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Dr. Douglas James Lowery, MD

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Specializes in: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery

Indiana University School of Medicine

10455 Orthopaedic Drive
Newburgh, IN 47630

(812) 424-9291

Dr. Douglas James Lowery, MD is an orthopedist in Newburgh, IN specializing in orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. He graduated from Indiana University School of Medicine. Dr. Douglas James Lowery, MD is affiliated with Ascension St. Vincent Evansville and Ascension.

Office Locations

10455 Orthopaedic Drive
Newburgh, IN 47630

(812) 424-9291

(812) 421-2722

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515 Read Street
Evansville, IN 47710

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5828 Pearl Drive
Evansville, IN 47712

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Douglas James Lowery, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Volume:

arthroscopic acromioplasty

arthroscopic rotator cuff repair

joint surgery

shoulder MRI

shoulder surgery

subacromial decompression

wrist MRI

By Affordability:

gait training

physical therapy treatment

rehabilitation

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within Indiana, Dr. Douglas James Lowery, MD performed more arthroscopic acromioplasty, arthroscopic rotator cuff repair, joint surgery, shoulder MRI, shoulder surgery, subacromial decompression, and wrist MRI procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for gait training, physical therapy treatment, and rehabilitation that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 10%

By Volume:

major joint aspiration

major joint injection

reconstructive surgery

shoulder arthroscopy

total knee replacement

total shoulder replacement

By Affordability:

acromial resection

acromioplasty

arthroscopic acromioplasty

arthroscopic subacromial decompression

subacromial decompression

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within Indiana, Dr. Douglas James Lowery, MD performed more major joint aspiration, major joint injection, reconstructive surgery, shoulder arthroscopy, total knee replacement, and total shoulder replacement procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of them and he also had a list price for acromial resection, acromioplasty, arthroscopic acromioplasty, arthroscopic subacromial decompression, and subacromial decompression that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 25%

By Affordability:

In 2012, Dr. Douglas James Lowery, MD had a list price for elbow MRI, joint X-ray, knee X-ray, shoulder MRI, upper extremity MRI, and wrist MRI that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of providers in related specialties within Indiana. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Douglas James Lowery, MD treated as an orthopedist in Newburgh, IN during 2012 were injections, aspiration, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Douglas James Lowery, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	424
blood draw	50
decompression surgery	20
diagnostic procedures	98
doctor visit	706
hip imaging	24
injections	436
joint surgery	109
lower extremity surgery	43
minimally invasive procedures	41
musculoskeletal imaging	151
pelvic imaging	36
reconstructive surgery	68
upper extremity surgery	66
X-rays	187

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Douglas James Lowery, MD treated as an orthopedist in Newburgh, IN during 2013 were injections, aspiration, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Douglas James Lowery, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	412
decompression surgery	16
doctor visit	717
fracture surgery	11
hip imaging	48
injections	431
joint surgery	120
lower extremity surgery	54
minimally invasive procedures	34
musculoskeletal imaging	196
open surgery	11
pelvic imaging	52
reconstructive surgery	86
upper extremity surgery	66
X-rays	248

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas James Lowery, MD.

**Gender**
Male	222
Female	378

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	580
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	280
From 75 to 84	187
85 and over	63
Less than 65	70

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas James Lowery, MD in 2013

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	31
Dementia	8
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Douglas James Lowery, MD treated as an orthopedist in Newburgh, IN during 2014 were injections, aspiration, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Douglas James Lowery, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	411
decompression surgery	16
doctor visit	734
hip imaging	21
injections	424
joint surgery	131
lower extremity surgery	49
minimally invasive procedures	33
musculoskeletal imaging	133
pelvic imaging	24
reconstructive surgery	98
upper extremity surgery	82
X-rays	157

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas James Lowery, MD.

