John S. Lowitz, O.D.
Optometrist · Hampton, VA
John S. Lowitz, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Hampton, Virginia, and NPI 1164490876, issued on Mar 9, 2006. Check the license (Virginia 0618000441, as entered in NPPES) with the Virginia board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John S. Lowitz
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 0618000441 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1610-C Aberdeen RD, Hampton, VA 23666
- Phone
- (757) 838-3465
- Enumerated
- Mar 9, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 19, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (757) 827-4791
- Medicaid ID
- 9233709 VA
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify John S. Lowitz in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Virginia board licenses this profession
Search for license 0618000441Check 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 optometrist in 2024
153 Medicare Part D claims for 64 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 42% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost64 claims
- Rocklatan19 claims
- Lumigan16 claims
- Travoprost16 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: $19.33
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Thea Pharma Inc. The 34,453 providers of this specialty with any payment received $769.99 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.
John S. Lowitz among 1,460 optometrist records in Virginia
John S. Lowitz, O.D. is one of 1,460 optometrist records with a practice address in Virginia. 70% 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 11% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 56% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 70% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 61% of these records are
- Record last updated2019 · 64% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152W00000X and a Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
25 optometrist records list a practice address in Hampton
They are 25 of the 2,446 NPPES records with a practice address in Hampton, and 1,460 optometrist records in Virginia.
All 1,460 in Virginia → Every provider in Hampton → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Russel Bessell, ODHampton, VA 236661487693883
- Stacey Carabello, ODHampton, VA 236661568815496
- Bernard Friedland, O.D.Hampton, VA 236661245277003
- David Hogge, ODHampton, VA 236661801839006
- John Kauffman, D.O.Hampton, VA 236661629022751
- Shawn Lawrence, O.D.Hampton, VA 236661457520793
- Ronaldo Martin, ODHampton, VA 236661770591745
- Richard Nicholas, ODHampton, VA 236661801100813
Common questions
What is John S. Lowitz, O.D.'s NPI number?
John S. Lowitz, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1164490876, issued on Mar 9, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John S. Lowitz, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1610-C Aberdeen RD, Hampton, VA, 23666. Phone: (757) 838-3465. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John S. Lowitz, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Virginia license number 0618000441, as entered by the provider. Search the Virginia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does John S. Lowitz, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John S. Lowitz, O.D. had 153 Medicare Part D claims for 64 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. 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.