Karla Ponton Lowery, PA-C
Surgical Physician Assistant · Baltimore, MD
Karla Ponton Lowery, PA-C is a surgical physician assistant with a practice address in Baltimore, Maryland, and NPI 1710520390, issued on Oct 25, 2019. Check the license (Maryland C0007347, as entered in NPPES) with the Maryland board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Karla Ponton Lowery
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgical Physician Assistant 363AS0400X
- License number
- C0007347 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 351 W Camden St, Baltimore, MD 21201
- Phone
- (410) 448-6400
- Enumerated
- Oct 25, 2019
- Record last updated
- Dec 6, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200113002034); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 351 W Camden St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Karla Ponton Lowery in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Maryland board licenses this profession
Search for license C0007347Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
63% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgical physician assistant in 2024
112 Medicare Part D claims for 62 beneficiaries, against an average of 304 among the 10,174 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 29 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Celecoxib15 claims
- Gabapentin14 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl14 claims
- Methylprednisolone11 claims
- Tramadol Hcl11 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 84.9 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: $22.40
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 7,578 providers of this specialty with any payment received $703.95 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 2 group practices
- Agape Physical Therapy And Sports Rehabilitation LPForest Hill, MD
- University OF Maryland Orthopaedic Associates PABaltimore, MD
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Karla Ponton Lowery among 397 surgical physician assistant records in Maryland
Karla Ponton Lowery, PA-C is one of 397 surgical physician assistant records with a practice address in Maryland. 71% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 86% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 86% of these records are older, 12% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated2019 · median 2011 among the 230 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 72% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AS0400X and a Maryland practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgical Physician Assistant providers in Maryland
There are 397 surgical physician assistant records in Maryland.
All 397 in Maryland → Every provider in Baltimore → Surgical Physician Assistant nationwide →
The 8 surgical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Simone Beattie, PABaltimore, MD 212011326680125
- Jennifer Bienz, PA-CBaltimore, MD 212011831526078
- Christopher CaulfieldBaltimore, MD 212011942842307
- Mary Ellen Connolly, N.P.Baltimore, MD 212011073537205
- Sunil Harris, PA-CBaltimore, MD 212011306341540
- Marcie Kincaid, PA-CBaltimore, MD 212011316044480
- Elizabeth Kuo, P.A.Baltimore, MD 212011841371879
- Lauren Lum, PA-CBaltimore, MD 212011194150664
Common questions
What is Karla Ponton Lowery, PA-C's NPI number?
Karla Ponton Lowery, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1710520390, issued on Oct 25, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Karla Ponton Lowery, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 351 W Camden St, Baltimore, MD, 21201. Phone: (410) 448-6400. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Karla Ponton Lowery, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists Maryland license number C0007347, as entered by the provider. Search the Maryland board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Karla Ponton Lowery, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Karla Ponton Lowery, PA-C had 112 Medicare Part D claims for 62 beneficiaries; the average among surgical physician assistant prescribers was 304. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Karla Ponton Lowery, PA-C's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 84.9 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.