NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Stephen Robert Lowe, M.D.

Neurological Surgery Physician · Charleston, SC

Stephen Robert Lowe, M.D. is a neurological surgery physician with a practice address in Charleston, South Carolina, and NPI 1164861738, issued on Jun 17, 2013. Check the license (South Carolina 35723, 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
1164861738
Name
Stephen Robert Lowe
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Neurological Surgery Physician 207T00000X
License number
35723 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
169 Ashley Ave, Charleston, SC 29425
Phone
(843) 792-1414
Enumerated
Jun 17, 2013
Record last updated
Jun 17, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(843) 792-9295
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20210701001343); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Northeastern Ohio University College Of Medicine, 2013
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 169 Ashley Ave

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

  1. Yusuf Aboutabl, MDAnesthesiology Physician1164358107
  2. Claire Adcock, MDDiagnostic Radiology Physician1194352021
  3. George Adly, MDInternal Medicine Physician1942824115
  4. Ahmad Aleisa, MDInternal Medicine Physician1043735095
  5. Biff Alexander, MDPsychiatry Physician1619893641
  6. Margaret Allen, MDPediatrics Physician1598505026

Verify Stephen Robert Lowe in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina 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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77% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neurological surgery physician in 2024

40 Medicare Part D claims for 29 beneficiaries, against an average of 172 among the 4,378 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.

  1. Stephen Lowe40
  2. Specialty average172

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: $181.25

6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Augmedics Inc. The 5,377 providers of this specialty with any payment received $14,925.58 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Stephen Lowe$181
  2. Specialty average$14,926

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. Neurosurgical Associates PCKnoxville, TN

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

Stephen Robert Lowe among 127 neurological surgery physician records in South Carolina

Stephen Robert Lowe, M.D. is one of 127 neurological surgery physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 67% of them.

  • NPI issued2013 · 67% of these records are older, 30% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated2013 · median 2005 among the 80 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2013 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207T00000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Neurological Surgery Physician providers in South Carolina

There are 127 neurological surgery physician records in South Carolina.

The 8 neurological surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Ramin Eskandari, M.D.Charleston, SC 294251831376177
  2. Steven Glazier, MDCharleston, SC 294251033198353
  3. Libby Infinger, M.D.Charleston, SC 294251205034170
  4. Stephen Kalhorn, M.D.Charleston, SC 294251235333022
  5. Kimberly Kicielinski, M.D.Charleston, SC 294251952622565
  6. Jonathan Lena, M.D.Charleston, SC 294251457512303
  7. Brandon Miller, MDCharleston, SC 294251902040827
  8. Sunil Patel, MDCharleston, SC 294251124065305

Common questions

What is Stephen Robert Lowe, M.D.'s NPI number?

Stephen Robert Lowe, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1164861738, issued on Jun 17, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Stephen Robert Lowe, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 169 Ashley Ave, Charleston, SC, 29425. Phone: (843) 792-1414. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Stephen Robert Lowe, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists South Carolina license number 35723, 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 Stephen Robert Lowe, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Stephen Robert Lowe, M.D. had 40 Medicare Part D claims for 29 beneficiaries; the average among neurological surgery physician prescribers was 172. 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.