Walter Richard Lowe, MD
Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician · Houston, TX
Walter Richard Lowe, MD is a sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1003996406, issued on Oct 17, 2006. Check the license (Texas G5315, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Walter Richard Lowe
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician 207XX0005X
- License number
- G5315 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6400 Fannin St Ste 1700, Houston, TX 77030
- Phone
- (713) 500-6541
- Enumerated
- Oct 17, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 26, 2022
- Fax
- (713) 500-0690
- Medicaid ID
- PENDING TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090821000507); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Medical School At Houston, 1983
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 6400 Fannin St Ste 1700
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Mackenzie Aldridge, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1346137502
- Marlon Alexander, PA-CPhysician Assistant1376604777
- Mohammed Alshouli, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1245653369
- Savannah Baimbridge, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1558128868
- David Berken, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1790105153
Verify Walter Richard Lowe in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license G5315Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
88% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician in 2024
34 Medicare Part D claims for 12 beneficiaries, against an average of 288 among the 2,562 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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): 82.4 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: $328,227.18
70 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Arthrex, Inc. The 2,400 providers of this specialty with any payment received $19,779.31 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 one group practice
- UT PhysiciansBellaire, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Walter Richard Lowe among 239 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records in Texas
Walter Richard Lowe, MD is one of 239 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records with a practice address in Texas. 89% 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 18% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 18% of these records are older, 54% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 79% of these records are
- Graduated1983 · median 2004 among the 190 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 41% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XX0005X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician providers in Texas
There are 239 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records in Texas.
All 239 in Texas → Every provider in Houston → Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Azael Arizpe, M.DHouston, TX 770301518491588
- Taylor Brown, MDHouston, TX 770301396733556
- Barrett Brown, M.D.Houston, TX 770301952470262
- Hussein Elkousy, M.D.Houston, TX 770301376531954
- Steven Flores, M.D.Houston, TX 770301508063132
- Robert Fullick, MDHouston, TX 770301740476191
- Mufaddal Gombera, MDHouston, TX 770301801061908
- David Green, MDHouston, TX 770301760574529
Common questions
What is Walter Richard Lowe, MD's NPI number?
Walter Richard Lowe, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1003996406, issued on Oct 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Walter Richard Lowe, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6400 Fannin St Ste 1700, Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (713) 500-6541. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Walter Richard Lowe, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number G5315, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Walter Richard Lowe, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Walter Richard Lowe, MD had 34 Medicare Part D claims for 12 beneficiaries; the average among sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician prescribers was 288. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Walter Richard Lowe, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 82.4 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.