NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Robert Booth Whiting Lowery, MD

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Charleston, SC

Robert Booth Whiting Lowery, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Charleston, South Carolina, and NPI 1023093317, issued on Dec 9, 2005. Check the license (South Carolina 15361, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1023093317
Name
Robert Booth Whiting Lowery
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
License number
15361 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
255 E Bay St, Charleston, SC 29401
Phone
(843) 853-3474
Enumerated
Dec 9, 2005
Record last updated
Jan 3, 2025
Fax
(843) 853-3500
Medicaid ID
153611 SC
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040309000517); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Medical University Of South Carolina College Of Medicine, 1986
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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
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38% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024

213 Medicare Part D claims for 127 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.

  1. Robert Lowery213
  2. Specialty average346

Most prescribed

  1. Meloxicam103 claims
  2. Celecoxib43 claims
  3. Methylprednisolone15 claims
  4. Diclofenac Sodium13 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: $1,203.17

6 payments; by number, the most common kind was travel and lodging; the largest payer was Vericel Corporation. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Robert Lowery$1,203
  2. Specialty average$23,023

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

  1. Roper Saint Francis Physicians NetworkN Charleston, SC

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

Robert Booth Whiting Lowery among 365 orthopaedic surgery physician records in South Carolina

Robert Booth Whiting Lowery, MD is one of 365 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 89% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
  • Graduated1986 · median 2005 among the 223 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 45% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in South Carolina

There are 365 orthopaedic surgery physician records in South Carolina.

The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Melissa Daniel, RNCharleston, SC 294011902595085
  2. Christopher Battista, MDNorth Charleston, SC 294061114345626
  3. Neal Huang, MDNorth Charleston, SC 294061932606761
  4. David Johannesmeyer, M.D.North Charleston, SC 294061255697967
  5. Christopher Kestner, MDNorth Charleston, SC 294061912147083
  6. Todd Lansford, M.D.North Charleston, SC 294061730379942
  7. James McCoy, M.D.North Charleston, SC 294061730119090
  8. Adam Schaaf, M.D.North Charleston, SC 294061871702175

Common questions

What is Robert Booth Whiting Lowery, MD's NPI number?

Robert Booth Whiting Lowery, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1023093317, issued on Dec 9, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Robert Booth Whiting Lowery, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 255 E Bay St, Charleston, SC, 29401. Phone: (843) 853-3474. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Robert Booth Whiting Lowery, MD's license?

NPPES lists South Carolina license number 15361, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners at https://verify.llronline.com/LicLookup/Med/Med.aspx?div=22. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Robert Booth Whiting Lowery, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Robert Booth Whiting Lowery, MD had 213 Medicare Part D claims for 127 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.