Kevin Lowder
Ophthalmology Physician · Forest, VA
Kevin Lowder is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Forest, Virginia, and NPI 1619330586, issued on Mar 29, 2016. Check the license (Virginia 0101269195, as entered in NPPES) on the Virginia Department of Health Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kevin Lowder
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 0101269195 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1825 Graves Mill RD, Forest, VA 24551
- Phone
- (434) 385-5600
- Enumerated
- Mar 29, 2016
- Record last updated
- Dec 13, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200727000639); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Texas Tech University Health Science Center School Of Medicine, 2016
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1825 Graves Mill RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Melissa Gill, PA-CPhysician Assistant1598419434
- Billy Haley, ODOptometrist1285656082
- David Harman, MDOphthalmology Physician1548282221
- Karmen Holdinghausen, ODOptometrist1124028097
Verify Kevin Lowder in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersVirginia Department of Health Professions
Search for license 0101269195Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
3,146 Medicare Part D claims for 659 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 31% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisolone Acetate870 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine839 claims
- Moxifloxacin796 claims
- Latanoprost305 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol119 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate53 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): 75 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: $475.12
16 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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
- Vistar Eye Center, IncRoanoke, VA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kevin Lowder among 592 ophthalmology physician records in Virginia
Kevin Lowder is one of 592 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Virginia. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 87% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 87% of these records are older, 11% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2000 among the 381 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 65% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
4 ophthalmology physician records list a practice address in Forest
They are 4 of the 359 NPPES records with a practice address in Forest, and 592 ophthalmology physician records in Virginia.
All 592 in Virginia → Every provider in Forest → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Catherine Baston, MDForest, VA 245511992952865
- David Harman, MDForest, VA 245511548282221
- Kristen Kuk, MDForest, VA 245511699965947
- Odette Callender, MDDanville, VA 245411053421552
- Nathaniel Cleaveland, D.O.Danville, VA 245411205122173
- Mark Morris, MDDanville, VA 245411689672685
- Joseph Oboyle, M.D.Danville, VA 245411083614408
- Terry Odom, MDDanville, VA 245411942208384
Common questions
What is Kevin Lowder's NPI number?
Kevin Lowder's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1619330586, issued on Mar 29, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kevin Lowder located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1825 Graves Mill RD, Forest, VA, 24551. Phone: (434) 385-5600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kevin Lowder's license?
NPPES lists Virginia license number 0101269195, as entered by the provider. Search the Virginia Department of Health Professions at https://dhp.virginiainteractive.org/lookup/index. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Kevin Lowder prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kevin Lowder had 3,146 Medicare Part D claims for 659 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Kevin Lowder's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 75 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.