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The Doctors and Services in Medicare Part B
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LOWREY KING M.D.
CHARLESTON, SC, 29414
How This Provider Compares
This Provider
Avg in State & Specialty
Providers in this state and specialty were reimbursed, on average, $334 per patient in 2015.
They performed about 4 services per patient. Here’s how this provider compares.
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How This Provider’s Patients Compare
Doctors often say their patients are sicker or more complex than those of their peers. The measure displayed below, used by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, takes into account patients’ characteristics to estimate whether they are expected to have above-average Medicare spending. It considers patients’ age, sex, diagnoses from the past year and other factors. This provider’s score below takes into account all of his Part B patients.
This Provider's Services
This provider performed 39 different services in 2015
(20 were redacted as they were performed on less than 11 patients)
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CATEGORYDescription of Service |
Times Performed (or Units) | This Service's Rank | Patients | Unique Visits Per Patient |
Billed to Medicare | Payments from Medicare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DRUGSInjection, triamcinolone acetonide, preservative free, 1 mg + Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, preservative free, 1 mg × Service Code: J3300Performed in an office |
1,920 times performed, 22% of his services |
1st
most performed service for this provider 5 or fewer providers in this specialty in SC perform this service |
32 patients got this service, 3% of his patients |
1.5 average number of visits a patient made for this service |
$7,545.60an average of $3.93 per time performed |
$5,568.00 an average of $2.90 per time performed |
MEDICINEService Code: 92134Performed in an office |
1,762 times performed, 20% of his services |
2nd 3rd most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
868 patients got this service, 82% of his patients |
2 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 2.1) |
$149,770.00an average of $85.00 per time performed |
$56,243.04 an average of $31.92 per time performed |
EYEService Code: 67028Performed in an office |
1,110 times performed, 13% of his services |
3rd 4th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
223 patients got this service, 21% of his patients |
5 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 4.9) |
$121,622.70an average of $109.57 per time performed |
$81,340.80 an average of $73.28 per time performed |
DRUGSService Code: J3590Performed in an office |
1,025 times performed, 12% of his services |
4th 9th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
211 patients got this service, 20% of his patients |
4.9 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 4.4) |
$51,250.00an average of $50.00 per time performed |
$39,267.75 an average of $38.31 per time performed |
MEDICINEEye and medical examination for diagnosis and treatment, ... + Eye and medical examination for diagnosis and treatment, established patient, 1 or more visits × Service Code: 92014Performed in an office |
908 times performed, 10% of his services |
5th 1st most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
629 patients got this service, 59% of his patients |
1.4 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.1) |
$108,960.00an average of $120.00 per time performed |
$74,156.36 an average of $81.67 per time performed |
MEDICINEExamination of eye by ophthalmoscope with retinal drawing + Examination of eye by ophthalmoscope with retinal drawing × Service Code: 92225Performed in an office |
506 times performed, 6% of his services |
6th 35th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
308 patients got this service, 29% of his patients |
1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1) |
$14,674.00an average of $29.00 per time performed |
$10,261.68 an average of $20.28 per time performed |
MEDICINEEye and medical examination for diagnosis and treatment, ... + Eye and medical examination for diagnosis and treatment, established patient × Service Code: 92012Performed in an office |
409 times performed, 5% of his services |
7th 2nd most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
266 patients got this service, 25% of his patients |
1.5 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.6) |
$49,652.60an average of $121.40 per time performed |
$24,081.92 an average of $58.88 per time performed |
EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENTNew patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 4... + New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes × Service Code: 99204Performed in an office |
321 times performed, 4% of his services |
8th 17th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
321 patients got this service, 30% of his patients |
1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1) |
$59,064.00an average of $184.00 per time performed |
$36,568.32 an average of $113.92 per time performed |
MEDICINEExamination of eye by ophthalmoscope with retinal drawing + Examination of eye by ophthalmoscope with retinal drawing × Service Code: 92226Performed in an office |
158 times performed, 2% of his services |
9th 33rd most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
88 patients got this service, 8% of his patients |
1.3 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.7) |
$4,266.00an average of $27.00 per time performed |
$2,940.38 an average of $18.61 per time performed |
EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENTNew patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 6... + New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 60 minutes × Service Code: 99205Performed in an office |
