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Dr. Val J. Lowe, MD

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Specializes in: Nuclear Medicine and Nuclear Radiology

McGill University Faculty of Medicine (1988)

200 1st Street Sw
Rochester, MN 55905

(507) 284-2511

Dr. Val J. Lowe, MD is a nuclear medicine specialist in Rochester, MN specializing in nuclear medicine and nuclear radiology. He graduated from McGill University Faculty of Medicine in 1988 and has 38 years of experience. Dr. Val J. Lowe, MD is affiliated with Mayo Clinic.

Office Locations

200 1st Street Sw
Rochester, MN 55905

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Rochester, MN

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In The News

“"She's very advanced," said Val Lowe, a doctor of radiology at the Mayo Clinic and a mentor of Song's.”—"Pursuing a cure: Mayo High School junior is in the race to tackle breast cancer", Post Bulletin, April 2022

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Val J. Lowe, MD treated as a nuclear medicine specialist in Rochester, MN during 2012 were musculoskeletal imaging, X-rays, nuclear scan and stress testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Val J. Lowe, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	18
cardiac procedures	69
diagnostic imaging	18
gastrointestinal procedures	18
musculoskeletal imaging	204
nuclear scan	134
stress testing	69
X-rays	157

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Val J. Lowe, MD treated as a nuclear medicine specialist in Rochester, MN during 2013 were musculoskeletal imaging, nuclear scan, X-rays and stress testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Val J. Lowe, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	21
cardiac procedures	43
diagnostic imaging	21
gastrointestinal procedures	21
musculoskeletal imaging	199
nuclear scan	141
stress testing	43
X-rays	122

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Val J. Lowe, MD.

**Gender**
Male	260
Female	275

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	514
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	250
From 75 to 84	171
85 and over	38
Less than 65	76

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Val J. Lowe, MD in 2013

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	26
Dementia	5
Cancer	34

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Val J. Lowe, MD treated as a nuclear medicine specialist in Rochester, MN during 2014 were musculoskeletal imaging, X-rays, nuclear scan and stress testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Val J. Lowe, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	25
cardiac procedures	44
diagnostic imaging	25
gastrointestinal procedures	25
musculoskeletal imaging	356
nuclear scan	150
stress testing	44
X-rays	275

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Val J. Lowe, MD.

**Gender**
Male	360
Female	396

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	712
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	376
From 75 to 84	237
85 and over	54
Less than 65	89

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Val J. Lowe, MD in 2014

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	25
Dementia	5
Cancer	33

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Val J. Lowe, MD treated as a nuclear medicine specialist in Rochester, MN during 2015 were musculoskeletal imaging, X-rays, nuclear scan and stress testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Val J. Lowe, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	30
musculoskeletal imaging	194
nuclear scan	61
stress testing	30
X-rays	163

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Val J. Lowe, MD.

**Gender**
Male	470
Female	424

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	834
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	24
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	458
From 75 to 84	280
85 and over	58
Less than 65	98

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Val J. Lowe, MD in 2015

Hypertension	54
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	23
Dementia	4
Cancer	34

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Val J. Lowe, MD treated as a nuclear medicine specialist in Rochester, MN during 2016 were X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Val J. Lowe, MD for Medicare patients.

musculoskeletal imaging	14
X-rays	14

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Val J. Lowe, MD.

**Gender**
Male	73
Female	51

**Age**
From 65 to 74	64
From 75 to 84	34
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Val J. Lowe, MD in 2016

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	27
Dementia	12
Cancer	32

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Val J. Lowe, MD treated as a nuclear medicine specialist in Rochester, MN during 2017 were musculoskeletal imaging, X-rays, nuclear scan and stress testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Val J. Lowe, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	30
musculoskeletal imaging	188
nuclear scan	55
stress testing	30
X-rays	163

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Val J. Lowe, MD.

**Gender**
Male	171
Female	210

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	349
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	197
From 75 to 84	117
85 and over	18
Less than 65	49

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Val J. Lowe, MD in 2017

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	20
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	21
Dementia	7
Cancer	25

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Val J. Lowe, MD treated as a nuclear medicine specialist in Rochester, MN during 2018 were musculoskeletal imaging, X-rays, nuclear scan and stress testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Val J. Lowe, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	12
musculoskeletal imaging	81
nuclear scan	25
stress testing	12
X-rays	68

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Val J. Lowe, MD.

