NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Douglas L. Lowe, M.D.

Gastroenterology Physician · Milledgeville, GA

Douglas L. Lowe, M.D. is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in Milledgeville, Georgia, and NPI 1194755728, issued on Jul 3, 2006. Check the license (Georgia 049586, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1194755728
Name
Douglas L. Lowe
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
License number
049586 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
681 W Martin Luther King JR Dr, Milledgeville, GA 31061
Phone
(478) 776-5920
Enumerated
Jul 3, 2006
Record last updated
Apr 28, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20060811000197); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Harvard Medical School, 1999
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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4% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average gastroenterology physician in 2024

777 Medicare Part D claims for 343 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims.

  1. Douglas Lowe777
  2. Specialty average811

Most prescribed

  1. Omeprazole108 claims
  2. Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag Sulf94 claims
  3. Gavilyte-G92 claims
  4. Famotidine89 claims
  5. Pantoprazole Sodium86 claims
  6. Linzess51 claims

Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.

Industry payments in 2024: $504.71

23 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC. The 13,350 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,015.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Douglas Lowe$504.71
  2. Specialty average$5,015.95

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Southern Gastroenterology Specialists, P.CStockbridge, GA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Douglas L. Lowe among 530 gastroenterology physician records in Georgia

Douglas L. Lowe, M.D. is one of 530 gastroenterology physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 21% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 21% of these records are older, 45% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • Graduated1999 · median 2001 among the 397 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RG0100X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Gastroenterology Physician providers in Georgia

There are 530 gastroenterology physician records in Georgia.

The 8 gastroenterology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. William Garnto, MDMilledgeville, GA 310611144327958
  2. Layth Saymeh, MDWarner Robins, GA 310881427034818
  3. Fredrick Oni, M.DWarner Robins, GA 310931174553226
  4. Tirso Castillo, MDDublin, GA 310211083692560
  5. C Martin Christian, MDDublin, GA 310211447238829
  6. Bijoy Das, M.D.Dublin, GA 310211316905763
  7. Matthew Grundfast, D.O.Dublin, GA 310211124011085
  8. Teresa Hatten, M.D.Dublin, GA 310211831184944

Common questions

What is Douglas L. Lowe, M.D.'s NPI number?

Douglas L. Lowe, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1194755728, issued on Jul 3, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Douglas L. Lowe, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 681 W Martin Luther King JR Dr, Milledgeville, GA, 31061. Phone: (478) 776-5920. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Douglas L. Lowe, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Georgia license number 049586, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Douglas L. Lowe, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Douglas L. Lowe, M.D. had 777 Medicare Part D claims for 343 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.