NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Sam Lowy, MD

Psychiatry Physician · Chattanooga, TN

Sam Lowy, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and NPI 1255412912, issued on Oct 18, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee 14188, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee 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
1255412912
Name
Sam Lowy
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License number
14188 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
420 Bell Ave, Chattanooga, TN 37405
Phone
(423) 634-8884
Enumerated
Oct 18, 2006
Record last updated
Oct 11, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(423) 634-0813
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20170125000093); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Texas Medical Branch At Galveston, 1975
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 420 Bell Ave

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

  1. James Broom, MDPsychiatry Physician1043383243
  2. Linda Hudson, LCSWSocial Worker1295811354

Verify Sam Lowy in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
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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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37% more Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024

1,369 Medicare Part D claims for 80 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims.

  1. Sam Lowy1,369
  2. Specialty average1,000

Most prescribed

  1. Trazodone Hcl196 claims
  2. Buspirone Hcl83 claims
  3. Fluoxetine Hcl76 claims
  4. Sertraline Hcl76 claims
  5. Bupropion Xl62 claims
  6. Olanzapine61 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Camino Real Community Mhmr CenterJourdanton, TX

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

Sam Lowy among 731 psychiatry physician records in Tennessee

Sam Lowy, MD is one of 731 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 66% 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 8% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 53% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 45% of these records are
  • Graduated1975 · median 2003 among the 329 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2007 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Psychiatry Physician providers in Tennessee

There are 731 psychiatry physician records in Tennessee.

The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. James Broom, MDChattanooga, TN 374051043383243
  2. Jonathan Christianson, DOChattanooga, TN 374051639112568
  3. Audrey Hime, M.D.Chattanooga, TN 374051437425949
  4. Mari Lilly, M.D.Chattanooga, TN 374051851319065
  5. Zoe Reasons, MDChattanooga, TN 374051881223964
  6. Dolorosa Yap, MDChattanooga, TN 374051447283809
  7. Mohsin Ali, M.D.Chattanooga, TN 374041679585798
  8. Virginia Cheng, M.D.Chattanooga, TN 374041750624664

Common questions

What is Sam Lowy, MD's NPI number?

Sam Lowy, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1255412912, issued on Oct 18, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Sam Lowy, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 420 Bell Ave, Chattanooga, TN, 37405. Phone: (423) 634-8884. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Sam Lowy, MD's license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number 14188, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Sam Lowy, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Sam Lowy, MD had 1,369 Medicare Part D claims for 80 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.