**Gender**
Male	143
Female	123

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	138
From 75 to 84	77
85 and over	13
Less than 65	38

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Val J. Lowe, MD in 2018

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	26
Dementia	11
Cancer	32

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Val J. Lowe, MD treated as a nuclear medicine specialist in Rochester, MN during 2019 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, stress testing and cardiac procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Val J. Lowe, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	12
musculoskeletal imaging	57
nuclear scan	12
stress testing	12
X-rays	57

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Val J. Lowe, MD.

**Gender**
Male	103
Female	97

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	185
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	108
From 75 to 84	66
85 and over	13
Less than 65	13

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Val J. Lowe, MD in 2019

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	25
Dementia	13
Cancer	40

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Val J. Lowe, MD treated as a nuclear medicine specialist in Rochester, MN during 2020 were musculoskeletal imaging, X-rays, nuclear scan and stress testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Val J. Lowe, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	21
musculoskeletal imaging	97
nuclear scan	39
stress testing	21
X-rays	79

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Val J. Lowe, MD.

**Gender**
Male	119
Female	141

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	248
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	136
From 75 to 84	85
85 and over	17
Less than 65	22

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Val J. Lowe, MD in 2020

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	25
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	20
Dementia	9
Cancer	34

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Val J. Lowe, MD treated as a nuclear medicine specialist in Rochester, MN during 2021 were nuclear scan and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Val J. Lowe, MD for Medicare patients.

musculoskeletal imaging	13
nuclear scan	13

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Val J. Lowe, MD.

**Gender**
Male	84
Female	75

**Age**
From 65 to 74	65
From 75 to 84	66
85 and over	11
Less than 65	17

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Val J. Lowe, MD in 2021

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	26
Dementia	8
Cancer	55

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Val J. Lowe, MD.

**Gender**
Male	50
Female	17

**Age**
From 65 to 74	33
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Val J. Lowe, MD in 2022

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	27
Dementia	0
Cancer	52

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Val J. Lowe, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Val J. Lowe, MD treated as a nuclear medicine specialist in Rochester, MN were musculoskeletal imaging, X-rays, nuclear scan and stress testing.

abdominal imaging	21
cardiac procedures	32
diagnostic imaging	21
gastrointestinal procedures	21
musculoskeletal imaging	140
nuclear scan	70
stress testing	32
X-rays	122

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Val J. Lowe, MD.

**Gender**
Male	166
Female	164

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	281
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	4

**Age**
75 to 84	103
85 and over	20
Less than 65	36
65 to 74	165

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Val J. Lowe, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Val J. Lowe, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and cancer.

Hypertension	52
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	6
Osteoporosis	12
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	22
Atrial Fibrillation	12
Dementia	6
Cancer	33

Education & Training

Dr. Val J. Lowe, MD graduated from McGill University Faculty of Medicine in 1988. He completed residency at LDS Hospital. He is certified by the Nuclear Medicine American Board of Nuclear Medicine and has a state license in Minnesota.

Medical School: McGill University Faculty of Medicine (1988)

Residency: LDS Hospital (1991)

Board Certification: Nuclear Medicine American Board of Nuclear Medicine (1993)

Licensed In: Minnesota

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Val J. Lowe, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Mayo Clinic

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Avid Radiopharmaceuticals, Inc.	$16,495 $16,495
Piramal Imaging Limited	$6,100 NeuraCeq $6,100
Philips Electronics North America Corporation	$4,114 Advanced Molecular Imaging $4,114
Lilly USA, LLC	$3,255 $3,255
GE Healthcare	$2,360 Molecular Imaging & Computed Tomography $79	$2,282
Other	$2,861 Biograph Vision $49	$2,812

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$17,400
Honoraria	$6,100
Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a non-accredited and noncertified continuing education program	$6,000
Travel and Lodging	$2,862
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$2,228
Other	$595

Research Payments

Dr. Val J. Lowe, MD has received 2 research payments totaling $266,619.

Biography

Dr. Val Lowe is a specialist in nuclear medicine and nuclear radiology. He works in Rochester, MN. He attended McGill University Faculty of Medicine for medical school and subsequently trained at LDS Hospital for residency. He has received professional recognition including the following: Poster Presentation 3rd Place Award - Institute for Clinical PET, Seventh Annual Conference; Magna Cum Laude - Brigham Young University; and John Elinar Anderson Scholarship in Chemistry - Brigham Young University. Dr. Lowe is professionally affiliated with Mayo Clinic.