Stephen John Lowry, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Joplin, MO
Stephen John Lowry, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Joplin, Missouri, and NPI 1518900703, issued on Jun 14, 2006. Check the license (Missouri 2025005584, as entered in NPPES) on the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Stephen John Lowry
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 2025005584 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1102 W 32ND St, Joplin, MO 64804
- Phone
- (417) 347-8091
- Enumerated
- Jun 14, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 26, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250501000086); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Kansas School Of Med (Kc/Wich/Sal), 1999
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Stephen John Lowry in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMissouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts
Search for license 2025005584Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
58% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
62 Medicare Part D claims for 25 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 23% of claims. 15 claims were for opioids.
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): 76 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: $118.11
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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 3 group practices
- Freeman-Oak Hill Health SystemJoplin, MO
- Prime Healthcare Kansas City - Physician Services LLCKansas City, MO
- Prime Healthcare Physician Services - Providence IncKansas City, KS
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Stephen John Lowry among 714 surgery physician records in Missouri
Stephen John Lowry, M.D. is one of 714 surgery physician records with a practice address in Missouri. 78% 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 11% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 62% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2006 among the 410 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Missouri practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Missouri
There are 714 surgery physician records in Missouri.
All 714 in Missouri → Every provider in Joplin → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- David Baker, D.O.Joplin, MO 648041487867602
- David Bendorf, MDJoplin, MO 648041639107881
- Alan Buchele, M.D.Joplin, MO 648041588631402
- Brock Carney, MDJoplin, MO 648041487688370
- Kevin Christian, D.O.Joplin, MO 648041194019968
- Kurtis Cox, MDJoplin, MO 648041104850098
- Thomas Coy, DOJoplin, MO 648041992732986
- Walter Dandridge, M.D.Joplin, MO 648041316985815
Common questions
What is Stephen John Lowry, M.D.'s NPI number?
Stephen John Lowry, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518900703, issued on Jun 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Stephen John Lowry, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1102 W 32ND St, Joplin, MO, 64804. Phone: (417) 347-8091. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Stephen John Lowry, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Missouri license number 2025005584, as entered by the provider. Search the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts at https://www.fsmb.org/contact-a-state-medical-board/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Stephen John Lowry, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Stephen John Lowry, M.D. had 62 Medicare Part D claims for 25 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Stephen John Lowry, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 76 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.