Kara E. Lowinger, LCSW-C
Social Worker · Gaithersburg, MD
Kara E. Lowinger, LCSW-C is a social worker with a practice address in Gaithersburg, Maryland, and NPI 1942442876, issued on Mar 24, 2009. Check the license (Maryland 14774, as entered in NPPES) with the Maryland board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kara E. Lowinger
- Credential
- LCSW-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Social Worker 104100000X
- License number
- 14774 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 610 E Diamond Ave, Gaithersburg, MD 20877
- Phone
- (301) 840-3200
- Enumerated
- Mar 24, 2009
- Record last updated
- Apr 12, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (301) 840-1348
- Medicaid ID
- 816700100 MD
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190508000361); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kara E. Lowinger in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Maryland board licenses this profession
Search for license 14774Check 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): 76.6 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).
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Medstar Medical Group II LLCWashington, DC
- Mgmc LLCWashington, DC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kara E. Lowinger among 4,073 social worker records in Maryland
Kara E. Lowinger, LCSW-C is one of 4,073 social worker records with a practice address in Maryland. 6% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 8% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 8% of these records are older, 91% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 6% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 9% of these records are
- Graduated2008 · median 2017 among the 379 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 42% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 104100000X and a Maryland practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
135 social worker records list a practice address in Gaithersburg
They are 135 of the 2,580 NPPES records with a practice address in Gaithersburg, and 4,073 social worker records in Maryland.
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Common questions
What is Kara E. Lowinger, LCSW-C's NPI number?
Kara E. Lowinger, LCSW-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1942442876, issued on Mar 24, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kara E. Lowinger, LCSW-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 610 E Diamond Ave, Gaithersburg, MD, 20877. Phone: (301) 840-3200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kara E. Lowinger, LCSW-C's license?
NPPES lists Maryland license number 14774, as entered by the provider. Search the Maryland board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
What is Kara E. Lowinger, LCSW-C's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 76.6 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.