Dr. Michael Sterling Lowry , DO
General Practice โข Corpus Christi, TX
7629 S Staples St Ste 106a
Corpus Christi, TX 784135388
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Dr. Michael Lowry is listed in NPPES under General Practice.
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NPI assigned on June 18, 2009; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 19 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- 99214 โ Established patient outpatient office visit: 19 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
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See the full table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 12 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2022.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2022. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2022:
- Azithromycin โ 12 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2022. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See the full table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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Fewer Medicare Part B services than 95% of clinicians listed under General Practice in Texas (2024, 172 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 341. Middle half: 100 to 1,551.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 249 in 2020 to 19 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2020โ2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
7629 S Staples St Ste 106a
Corpus Christi, TX 784135388
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
NPPES lists 2 distinct additional practice-address records in Corpus Christi, TX. See the list
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry, practice location records; release date unavailable.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 2 distinct group names: Qc Professional Pllc; Qc Urgent Care Pllc. 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
Edward Via Col Of Osteo Medicine-Virginia Campus
2009
What Public CMS Data Show
General Practice: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
30 people with Original Medicare in 2024
It gives a sense of how many people with Medicare this clinician treated that year.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $2,143 in 2024
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2024. 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, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $1,453 in 2024
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2024, 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, 2024.
30-day fills
12 standardized 30-day fills in 2022
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
$112 in 2022
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2022, 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, 2022.
Industry payments (Open Payments)
Fewer than 11 payment records totaling $124.68 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
17 years (graduated 2009)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2009 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
2009
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 Corpus Christi and Texas
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 95% of clinicians listed under General Practice in Texas (2024, 172 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 341. Middle half: 100 to 1,551.
Too few clinicians listed under General Practice in Corpus Christi have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Medicare-allowed amount
A lower Medicare-allowed amount than 90% of clinicians listed under General Practice in Texas (2024, 172 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $28,596. Middle half: $8,918 to $83,485.
Too few clinicians listed under General Practice in Corpus Christi have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Paid by Medicare
A lower Medicare payment amount than 90% of clinicians listed under General Practice in Texas (2024, 172 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $19,146. Middle half: $6,451 to $65,134.
Too few clinicians listed under General Practice in Corpus Christi have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Medicare Part D
Comparisons use 2024 data. The latest CMS data for Dr. Lowry are from 2022.
16 active clinicians are listed under General Practice with a practice address in Corpus Christi, TX (1,066 in Texas).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Corpus Christi
12.5% of these 16 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
25% of these 16 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 92% from 249 in 2020 to 19 in 2024.
- 2020: 249
- 2021: 157
- 2022: 541
- 2023: 323
- 2024: 19
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount decreased 92% from $26,404 in 2020 to $2,143 in 2024.
- 2020: $26,404
- 2021: $9,931
- 2022: $35,870
- 2023: $18,443
- 2024: $2,143
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare decreased 93% from $19,851 in 2020 to $1,453 in 2024.
- 2020: $19,851
- 2021: $9,931
- 2022: $31,454
- 2023: $11,182
- 2024: $1,453
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions decreased 96% from 283 in 2018 to 12 in 2022.
- 2018: 283
- 2019: 323
- 2020: 178
- 2021: 196
- 2022: 12
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30-day fills
30-day fills decreased 96% from 285 in 2018 to 12 in 2022.
- 2018: 285
- 2019: 323
- 2020: 178
- 2021: 196
- 2022: 12
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost decreased 97% from $3,534 in 2018 to $112 in 2022.
- 2018: $3,534
- 2019: $1,928
- 2020: $1,277
- 2021: $1,553
- 2022: $112
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $13.75 in 2019 to $124.68 in 2025.
