Total Payments
$50,644
2024 Payments
$45.64
Companies
25
Transactions
810
Medicare Patients
10,784
Medicare Billing
$1.5M
Payment Breakdown by Category
Consulting$22,304 (44.0%)
Food & Beverage$19,726 (39.0%)
Travel$5,094 (10.1%)
Other$3,520 (7.0%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $22,304 | 24 | 44.0% |
| Food and Beverage | $19,726 | 764 | 39.0% |
| Travel and Lodging | $5,094 | 20 | 10.1% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $3,520 | 2 | 7.0% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abbott Laboratories | $42,990 | 692 | $0 (2024) |
| Relievant Medsystems, Inc. | $3,438 | 27 | $0 (2023) |
| BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | $1,910 | 14 | $0 (2021) |
| Vertiflex, Inc. | $630.07 | 21 | $0 (2019) |
| Stimwave Technologies Incorporated | $486.67 | 13 | $0 (2022) |
| Vertos Medical, Inc. | $408.02 | 4 | $0 (2022) |
| Interventional Pain Technologies Inc. | $125.78 | 1 | $0 (2022) |
| Nevro Corp. | $123.61 | 8 | $0 (2017) |
| Spinal Simplicity, LLC | $77.44 | 4 | $0 (2023) |
| Nalu Medical, Inc. | $69.05 | 4 | $0 (2023) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $45.64 | 1 | Abbott Laboratories ($45.64) |
| 2023 | $5,724 | 40 | Abbott Laboratories ($5,541) |
| 2022 | $8,587 | 168 | Abbott Laboratories ($4,630) |
| 2021 | $5,262 | 185 | Abbott Laboratories ($4,960) |
| 2020 | $7,363 | 99 | Abbott Laboratories ($7,011) |
| 2019 | $5,861 | 118 | Abbott Laboratories ($5,515) |
| 2018 | $13,904 | 119 | Abbott Laboratories ($12,150) |
| 2017 | $3,897 | 80 | Abbott Laboratories ($3,138) |
All Payment Transactions
810 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 33
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/22/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | PROCLAIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $45.64 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 11/15/2023 | Nalu Medical, Inc. | Nalu Neurostimulation System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.49 | General |
| Category: Pain Management | ||||||
| 08/22/2023 | Nalu Medical, Inc. | Nalu Neurostimulation System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.39 | General |
| Category: Pain Management | ||||||
| 07/19/2023 | Abbott Laboratories | PROCLAIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $66.51 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 07/12/2023 | Spinal Simplicity, LLC | HA MINUTEMAN G3-R (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.05 | General |
| Category: SPINAL HARDWARE | ||||||
| 06/29/2023 | Abbott Laboratories | PROCLAIM (Device) | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $3,320.00 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 06/29/2023 | Abbott Laboratories | PROCLAIM (Device) | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $200.00 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 06/22/2023 | Abbott Laboratories | PROCLAIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.02 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 06/13/2023 | Abbott Laboratories | PROCLAIM (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $263.60 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 06/13/2023 | Abbott Laboratories | PROCLAIM (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $9.07 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 06/06/2023 | Abbott Laboratories | PROCLAIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.07 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 05/26/2023 | Abbott Laboratories | PROCLAIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.27 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 05/11/2023 | Abbott Laboratories | PROCLAIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.21 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 05/11/2023 | Abbott Laboratories | PROCLAIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.50 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 04/06/2023 | Abbott Laboratories | PROCLAIM (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,000.00 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 03/28/2023 | Spinal Simplicity, LLC | HA MINUTEMAN G3-R (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.78 | General |
| Category: SPINAL HARDWARE | ||||||
| 03/26/2023 | Abbott Laboratories | PROCLAIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.40 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 03/21/2023 | Abbott Laboratories | PROCLAIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $175.58 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 03/21/2023 | MML US, Inc. | ReActiv8 (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $26.48 | General |
| Category: Pain Management | ||||||
| 03/14/2023 | Relievant Medsystems, Inc. | Intracept (Device), Intracept, Intracept | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $28.90 | General |
| Category: Pain | ||||||
| 03/14/2023 | Relievant Medsystems, Inc. | Intracept (Device), Intracept, Intracept | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $5.75 | General |
| Category: Pain | ||||||
| 03/01/2023 | Relievant Medsystems, Inc. | Intracept (Device), Intracept, Intracept | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $6.09 | General |
| Category: Pain | ||||||
| 02/28/2023 | Abbott Laboratories | PROCLAIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.74 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 02/28/2023 | Abbott Laboratories | PROCLAIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.63 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 02/28/2023 | Abbott Laboratories | PROCLAIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.70 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 18 | 667 | 1,120 | $254,872 | $60,661 |
| 2022 | 36 | 2,825 | 5,159 | $2.0M | $406,015 |
| 2021 | 42 | 3,260 | 7,109 | $2.9M | $475,002 |
| 2020 | 46 | 4,032 | 8,433 | $2.9M | $539,239 |
Total Patients
10,784
Total Services
21,821
Medicare Billing
$1.5M
Procedure Codes
168
All Medicare Procedures & Services
168 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 7
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 247 | 288 | $91,080 | $20,237 | 22.2% |
