James Watkins Lowry, MD
Emergency Medicine Physician · Shelby, NC
James Watkins Lowry, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Shelby, North Carolina, and NPI 1982656690, issued on May 17, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 9800948, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Watkins Lowry
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- 9800948 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 201 E Grover St, Shelby, NC 28150
- Phone
- (704) 480-1087
- Enumerated
- May 17, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 22, 2023
- Fax
- (704) 480-1150
- Medicaid ID
- 89066NR NC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050524000889); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Virginia Commonwealth University, School Of Medicine, 1994
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 201 E Grover St
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Verify James Watkins Lowry in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 9800948Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
563 Medicare Part D claims for 329 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 45 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Naproxen71 claims
- Ondansetron Odt54 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa40 claims
- Prednisone39 claims
- Cephalexin34 claims
- Azithromycin31 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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Baptist Health Medical Group IncJeffersonville, IN
- Yadkin Emergency Physicians PLLCElkin, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James Watkins Lowry among 2,094 emergency medicine physician records in North Carolina
James Watkins Lowry, MD is one of 2,094 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 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 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 61% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1994 · median 2012 among the 1,317 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
13 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Shelby
They are 13 of the 924 NPPES records with a practice address in Shelby, and 2,094 emergency medicine physician records in North Carolina.
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The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Lindsay Crenshaw, MDShelby, NC 281501871792036
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- Bruce Flitt, DOShelby, NC 281501760565675
- Richard Hughlett, MDShelby, NC 281501780724674
- Jonathan Leake, M.D.Shelby, NC 281501740310259
- Ryan Matley, M.D.Shelby, NC 281501487875365
- Joseph Mullen, MDShelby, NC 281501114970548
- Paul Munoz, MDShelby, NC 281501124079827
Common questions
What is James Watkins Lowry, MD's NPI number?
James Watkins Lowry, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1982656690, issued on May 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Watkins Lowry, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 201 E Grover St, Shelby, NC, 28150. Phone: (704) 480-1087. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Watkins Lowry, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 9800948, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does James Watkins Lowry, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Watkins Lowry, MD had 563 Medicare Part D claims for 329 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.