**Gender**
Male	246
Female	352

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	581
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	291
From 75 to 84	168
85 and over	59
Less than 65	80

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas James Lowery, MD in 2014

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	29
Dementia	5
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Douglas James Lowery, MD treated as an orthopedist in Newburgh, IN during 2015 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and joint surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Douglas James Lowery, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	253
decompression surgery	22
diagnostic procedures	12
doctor visit	671
hip imaging	17
injections	253
joint surgery	128
lower extremity surgery	50
minimally invasive procedures	43
musculoskeletal imaging	113
pelvic imaging	23
reconstructive surgery	85
upper extremity surgery	78
X-rays	136

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas James Lowery, MD.

**Gender**
Male	500
Female	660

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1116
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	572
From 75 to 84	370
85 and over	92
Less than 65	126

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas James Lowery, MD in 2015

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	29
Dementia	7
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Douglas James Lowery, MD treated as an orthopedist in Newburgh, IN during 2016 were aspiration, injections, joint surgery and reconstructive surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Douglas James Lowery, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	276
decompression surgery	23
doctor visit	686
injections	276
joint surgery	160
lower extremity surgery	63
minimally invasive procedures	49
musculoskeletal imaging	93
reconstructive surgery	111
upper extremity surgery	97
X-rays	93

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas James Lowery, MD.

**Gender**
Male	281
Female	343

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	592
Black	19
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	303
From 75 to 84	196
85 and over	47
Less than 65	78

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas James Lowery, MD in 2016

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	32
Dementia	7
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Douglas James Lowery, MD treated as an orthopedist in Newburgh, IN during 2017 were aspiration, injections, joint surgery and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Douglas James Lowery, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	360
decompression surgery	22
doctor visit	687
injections	360
joint surgery	146
lower extremity surgery	55
minimally invasive procedures	46
musculoskeletal imaging	110
reconstructive surgery	100
upper extremity surgery	91
X-rays	110

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas James Lowery, MD.

**Gender**
Male	272
Female	400

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	639
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	350
From 75 to 84	184
85 and over	53
Less than 65	85

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas James Lowery, MD in 2017

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	31
Dementia	8
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Douglas James Lowery, MD treated as an orthopedist in Newburgh, IN during 2018 were injections, aspiration, joint surgery and reconstructive surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Douglas James Lowery, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	309
decompression surgery	26
doctor visit	734
injections	321
joint surgery	153
lower extremity surgery	56
minimally invasive procedures	51
musculoskeletal imaging	81
reconstructive surgery	102
upper extremity surgery	97
X-rays	81

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas James Lowery, MD.

**Gender**
Male	282
Female	401

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	645
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	20
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	330
From 75 to 84	209
85 and over	62
Less than 65	82

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas James Lowery, MD in 2018

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	31
Dementia	7
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Douglas James Lowery, MD treated as an orthopedist in Newburgh, IN during 2019 were aspiration, injections, joint surgery and upper extremity surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Douglas James Lowery, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	323
decompression surgery	36
diagnostic procedures	14
doctor visit	772
injections	323
joint surgery	175
lower extremity surgery	49
minimally invasive procedures	82
musculoskeletal imaging	66
reconstructive surgery	93
rehabilitation	13
upper extremity surgery	126
X-rays	66

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas James Lowery, MD.

**Gender**
Male	278
Female	390

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	637
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	13
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	353
From 75 to 84	191
85 and over	62
Less than 65	62

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas James Lowery, MD in 2019

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	30
Dementia	7
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Douglas James Lowery, MD treated as an orthopedist in Newburgh, IN during 2020 were aspiration, injections, joint surgery and reconstructive surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Douglas James Lowery, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	276
decompression surgery	21
diagnostic procedures	12
doctor visit	740
injections	276
joint surgery	147
lower extremity surgery	59
minimally invasive procedures	56
musculoskeletal imaging	32
reconstructive surgery	91
rehabilitation	13
upper extremity surgery	88
X-rays	32

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas James Lowery, MD.

