NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Merlin Channing Lowe, M.D.

Hospitalist Physician · Tucson, AZ

Merlin Channing Lowe, M.D. is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Tucson, Arizona, and NPI 1154383495, issued on Apr 3, 2006. Check the license (Arizona 35285, as entered in NPPES) on the Arizona Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1154383495
Name
Merlin Channing Lowe
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License number
35285 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1501 N Campbell Avenue, Tucson, AZ 85724
Phone
(520) 626-6614
Enumerated
Apr 3, 2006
Record last updated
Aug 25, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(520) 626-2883
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20060928000626); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Arizona College Of Medicine, 2003
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1501 N Campbell Avenue

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Mohammad Bader, M.D.Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Physician1265410369
  2. Alan Bedrick, M.D.Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Physician1528027323
  3. Valerie Ebert, D.O.Hospitalist Physician1326238098
  4. Hillary Franke, M.D.Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Physician1245352624
  5. Cynthia Garcia, PNP, CNNPLow-Risk Neonatal Registered Nurse1154395754
  6. Kimberly Gerhart, M.D., FAAPPediatrics Physician1427166826

Verify Merlin Channing Lowe in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArizona Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Banner-University Medical GroupTucson, AZ

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Merlin Channing Lowe among 775 hospitalist physician records in Arizona

Merlin Channing Lowe, M.D. is one of 775 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Arizona. 88% 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 6% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 79% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • Graduated2003 · median 2011 among the 618 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 43% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Hospitalist Physician providers in Arizona

There are 775 hospitalist physician records in Arizona.

The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Bonnie BarbeeTucson, AZ 857241083061436
  2. Govind Chhina, DOTucson, AZ 857241649891078
  3. Valerie Ebert, D.O.Tucson, AZ 857241326238098
  4. Craig McClure, MDTucson, AZ 857241124119037
  5. Osama Alkhlaifat, MDTucson, AZ 857191164154894
  6. Mohammad Alqaisieh, MDTucson, AZ 857191972253425
  7. Kenan Alrejjal, M.B.B.S.Tucson, AZ 857191972234391
  8. Krishna Chaitanya AmerneniTucson, AZ 857191700459419

Common questions

What is Merlin Channing Lowe, M.D.'s NPI number?

Merlin Channing Lowe, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1154383495, issued on Apr 3, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Merlin Channing Lowe, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1501 N Campbell Avenue, Tucson, AZ, 85724. Phone: (520) 626-6614. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Merlin Channing Lowe, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Arizona license number 35285, as entered by the provider. Search the Arizona Medical Board at https://www.azmd.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

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.