
- Memorial Hospital of CarbondaleCarbondale, IL
- Provident Hospital of ChicagoChicago, IL
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$7,964 · 11 payments from 3 companies
- 2024$231.42 · 8 payments from 2 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Ge Healthcare | $7,720 | 6 |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $188.61 | 4 |
| Stryker Corporation | $55.42 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Consulting Fee$6,250 · 3 payments
- Travel and Lodging$1,325 · 2 payments
- Food and Beverage$388.46 · 6 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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