- 2019: $13.75
- 2025: $124.68
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2022), 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 $124.68.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Novo Nordisk Inc |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Ozempic | General | $124.68 |
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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99214
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
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19 | 17 | $263.16 | $112.79 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2024; 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 2022.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Azithromycin | Azithromycin | 12 | 60 | $112.13 | 12 |
Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2022; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
Self-certified to NPPES: 2024-03-07NUCC Taxonomy Code: 208D00000X
A physician who specializes in the general practice of diagnosing, treating, and managing patients with a variety of illnesses and conditions.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207P00000X
An emergency physician focuses on the immediate decision making and action necessary to prevent death or any further disability both in the pre-hospital setting by directing emergency medical technicians and in the emergency department. The emergency physician provides immediate recognition, evaluation, care, stabilization and disposition of a generally diversified population of adult and pediatric patients in response to acute illness and injury.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 146D00000X
Individuals that are specially trained to assist patients living at home with urgent/emergent situations. These individuals must be able to perform CPR and basic first aid and have sufficient counseling skills to allay fears and assist in working through processes necessary to resolve the crisis. Functions may include transportation to various facilities and businesses, contacting agencies to initiate remediation service or providing reassurance.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207P00000X
An emergency physician focuses on the immediate decision making and action necessary to prevent death or any further disability both in the pre-hospital setting by directing emergency medical technicians and in the emergency department. The emergency physician provides immediate recognition, evaluation, care, stabilization and disposition of a generally diversified population of adult and pediatric patients in response to acute illness and injury.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207P00000X
An emergency physician focuses on the immediate decision making and action necessary to prevent death or any further disability both in the pre-hospital setting by directing emergency medical technicians and in the emergency department. The emergency physician provides immediate recognition, evaluation, care, stabilization and disposition of a generally diversified population of adult and pediatric patients in response to acute illness and injury.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - GENERAL PRACTICE
I20140911001343
TX
1052555307
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
Qc Urgent Care Pllc
1290 Fm, Corpus Christi, TX 784159773
Phone: 3618260650
Qc Professional Pllc
1290 Fm, Corpus Christi, TX 784159773
Phone: 3618260650
Qc Professional Pllc
7629 S Staples St, Corpus Christi, TX 784135388
Phone: 3618882820
Secondary Practice Locations
6181 Saratoga Blvd, Unit 117
Corpus Christi, TX 784142475
Phone: 3614445148
1290 Fm 43 Ste J
Corpus Christi, TX 784159701
Phone: 3612380015
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Nurse Practitioner - Family
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse, Family Nurse Practitioner (Certified)
Nurse Practitioner - Family
Family Nurse Practitioner
Nurse Practitioner - Family
Family Nurse Practitioner (Certified)
Nurse Practitioner - Family
Family Nurse Practitioner
Family Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at 7629 S STAPLES ST STE 106A, CORPUS CHRISTI, TX 784135388 (Tel: 3612380015)
Registered at PO BOX 61160, CORPUS CHRISTI, TX 784661160 (Tel: 3612380015)
Recorded as MICHAEL LOWRY, DO
Emergency Medicine (license number reported to NPPES: TX Q0308)
Registered at 6181 SARATOGA BLVD, UNIT 117, CORPUS CHRISTI, TX 784142475 (Tel: 3614445148)
Registered at 7101 S PADRE ISLAND DR, CORPUS CHRISTI, TX 784124913 (Tel: 3617611000)
Registered at 14493 S PADRE ISLAND DR, SUITE A#198, CORPUS CHRISTI, TX 78418 (Tel: 8564989073)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 1 MEDICAL CENTER DR, STRATFORD, NJ 080841500 (Tel: 8564886500)
Registered at 402 SEELEY COHANSEY RD, BRIDGETON, NJ 083025606
Recorded as MICHAEL LOWRY, D.O
Personal Emergency Response Attendant
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other General Practices in Corpus Christi
- Dr. Sean Hopper, DO
- Dr. David Blanchard, DO
- Dr. Adel Shaker, MD
- Dr. Rafael Garcia, MD
- Dr. Lonnie Schwirtlich, MD
- Dr. Luis Fuentes, DO
Mailing Address
Po Box 61160
Corpus Christi, TX 784661160
Phone: 3612380015