James Watkins Lowry, MD
NPI 1982656690ActiveIndividual· Emergency Medicine· Shelby, NC
Emergency Medicine (MD) in Shelby, North Carolina, trained at Virginia Commonwealth University, School of Medicine (class of 1994). In 2024 Medicare paid $43,634 for 415 patients, and Part D covered 563 of their prescriptions, 88% of them generic.
Overview
| NPI | 1982656690 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | MD |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | May 17, 2006 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Sep 22, 2023 |
| Certified by provider | Sep 22, 2023 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emergency Medicine Primary | 207P00000X | 9800948 | NC |
| Specialist | 174400000X | 9800948 | NC |
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 - Emergency Medicine (IN); Practitioner - Emergency Medicine (NC) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 415 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 591 across 27 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $43,634 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 563 · 596 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 329 |
| Total drug cost | $13,626 |
| Generic share | 88% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Medical school | Virginia Commonwealth University, School of Medicine |
|---|---|
| Graduation year | 1994 |
| Medicare specialty | Emergency Medicine |
Medical group
- Yadkin Emergency Physicians PLLCElkin, NC · 23 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- Hugh Chatham Memorial HospitalElkin, NC
- North Carolina Baptist HospitalWinston-Salem, NC
- Wilkes Regional Medical CenterNorth Wilkesboro, NC
Industry payments (Open Payments)
None reported for 2025 or 2024.
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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