| G0482 | Drug test(s), definitive, utilizing (1) drug identification methods able to identify individual drugs and distinguish between structural isomers (but not necessarily stereoisomers), including, but not limited to gc/ms (any type, single or tandem) and lc/ms | Office | 2023 | 59 | 59 | $29,314 | $11,313 | 38.6% |
| G0483 | Drug test(s), definitive, utilizing (1) drug identification methods able to identify individual drugs and distinguish between structural isomers (but not necessarily stereoisomers), including, but not limited to gc/ms (any type, single or tandem) and lc/ms | Office | 2023 | 22 | 22 | $13,581 | $5,324 | 39.2% |
| 80307 | Testing for presence of drug, by chemistry analyzers | Office | 2023 | 79 | 79 | $27,650 | $4,634 | 16.8% |
| 64628 | Heat destruction of intraosseous basivertebral nerve in bones of spine in lower back, first two bones | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $12,069 | $3,719 | 30.8% |
| G0481 | Drug test(s), definitive, utilizing (1) drug identification methods able to identify individual drugs and distinguish between structural isomers (but not necessarily stereoisomers), including, but not limited to gc/ms (any type, single or tandem) and lc/ms | Office | 2023 | 13 | 13 | $5,089 | $1,995 | 39.2% |
| 64633 | Destruction of upper or middle spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, single facet joint | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 13 | $12,999 | $1,891 | 14.5% |
| 64493 | Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level | Facility | 2023 | 20 | 26 | $10,829 | $1,744 | 16.1% |
| 20611 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid large joint using ultrasound guidance | Office | 2023 | 17 | 20 | $4,514 | $1,399 | 31.0% |
| 64490 | Injection of upper or middle spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level | Facility | 2023 | 14 | 16 | $7,273 | $1,276 | 17.5% |
| 64493 | Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level | Office | 2023 | 13 | 14 | $5,831 | $1,273 | 21.8% |
| 64494 | Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, second level | Facility | 2023 | 19 | 24 | $5,124 | $934.56 | 18.2% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $4,493 | $866.86 | 19.3% |
| 64494 | Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, second level | Office | 2023 | 12 | 13 | $2,775 | $853.59 | 30.8% |
| 27096 | Injection of anesthetic or steroid into joint between lower spine and hip bone using imaging guidance | Facility | 2023 | 14 | 15 | $5,809 | $841.55 | 14.5% |
| 64634 | Destruction of upper or middle spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, each additional facet joint | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 15 | $6,794 | $762.92 | 11.2% |
| 64491 | Injection of upper or middle spine facet joint using imaging guidance, second level | Facility | 2023 | 14 | 16 | $4,608 | $721.60 | 15.7% |
| 76942 | Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement | Office | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $1,464 | $480.97 | 32.9% |
| 80305 | Testing for presence of drug, read by direct observation | Office | 2023 | 28 | 29 | $1,450 | $358.15 | 24.7% |
| J1100 | Injection, dexamethasone sodium phosphate, 1 mg | Office | 2023 | 39 | 425 | $2,125 | $36.75 | 1.7% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 687 | 1,100 | $347,875 | $104,593 | 30.1% |
| G0482 | Drug test(s), definitive, utilizing (1) drug identification methods able to identify individual drugs and distinguish between structural isomers (but not necessarily stereoisomers), including, but not limited to gc/ms (any type, single or tandem) and lc/ms | Office | 2022 | 211 | 250 | $124,213 | $48,512 | 39.1% |
| 22612 | Fusion of spine in lower back | Facility | 2022 | 29 | 29 | $109,869 | $34,421 | 31.3% |
| 63650 | Insertion of spinal neurostimulator electrode array through skin | Facility | 2022 | 30 | 80 | $428,666 | $18,212 | 4.2% |
| 64635 | Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, single facet joint | Facility | 2022 | 103 | 126 | $124,643 | $18,206 | 14.6% |
About Dr. Benjamin Lowry, M.D
Dr. Benjamin Lowry, M.D is a Anesthesiology healthcare provider based in Temple, Texas. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 09/05/2008. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1609024371.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Benjamin Lowry, M.D has received a total of $50,644 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $45.64 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 810 transactions from 25 companies. The most common payment nature is "Consulting Fee" ($22,304).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Lowry has provided services to 10,784 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 21,821 services with total Medicare billing of $1.5M. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 168 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Anesthesiology
- Other Specialties Pain Medicine, Interventional Pain Medicine
- Location Temple, TX
- Active Since 09/05/2008
- Last Updated 11/03/2023
- Taxonomy Code 207L00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1609024371
Products in Payments
- Proclaim Family of SCS IPGs (Device) $10,165
- Spinal Cord Stimulation Accessories (Device) $9,690
- PROCLAIM (Device) $9,310
- Proclaim IPG (Device) $3,655
- Intracept (Device) $3,438
- Octrode SCS Leads (Device) $2,873
- SCS leads (Device) $2,458
- Neuromodulation Dspsbls and Accs (Device) $2,346
- SPECTRA WAVEWRITER (Device) $1,644
- OCTRODE (Device) $906.92
- SCS IPGs (Device) $653.08
- Superion ISS (Device) $630.07
- mild Device Kit (Device) $408.02
- StimQ Peripheral Nerve StimulatorSystem (Device) $287.41
- DRG leads (Device) $209.80
- GENERAL - PAIN MANAGEMENT (Device) $163.97
- DRG IPGs (Device) $141.44
- Tripole SCS Leads (Device) $131.35
- Senza Spinal Cord Stimulation System (Device) $123.61
- Prodigy Family of SCS IPGs (Device) $119.86
Data Sources
Provider data from NPPES. Payment data from CMS Open Payments. Medicare data from CMS Medicare Provider Utilization. All data is public and updated periodically.
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