Dr. Joseph Michael Lowry , DO
Orthopaedic Surgery โข Westlake, OH
24723 Detroit Rd
Westlake, OH 441452526
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Dr. Joseph Lowry is listed in NPPES under Orthopaedic Surgery.
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NPI assigned on March 5, 2008; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 24 Original Medicare Part B services in 2022.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2022. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2022:
- 99221 โ Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day: 24 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2022. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
CPTยฎ only copyright 2021 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Service names are shortened from CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors (CMS data, 2022). CPT notice
See the full table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 102 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2021.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2021. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2021:
- Meloxicam โ 34 prescription fills, including refills.
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen (Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen) โ 23 prescription fills, including refills.
- Amoxicillin โ 20 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2021. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See all 5 records in the table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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Medicare Part B services went from 1,850 in 2018 to 24 in 2022.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2018โ2022.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
24723 Detroit Rd
Westlake, OH 441452526
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 1 group name: Appalachian Regional Healthcare Inc. See the list
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, release date unavailable.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
Ohio University, College Of Osteopathic Medicine
2002
What Public CMS Data Show
Orthopaedic Surgery: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $2,368 in 2022
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2022. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount
This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2022.
Paid by Medicare
About $1,734 in 2022
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2022, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
What this does not show: Paid by Medicare
This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2022.
30-day fills
105 standardized 30-day fills in 2021
CMS converts prescriptions to 30-day supplies so they can be compared. A 90-day prescription counts as about three 30-day fills.
What this does not show: 30-day fills
It is not a count of patients and not a measure of quality.
Part D drug cost
$461 in 2021
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2021, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.
It shows the total spending on drugs this clinician prescribed, not what any one patient paid.
What this does not show: Part D drug cost
A higher cost often reflects the type of medicines a specialty uses. It is not your out-of-pocket cost and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2021.
Industry payments (Open Payments)
Fewer than 11 payment records totaling $23.69 in 2025
Drug and medical device companies must report certain payments to doctors and some other clinicians to CMS, such as meals, travel, speaking fees or research funding.
It shows reported financial ties between this clinician and companies. You can ask your clinician about them.
These records are submitted by drug and medical device companies, and a reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper.
General: payments not tied to research, such as meals, travel, consulting or speaking fees.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper. Research payments can go to a hospital or university for a study the clinician leads, not to the clinician personally. Clinicians can dispute records with the company that reported them.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025.
Years since graduation
24 years (graduated 2002)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2002 as the year this clinician finished professional school.
It tells you roughly how long ago the clinician finished school.
What this does not show: Years since graduation
It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File.
NPI first issued
2008
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Accepts Medicare assignment
CMS data list this clinician as accepting Medicare assignment. This means agreeing to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.
With Original Medicare, you usually pay only your deductible and coinsurance, and the office sends the claim to Medicare for you.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, โDoes your provider accept Medicare as full payment?โ
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Dr. Lowry has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Dr. Lowry as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Westlake and Ohio
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B
Comparisons use 2024 data. The latest CMS data for Dr. Lowry are from 2022.
Medicare Part D
Comparisons use 2024 data. The latest CMS data for Dr. Lowry are from 2021.
11 active clinicians are listed under Orthopaedic Surgery with a practice address in Westlake, OH (923 in Ohio).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Westlake
0% of these 11 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
45.5% of these 11 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part B services
Medicare Part B services decreased 99% from 1,850 in 2018 to 24 in 2022.
- 2018: 1,850
- 2019: 815
- 2020: 561
- 2021: 664
- 2022: 24
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount decreased 96% from $57,650 in 2018 to $2,368 in 2022.
- 2018: $57,650
- 2019: $42,504
- 2020: $30,150
- 2021: $36,597
- 2022: $2,368
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare decreased 96% from $42,025 in 2018 to $1,734 in 2022.
- 2018: $42,025
- 2019: $29,721
- 2020: $20,668
- 2021: $25,591
- 2022: $1,734
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions stayed about the same: 107 in 2017 and 102 in 2021.
- 2017: 107
- 2018: 101
- 2019: 124
- 2020: 130
- 2021: 102
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30-day fills
30-day fills decreased 10% from 117 in 2017 to 105 in 2021.
- 2017: 117
- 2018: 109
- 2019: 142
- 2020: 145
- 2021: 105
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost went from $709 in 2017 to $461 in 2021.
- 2017: $709
- 2018: $674
- 2019: $739
- 2020: $641
- 2021: $461
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $15.52 in 2019 to $23.69 in 2025.
