Ira G. Lown, M.D.
Surgery of the Hand (Surgery) Physician · Austin, TX
Ira G. Lown, M.D. is a surgery of the hand (surgery) physician with a practice address in Austin, Texas, and NPI 1487611463, issued on Apr 26, 2006. Check the license (Texas M4308, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ira G. Lown
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery of the Hand (Surgery) Physician 2086S0105X
- License number
- M4308 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3345 Bee Cave RD, Austin, TX 78746
- Phone
- (512) 327-4263
- Enumerated
- Apr 26, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 4, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (512) 327-4265
- Medicaid ID
- 189732401 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070130000422); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Medical School At Houston, 2000
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest surgery of the hand (surgery) physician records → All 42 in Texas → Look up another NPI →
Verify Ira G. Lown in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license M4308Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
45% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery of the hand (surgery) physician in 2024
103 Medicare Part D claims for 74 beneficiaries, against an average of 188 among the 346 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 77 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Acetaminophen-Codeine53 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen14 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $218.23
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alafair Biosciences, Inc. The 296 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,725.83 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
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
- Austin Hand Group PLLCWest Lake Hills, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ira G. Lown among 42 surgery of the hand (surgery) physician records in Texas
Ira G. Lown, M.D. is one of 42 surgery of the hand (surgery) physician records with a practice address in Texas. 81% 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 2% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 71% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
- Graduated2000 · median 2004 among the 32 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2086S0105X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery of the Hand (Surgery) Physician providers in Texas
There are 42 surgery of the hand (surgery) physician records in Texas.
All 42 in Texas → Every provider in Austin → Surgery of the Hand (Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery of the hand (surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Harrison Kay, MDAustin, TX 787511164883096
- Ronald Buczek, DOAustin, TX 787591962825216
- Gary Pamplin, M.D.Austin, TX 787311437365558
- Susan Adler, M.D.Austin, TX 787051518947787
- Lee Reichel, M.D.Austin, TX 787051811151962
- Gregg Vagner, M.D.Austin, TX 787051295705986
- Sergio Rodriguez, M.D.Edinburg, TX 785391528279924
- Christian Woodbury, M.D.San Antonio, TX 792291598965014
Common questions
What is Ira G. Lown, M.D.'s NPI number?
Ira G. Lown, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1487611463, issued on Apr 26, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ira G. Lown, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3345 Bee Cave RD, Austin, TX, 78746. Phone: (512) 327-4263. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ira G. Lown, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number M4308, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Ira G. Lown, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ira G. Lown, M.D. had 103 Medicare Part D claims for 74 beneficiaries; the average among surgery of the hand (surgery) physician prescribers was 188. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Ira G. Lown, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.