James A. Lower, CRNA
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist · Galion, OH
James A. Lower, CRNA is a certified registered nurse anesthetist with a practice address in Galion, Ohio, and NPI 1396481446, issued on May 11, 2022. Check the license (Ohio APRN.CRNA.0020523, as entered in NPPES) with the Ohio board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James A. Lower
- Credential
- CRNA
- Primary taxonomy
- Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist 367500000X
- License number
- APRN.CRNA.0020523 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 269 Portland Way S, Galion, OH 44833
- Phone
- (419) 468-4841
- Enumerated
- May 11, 2022
- Record last updated
- Sep 12, 2024
- Fax
- (419) 468-2381
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220609001093); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 269 Portland Way S
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Guillermo Amurao, M.D.Pulmonary Disease Physician1639199631
- Ronald Bailey, PAPhysician Assistant1376683268
- Kevin Bercik, DOEmergency Medicine Physician1952368540
- Leah Cavanaugh, M.S., CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1811361116
- Kamal Chaban, M.D.Pulmonary Disease Physician1851330823
- Raygan CiballiPhysician Assistant1659010825
Verify James A. Lower in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Ohio board licenses this profession
Search for license APRN.CRNA.0020523Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 74 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $14.25
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC. The 24,076 providers of this specialty with any payment received $135.08 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
- Adena Medical Group LLCChillicothe, OH
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James A. Lower among 3,606 certified registered nurse anesthetist records in Ohio
James A. Lower, CRNA is one of 3,606 certified registered nurse anesthetist records with a practice address in Ohio. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2022, is newer than 85% of them.
- NPI issued2022 · 85% of these records are older, 11% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
- Graduated2022 · median 2014 among the 2,675 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 367500000X and a Ohio practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
5 certified registered nurse anesthetist records list a practice address in Galion
They are 5 of the 224 NPPES records with a practice address in Galion, and 3,606 certified registered nurse anesthetist records in Ohio.
All 3,606 in Ohio → Every provider in Galion → Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist nationwide →
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- Matthew Sickmiller, CRNAGalion, OH 448331033207402
- Carl George, CRNALucas, OH 448431659302255
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Common questions
What is James A. Lower, CRNA's NPI number?
James A. Lower, CRNA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1396481446, issued on May 11, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James A. Lower, CRNA located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 269 Portland Way S, Galion, OH, 44833. Phone: (419) 468-4841. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James A. Lower, CRNA's license?
NPPES lists Ohio license number APRN.CRNA.0020523, as entered by the provider. Search the Ohio board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
What is James A. Lower, CRNA's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 74 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.