**Gender**
Male	237
Female	334

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	551
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	332
From 75 to 84	150
85 and over	49
Less than 65	40

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas James Lowery, MD in 2020

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	29
Dementia	7
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Douglas James Lowery, MD treated as an orthopedist in Newburgh, IN during 2021 were aspiration, injections, joint surgery and upper extremity surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Douglas James Lowery, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	244
decompression surgery	35
doctor visit	676
injections	244
joint surgery	169
lower extremity surgery	50
minimally invasive procedures	84
musculoskeletal imaging	37
reconstructive surgery	85
rehabilitation	25
upper extremity surgery	119
X-rays	37

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas James Lowery, MD.

**Gender**
Male	248
Female	319

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	543
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	11
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	321
From 75 to 84	165
85 and over	43
Less than 65	38

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas James Lowery, MD in 2021

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	29
Dementia	9
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Douglas James Lowery, MD treated as an orthopedist in Newburgh, IN during 2022 were aspiration, injections, joint surgery and upper extremity surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Douglas James Lowery, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	366
decompression surgery	36
doctor visit	739
hip imaging	11
injections	366
joint surgery	186
lower extremity surgery	69
minimally invasive procedures	86
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	26
musculoskeletal imaging	56
reconstructive surgery	100
rehabilitation	36
upper extremity surgery	117
X-rays	30

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas James Lowery, MD.

**Gender**
Male	265
Female	378

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	618
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	14
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	367
From 75 to 84	187
85 and over	48
Less than 65	41

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas James Lowery, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	28
Dementia	5
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Douglas James Lowery, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Douglas James Lowery, MD treated as an orthopedist in Newburgh, IN were injections, aspiration, joint surgery and X-rays.

aspiration	332
blood draw	50
decompression surgery	24
diagnostic procedures	34
doctor visit	714
fracture surgery	11
hip imaging	24
injections	337
joint surgery	147
lower extremity surgery	54
minimally invasive procedures	55
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	26
musculoskeletal imaging	97
open surgery	11
pelvic imaging	33
reconstructive surgery	92
rehabilitation	21
upper extremity surgery	93
X-rays	107

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas James Lowery, MD.

**Gender**
Male	257
Female	359

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	1
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	591
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	5

**Age**
75 to 84	182
85 and over	52
Less than 65	63
65 to 74	318

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas James Lowery, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Douglas James Lowery, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	27
Atrial Fibrillation	10
Dementia	6
Cancer	8

Education & Training

Dr. Douglas James Lowery, MD graduated from Indiana University School of Medicine. He completed residency at Summa Health System. He is certified by the The American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery - Orthopaedic Surgery and has a state license in Kentucky.

Medical School: Indiana University School of Medicine

Residency: Summa Health System

Board Certification: The American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery - Orthopaedic Surgery

Licensed In: Kentucky

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Douglas James Lowery, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Ascension St. Vincent Evansville

Ascension

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Exactech, Inc.	$95,197 Equinoxe $90,563	Optetrak $1,794	NOVATION HIP $1,734	Novation $1,106
DePuy Orthopaedics Inc.	$25,500 Sports Medicine $19,170	RIGIDLOOP $6,300	Shoulder/SM JT $30
Medical Device Business Services, Inc.	$18,825 OMNISPAN $9,620	BIOKNOTLESS $6,350	RIGIDLOOP $1,773	HEALIX $1,082
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.	$6,297 Sports Medicine $3,725	HEALIX $1,440	RIGIDLOOP $230	DYNACORD $190	ORTHOVISC $127	Other $585
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.	$4,318 ROSA $4,224	Persona $94
Other	$1,057 AMIStem $457	Primary Shoulder $230	KNEES $138	TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES $101	XARELTO $33	Other $98

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$119,367
Travel and Lodging	$25,573
Food and Beverage	$6,160
Education	$94

Biography

Dr. Douglas Lowery's medical specialty is orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. He attended Indiana University School of Medicine and subsequently trained at Summa Health System for residency. Dr. Lowery is professionally affiliated with Ascension St. Vincent Evansville.

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