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Dr. David Alan Lowry, MD

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Specializes in: Adult Hospital Medicine

Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (1984 - 1988)

321 Mulberry Street Sw
Lenoir, NC 28645

(828) 757-5100

Dr. David Alan Lowry, MD is an internal medicine hospitalist in Lenoir, NC specializing in adult hospital medicine. He graduated from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in 1988 and has 38 years of experience. Dr. David Alan Lowry, MD is affiliated with UNC Health and UNC Health Caldwell.

Office Locations

UNC Health Caldwell

321 Mulberry Street Sw
Lenoir, NC 28645

(828) 757-5100

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Alan Lowry, MD treated as an internal medicine hospitalist in Lenoir, NC during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, outpatient care and catheterization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Alan Lowry, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	132
hospital care	5291
inpatient care	5107
outpatient care	184
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Alan Lowry, MD treated as an internal medicine hospitalist in Lenoir, NC during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, outpatient care and catheterization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Alan Lowry, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	110
doctor visit	12
hospital care	6228
inpatient care	5603
outpatient care	625
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	27

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Alan Lowry, MD.

**Gender**
Male	450
Female	642

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	999
Black	71
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	307
From 75 to 84	318
85 and over	261
Less than 65	206

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Alan Lowry, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	53
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	45
Diabetes	48
Dementia	27
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Alan Lowry, MD treated as an internal medicine hospitalist in Lenoir, NC during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, outpatient care and catheterization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Alan Lowry, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	112
hospital care	4274
inpatient care	3922
outpatient care	352
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	17

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Alan Lowry, MD.

**Gender**
Male	385
Female	591

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	898
Black	62
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	300
From 75 to 84	248
85 and over	204
Less than 65	224

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Alan Lowry, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	18
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	53
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	45
Diabetes	47
Dementia	27
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Alan Lowry, MD treated as an internal medicine hospitalist in Lenoir, NC during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, outpatient care and catheterization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Alan Lowry, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	80
dialysis	26
hospital care	3189
inpatient care	2939
outpatient care	250
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	32

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Alan Lowry, MD.

**Gender**
Male	654
Female	1022

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1548
Black	106
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	466
From 75 to 84	448
85 and over	356
Less than 65	406

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Alan Lowry, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	59
Asthma	30
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	51
Diabetes	49
Dementia	30
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Alan Lowry, MD treated as an internal medicine hospitalist in Lenoir, NC during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, outpatient care and catheterization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Alan Lowry, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	90
hospital care	2721
inpatient care	2541
outpatient care	180
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	25

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Alan Lowry, MD.

**Gender**
Male	343
Female	467

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	746
Black	47
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	207
From 75 to 84	238
85 and over	175
Less than 65	190

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Alan Lowry, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	66
Asthma	50
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	51
Diabetes	51
Dementia	32
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Alan Lowry, MD treated as an internal medicine hospitalist in Lenoir, NC during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, catheterization and tracheal (windpipe) procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Alan Lowry, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	54
hospital care	590
inpatient care	590
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	16

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Alan Lowry, MD.

**Gender**
Male	135
Female	142

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	256
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	95
From 75 to 84	72
85 and over	42
Less than 65	68

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Alan Lowry, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	71
Depression	45
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	56
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	62
Diabetes	59
Dementia	27
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Alan Lowry, MD treated as an internal medicine hospitalist in Lenoir, NC during 2018 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Alan Lowry, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	72
inpatient care	72

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Alan Lowry, MD.

**Gender**
Male	34
Female	33

**Age**
From 65 to 74	25
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	18

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Alan Lowry, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	72
Depression	45
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	40
Heart Failure	63
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	54
Diabetes	51
Dementia	22
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2018

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Alan Lowry, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. David Alan Lowry, MD treated as an internal medicine hospitalist in Lenoir, NC were hospital care, inpatient care, outpatient care and catheterization.

catheterization	96
dialysis	26
doctor visit	12
hospital care	3195
inpatient care	2967
outpatient care	318
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	22

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2018

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Alan Lowry, MD.

**Gender**
Male	285
Female	413

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	40
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	635
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	189
85 and over	148
Less than 65	158
65 to 74	200

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Alan Lowry, MD From 2012 - 2018

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. David Alan Lowry, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	54
Asthma	16
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	44
Diabetes	43
Atrial Fibrillation	21
Dementia	23
Cancer	9

Education & Training

Dr. David Alan Lowry, MD graduated from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in 1988. He is certified by the Internal Medicine, Board Certified and has a state license in North Carolina.

Medical School: Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (1988)

Board Certification: Internal Medicine, Board Certified

Licensed In: North Carolina

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. David Alan Lowry, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

UNC Health

UNC Health Caldwell

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. David Alan Lowry, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: WellCare, Medicare Advantage, AmeriHealth, United Healthcare, Medicaid, Humana, Cigna, OptumHealth Behavioral Solutions (United Behavioral Health), CHAMPVA, Centene, Group Health Plan (GHP), MedCost PPO, North Carolina State Health Plan, Atlantic (Packaging) Corporation, Inc. (administered by Lucent Health), BCBSNC Blue Home with UNC Health Alliance (Blue Home with Novant Health is out of network), Contigo Health Plan (WakeMed employees only) (out-of-network beginning January 1, 2026), Aetna Premier Care Network Plus (APCN+) (Tier 2), DirectNet, BCBSNC Group Health Plans (except for Blue High Performance Network (BlueHPN)), Aetna Whole Health (Tier 2), Meritain Health, an Aetna Company, Longevity Health Plan I-SNP and Veterans Affairs Community Care Network.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. David Alan Lowry, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

WellCare

Medicare Advantage

AmeriHealth

United Healthcare

Medicaid

Humana

Cigna

OptumHealth Behavioral Solutions (United Behavioral Health)

CHAMPVA

Centene

Group Health Plan (GHP)

MedCost PPO

North Carolina State Health Plan

Atlantic (Packaging) Corporation, Inc. (administered by Lucent Health)

BCBSNC Blue Home with UNC Health Alliance (Blue Home with Novant Health is out of network)

Contigo Health Plan (WakeMed employees only) (out-of-network beginning January 1, 2026)

Aetna Premier Care Network Plus (APCN+) (Tier 2)

DirectNet

BCBSNC Group Health Plans (except for Blue High Performance Network (BlueHPN))

Aetna Whole Health (Tier 2)

Meritain Health, an Aetna Company

Longevity Health Plan I-SNP

Veterans Affairs Community Care Network

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. David Alan Lowry, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$338 INVOKANA $199	XARELTO $139
FOREST PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.	$122 DALIRESP $109	TEFLARO $13
Allergan Inc.	$116 AVYCAZ $116
Actavis Pharma Inc	$96 DALVANCE $40	AVYCAZ $40	TEFLARO $17
The Medicines Company	$91 ORBACTIV $91
Other	$317 BRILINTA $64	SAMSCA $58	NovoLog $51	Vaprisol $34	Spiriva $22	Other $86

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$917
Education	$163

Biography

Dr. David Lowry is an adult hospital medicine specialist in Lenoir, NC. His clinical interests include urgent care and emergency care. Dr. Lowry can take Coventry, Group Health Plan (GHP), CHAMPVA, and more. He graduated from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. Dr. Lowry is affiliated with UNC Health.