108 times performed, 1% of his services |
10th 60th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
108 patients got this service, 10% of his patients |
1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1) |
$24,948.00an average of $231.00 per time performed |
$16,576.92 an average of $153.49 per time performed |
EYERemoval of membrane from the retina, pars plana approach + Removal of membrane from the retina, pars plana approach × Service Code: 67042Performed in a facility |
87 times performed, 0.99% of his services |
11th 66th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
82 patients got this service, 8% of his patients |
1.1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.1) |
$187,833.00an average of $2,159.00 per time performed |
$75,475.98 an average of $867.54 per time performed |
EYERemoval of eye fluid (vitreous) between the lens and retina + Removal of eye fluid (vitreous) between the lens and retina × Service Code: 67036Performed in a facility |
77 times performed, 0.88% of his services |
12th 84th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
63 patients got this service, 6% of his patients |
1.2 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.2) |
$116,732.00an average of $1,516.00 per time performed |
$51,445.24 an average of $668.12 per time performed |
RADIOLOGYUltrasound of eye disease, growth, or structure Service Code: 76512Performed in an office |
62 times performed, 0.71% of his services |
13th 51st most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
25 patients got this service, 2% of his patients |
1.2 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.3) |
$4,738.66an average of $76.43 per time performed |
$3,638.16 an average of $58.68 per time performed |
EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENTEstablished patient office or other outpatient, visit typ... + Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes × Service Code: 99214Performed in an office |
43 times performed, 0.49% of his services |
14th 16th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
40 patients got this service, 4% of his patients |
1.1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.2) |
$5,117.00an average of $119.00 per time performed |
$3,469.24 an average of $80.68 per time performed |
EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENTEstablished patient office or other outpatient visit, typ... + Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 10 minutes × Service Code: 99212Performed in an office |
36 times performed, 0.41% of his services |
15th 19th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
33 patients got this service, 3% of his patients |
1.1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.4) |
$1,728.00an average of $48.00 per time performed |
$1,168.56 an average of $32.46 per time performed |
EYEInjection of medication or substance into membrane coveri... + Injection of medication or substance into membrane covering eyeball × Service Code: 67515Performed in an office |
25 times performed, 0.29% of his services |
16th 79th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
21 patients got this service, 2% of his patients |
1.2 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.3) |
$3,500.00an average of $140.00 per time performed |
$1,729.75 an average of $69.19 per time performed |
EYERepair of detached retina and drainage of eye fluid betwe... + Repair of detached retina and drainage of eye fluid between lens and retina × Service Code: 67113Performed in a facility |
18 times performed, 0.21% of his services |
17th 96th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
16 patients got this service, 2% of his patients |
1.1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.1) |
$47,790.00an average of $2,655.00 per time performed |
$22,406.04 an average of $1,244.78 per time performed |
EYELaser destruction of retinal growth, 1 or more sessions Service Code: 67210Performed in an office |
18 times performed, 0.21% of his services |
18th 45th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
14 patients got this service, 1% of his patients |
1.3 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.4) |
$19,620.00an average of $1,090.00 per time performed |
$6,997.14 an average of $388.73 per time performed |
EYERepair of detached retina and drainage of eye fluid betwe... + Repair of detached retina and drainage of eye fluid between lens and retina × Service Code: 67108Performed in a facility |
12 times performed, 0.14% of his services |
19th 93rd most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
12 patients got this service, 1% of his patients |
1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1) |
$30,324.00an average of $2,527.00 per time performed |
$14,172.24 an average of $1,181.02 per time performed |
Notes: Medicare redacted this data for any services provided to fewer than 11 patients. The contact information listed above is the most current we have for this provider. The services listed on this page may have been delivered at a previous address or as part of a different practice.
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Sources: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, National Plan and Provider Enumeration System, American Medical Association
Services that begin with a letter come from CMS. All other codes and descriptions of the medical procedures are from the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code set, copyright 2015 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Where practical, AMA’s consumer friendly translation of the CPT descriptor was used. ProPublica has received permission from the AMA to use these codes on this site.