In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Kentucky, Dr. Kurt Sowers, MD performed more inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for hospital care, inpatient care, and inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% 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.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kurt Sowers, MD treated as a general practitioner in Hazard, KY during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, lab tests and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kurt Sowers, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	61
doctor visit	173
hospital care	2231
inpatient care	2231
lab tests	144

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kurt Sowers, MD treated as a general practitioner in Hazard, KY during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, lab tests and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kurt Sowers, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	19
doctor visit	62
hospital care	2133
inpatient care	2108
lab tests	49

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kurt Sowers, MD.

**Gender**
Male	335
Female	374

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	486
Black	87
Hispanic	71
Asian	45
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	240
From 75 to 84	206
85 and over	111
Less than 65	152

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kurt Sowers, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	19
Ischemic Heart Disease	64
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	58
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	40
Diabetes	58
Dementia	29
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kurt Sowers, MD treated as a general practitioner in Hazard, KY during 2014 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kurt Sowers, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	1161
inpatient care	1129

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kurt Sowers, MD.

**Gender**
Male	144
Female	139

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	224
Black	26
Hispanic	18
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	98
From 75 to 84	97
85 and over	45
Less than 65	43

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kurt Sowers, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	65
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	59
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	51
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	44
Diabetes	53
Dementia	26
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kurt Sowers, MD treated as a general practitioner in Hazard, KY during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kurt Sowers, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	89
dialysis	99
doctor visit	349
hospital care	945
inpatient care	945

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kurt Sowers, MD.

**Gender**
Male	156
Female	153

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	143
Black	90
Hispanic	55
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	103
From 75 to 84	86
85 and over	18
Less than 65	102

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kurt Sowers, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	52
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	58
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	48
Diabetes	66
Dementia	30
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kurt Sowers, MD treated as a general practitioner in Hazard, KY during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, blood draw and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kurt Sowers, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	56
dialysis	43
doctor visit	216
hospital care	1213
inpatient care	1213

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kurt Sowers, MD.

**Gender**
Male	153
Female	124

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	130
Black	63
Hispanic	55
Asian	18
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	100
From 75 to 84	77
85 and over	25
Less than 65	75

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kurt Sowers, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	21
Ischemic Heart Disease	61
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	63
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	41
Diabetes	70
Dementia	37
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kurt Sowers, MD treated as a general practitioner in Hazard, KY during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kurt Sowers, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	16
dialysis	80
doctor visit	261
hospital care	254
inpatient care	254

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kurt Sowers, MD.

**Gender**
Male	160
Female	146

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	253
Black	0
Hispanic	26
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	109
From 75 to 84	108
85 and over	54
Less than 65	35

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kurt Sowers, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	64
Dementia	18
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kurt Sowers, MD treated as a general practitioner in Hazard, KY during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kurt Sowers, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	135
doctor visit	275
hospital care	839
inpatient care	839

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kurt Sowers, MD.

**Gender**
Male	260
Female	225

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	463
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	185
From 75 to 84	124
85 and over	72
Less than 65	104

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kurt Sowers, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	61
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	58
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	45
Diabetes	61
Dementia	25
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kurt Sowers, MD treated as a general practitioner in Hazard, KY during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kurt Sowers, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	18
doctor visit	220
hospital care	1544
inpatient care	1544

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kurt Sowers, MD.

**Gender**
Male	243
Female	225

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	454
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	184
From 75 to 84	126
85 and over	41
Less than 65	117

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kurt Sowers, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	68
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	3
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	65
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	52
Diabetes	73
Dementia	33
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kurt Sowers, MD treated as a general practitioner in Hazard, KY during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kurt Sowers, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	49
doctor visit	63
hospital care	1070
inpatient care	1070

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kurt Sowers, MD.

**Gender**
Male	202
Female	166

**Age**
From 65 to 74	145
From 75 to 84	97
85 and over	32
Less than 65	94

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kurt Sowers, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	68
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	66
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	55
Diabetes	69
Dementia	28
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kurt Sowers, MD treated as a general practitioner in Hazard, KY during 2022 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kurt Sowers, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	58
hospital care	902
inpatient care	902

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kurt Sowers, MD.

**Gender**
Male	157
Female	125

**Age**
From 65 to 74	110
From 75 to 84	82
85 and over	29
Less than 65	61

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kurt Sowers, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	18
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	49
Heart Failure	67
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	59
Diabetes	73
Dementia	20
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kurt Sowers, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Kurt Sowers, MD treated as a general practitioner in Hazard, KY were hospital care, inpatient care, lab tests and dialysis.

blood draw	53
dialysis	63
doctor visit	186
hospital care	1229
inpatient care	1223
lab tests	96

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kurt Sowers, MD.

**Gender**
Female	167
Male	181

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	26
Asian / Pacific Islander	6
Non-Hispanic White	215
Hispanic	22
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	42
75 to 84	100
Less than 65	78
65 to 74	127

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kurt Sowers, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Kurt Sowers, MD treated were hypertension, chronic kidney disease, high cholesterol and diabetes.

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	65
Asthma	12
Osteoporosis	5
Heart Failure	53
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	41
Diabetes	58
Atrial Fibrillation	22
Dementia	24
Cancer	10

Education & Training

He has a state license in Tennessee.

Licensed In: Tennessee

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. Kurt Sowers, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: Sentara Healthcare (Optima Health), Corvel, Wellcare, United Healthcare, Aetna, UniCare, Medicare, Medicaid, Humana, Railroad Medicare, Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield, Virginia Premier, Multiplan/PHCS, Passport/Molina, Zelis (Stratose), PEIA/UMR, UMWA, CareSource Marketplace and The Health Plan.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Kurt Sowers, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

Sentara Healthcare (Optima Health)

Corvel

Wellcare

United Healthcare

Aetna

UniCare

Medicare

Medicaid

Humana

Railroad Medicare

Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield

Virginia Premier

Multiplan/PHCS

Passport/Molina

Zelis (Stratose)

PEIA/UMR

UMWA

CareSource Marketplace

The Health Plan

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$49,748 FARXIGA $47,603	LOKELMA $2,144
Amgen Inc.	$24,331 Sensipar $24,108	Parsabiv $20	$204
Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc.	$21,249 ACTHAR $21,249
Mallinckrodt Enterprises LLC	$12,491 ACTHAR $12,491
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.	$6,578 JYNARQUE $6,578
Other	$2,191 Kerendia $1,229	ENTYVIO $217	ACTHAR $166	Kimyrsa $147	JUXTAPID $127	Other $305

**Types of Payments**
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$99,382
Travel and Lodging	$13,219
Food and Beverage	$3,914
Education	$73

Biography

Dr. Kurt Sowers' area of specialization is general practice. Dr. Sowers takes Anthem, Blue California, and CorVel, in addition to other insurance carriers. He attended medical school at SUNY Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine. He has an open panel in Hazard, KY according to Yext.