- 2019: $15.52
- 2021: $11.18
- 2023: $37.10
- 2024: $33.41
- 2025: $23.69
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2022), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2021), CMS Open Payments (2025), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Pharma & Medical Device Financial Disclosures
Payments and other transfers of value that drug and medical device companies reported to CMS Open Payments
Program year 2025 (payments made January 1 โ December 31, 2025): fewer than 11 records totaling $23.69.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Exparel | General | $23.69 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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99221
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 40 minutes
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24 | 24 | $221.39 | $98.65 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2022; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications
Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2021.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Meloxicam | Meloxicam | 34 | 1,110 | $124.06 | 17 |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 23 | 133 | $176.01 | 21 |
| Amoxicillin | Amoxicillin | 20 | 28 | $27.46 | 14 |
| Oxycodone Hcl | Oxycodone Hcl | 13 | 92 | $110.17 | โ |
| Prednisone | Prednisone | 12 | 83 | $23.03 | 12 |
Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2021; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
Self-certified to NPPES: 2025-09-14NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207X00000X
An orthopaedic surgeon is trained in the preservation, investigation and restoration of the form and function of the extremities, spine and associated structures by medical, surgical and physical means. An orthopaedic surgeon is involved with the care of patients whose musculoskeletal problems include congenital deformities, trauma, infections, tumors, metabolic disturbances of the musculoskeletal system, deformities, injuries and degenerative diseases of the spine, hands, feet, knee, hip, shoulder and elbow in children and adults. An orthopaedic surgeon is also concerned with primary and secondary muscular problems and the effects of central or peripheral nervous system lesions of the musculoskeletal system.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207X00000X
An orthopaedic surgeon is trained in the preservation, investigation and restoration of the form and function of the extremities, spine and associated structures by medical, surgical and physical means. An orthopaedic surgeon is involved with the care of patients whose musculoskeletal problems include congenital deformities, trauma, infections, tumors, metabolic disturbances of the musculoskeletal system, deformities, injuries and degenerative diseases of the spine, hands, feet, knee, hip, shoulder and elbow in children and adults. An orthopaedic surgeon is also concerned with primary and secondary muscular problems and the effects of central or peripheral nervous system lesions of the musculoskeletal system.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207X00000X
An orthopaedic surgeon is trained in the preservation, investigation and restoration of the form and function of the extremities, spine and associated structures by medical, surgical and physical means. An orthopaedic surgeon is involved with the care of patients whose musculoskeletal problems include congenital deformities, trauma, infections, tumors, metabolic disturbances of the musculoskeletal system, deformities, injuries and degenerative diseases of the spine, hands, feet, knee, hip, shoulder and elbow in children and adults. An orthopaedic surgeon is also concerned with primary and secondary muscular problems and the effects of central or peripheral nervous system lesions of the musculoskeletal system.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY
I20221202002130
KY
5991734030
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Medicare Group Practice Enrollments
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
Appalachian Regional Healthcare Inc
181 Roy Campbell Dr, Hazard, KY 417019407
Phone: 6064391316
Appalachian Regional Healthcare Inc
102 Medical Ctr Dr, Hazard, KY 417019421
Phone: 6064357200
Appalachian Regional Healthcare Inc
100 Medical Ctr Dr, Hazard, KY 417019421
Phone: 6064396600
Appalachian Regional Healthcare Inc
200 Medical Ctr Dr, Hazard, KY 417019466
Phone: 6064877510
Appalachian Regional Healthcare Inc
102 Medical Ctr Dr, Hazard, KY 417019421
Phone: 6064357200
Appalachian Regional Healthcare Inc
110 Medical Ctr Dr, Hazard, KY 417019421
Phone: 6064877902
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Physical Therapist
Orthopaedic Surgery
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Physical Therapist
Orthopaedic Surgery
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Orthopaedic Surgery
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Physician Assistant - Surgical
Physician Assistant (Certified)
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Orthopaedic Surgery (license number reported to NPPES: OK 4248)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 24723 DETROIT RD, WESTLAKE, OH 441452526 (Tel: 4408921440)
Registered at 24723 DETROIT RD, WESTLAKE, OH 441452526 (Tel: 4408921440)
Recorded as JOSEPH LOWRY, D.O.
Orthopaedic Surgery (license number reported to NPPES: OH 34.009531)
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Orthopaedic Surgery Specialists in Westlake
- Dr. Conjeevaram Maheshwer, MD
- Dr. Michael Lew, MD
- Dr. Duret Smith, MD
- Dr. Jeffrey Roberts, MD
- Dr. Brendan Southam, MD
- Dr. Raymond Horwood, MD
Mailing Address
24723 Detroit Rd
Westlake, OH 441452526
Phone: 4408921440