In 2023, Dr. Douglas Trenton Lowery, MD had a list price for blood draw, blood draw for lab tests, phlebotomy for lab tests, and venipuncture (phlebotomy) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of providers in related specialties within Alabama. 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 Volume:

hearing evaluation

pure-tone threshold audiometry

speech reception threshold

By Affordability:

ear wax removal

impacted ear wax removal

stroboscopy

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Alabama, Dr. Douglas Trenton Lowery, MD performed more hearing evaluation, pure-tone threshold audiometry, and speech reception threshold (SRT) procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for ear wax removal, impacted ear wax removal, and stroboscopy 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. Douglas Trenton Lowery, MD treated as an otolaryngologist in Birmingham, AL during 2012 were ear procedures, skin testing, allergy testing and minimally invasive procedures.

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

allergy testing	123
blood draw	24
CT scan	47
diagnostic procedures	42
doctor visit	1186
ear procedures	129
immunotherapy	111
injections	111
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	120
minimally invasive procedures	120
skin testing	123
stroboscopy	50

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Douglas Trenton Lowery, MD treated as an otolaryngologist in Birmingham, AL during 2013 were skin testing, allergy testing, minimally invasive procedures and laryngeal (voice box) procedures.

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

allergy testing	138
blood draw	23
CT scan	44
diagnostic procedures	30
doctor visit	1183
ear procedures	79
immunotherapy	119
injections	119
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	120
minimally invasive procedures	120
skin testing	138
stroboscopy	39

2013 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	260
Female	387

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	602
Black	32
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	284
From 75 to 84	211
85 and over	84
Less than 65	68

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

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	30
Dementia	8
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Douglas Trenton Lowery, MD treated as an otolaryngologist in Birmingham, AL during 2014 were minimally invasive procedures, laryngeal (voice box) procedures, diagnostic procedures and ear procedures.

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

allergy testing	44
aspiration	17
blood draw	19
CT scan	62
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	19
diagnostic procedures	83
doctor visit	1174
ear procedures	82
excision	19
gynecologic procedures	19
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	98
minimally invasive procedures	134
minor procedures	17
neck imaging	11
nose surgery	19
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	19
skin testing	44
stroboscopy	78

2014 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	271
Female	415

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	647
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	331
From 75 to 84	204
85 and over	84
Less than 65	67

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

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	31
Dementia	8
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Douglas Trenton Lowery, MD treated as an otolaryngologist in Birmingham, AL during 2015 were diagnostic procedures, minimally invasive procedures, ear procedures and laryngeal (voice box) procedures.

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

blood draw	20
CT scan	72
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	27
diagnostic procedures	137
doctor visit	1018
ear procedures	110
excision	27
gynecologic procedures	27
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	97
minimally invasive procedures	124
neck imaging	18
nose surgery	27
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	27
stroboscopy	64

2015 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	510
Female	736

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1176
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	564
From 75 to 84	382
85 and over	194
Less than 65	106

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	29
Dementia	7
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Douglas Trenton Lowery, MD treated as an otolaryngologist in Birmingham, AL during 2016 were diagnostic procedures, ear procedures, minimally invasive procedures and nose surgery.

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

aspiration	17
blood draw	23
CT scan	103
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	82
diagnostic procedures	675
doctor visit	1286
ear procedures	601
excision	101
gynecologic procedures	82
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	119
minimally invasive procedures	273
minor procedures	17
neck imaging	24
nose surgery	137
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	82
stroboscopy	83

2016 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	294
Female	434

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	671
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	318
From 75 to 84	239
85 and over	102
Less than 65	69

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	32
Dementia	9
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Douglas Trenton Lowery, MD treated as an otolaryngologist in Birmingham, AL during 2017 were diagnostic procedures, ear procedures, stroboscopy and CT scan.

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

blood draw	19
CT scan	75
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	39
diagnostic procedures	529
doctor visit	959
ear procedures	524
excision	39
gynecologic procedures	39
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	30
minimally invasive procedures	69
neck imaging	25
nose surgery	39
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	39
stroboscopy	117

2017 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	230
Female	316

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	501
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	221
From 75 to 84	191
85 and over	74
Less than 65	60

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	29
Dementia	9
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Douglas Trenton Lowery, MD treated as an otolaryngologist in Birmingham, AL during 2018 were diagnostic procedures, ear procedures, stroboscopy and CT scan.

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

blood draw	13
CT scan	51
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	27
diagnostic procedures	455
doctor visit	812
ear procedures	447
excision	27
gynecologic procedures	27
minimally invasive procedures	27
neck imaging	16
nose surgery	27
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	27
stroboscopy	113

2018 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	235
Female	336

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	536
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	254
From 75 to 84	192
85 and over	89
Less than 65	36

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	29
Dementia	10
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Douglas Trenton Lowery, MD treated as an otolaryngologist in Birmingham, AL during 2019 were diagnostic procedures, ear procedures, allergy testing and skin testing.

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

allergy testing	153
CT scan	70
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	50
diagnostic procedures	259
doctor visit	825
ear procedures	227
excision	50
gynecologic procedures	50
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	13
minimally invasive procedures	76
neck imaging	11
nose surgery	63
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	50
skin testing	153
stroboscopy	124

2019 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	211
Female	338

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	507
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	260
From 75 to 84	191
85 and over	67
Less than 65	31

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	30
Dementia	8
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Douglas Trenton Lowery, MD treated as an otolaryngologist in Birmingham, AL during 2020 were immunotherapy, injections, diagnostic procedures and allergy testing.

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

allergy testing	173
CT scan	53
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	53
diagnostic procedures	215
doctor visit	585
ear procedures	162
excision	53
gynecologic procedures	53
immunotherapy	233
injections	233
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	11
minimally invasive procedures	75
neck imaging	15
nose surgery	64
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	53
skin testing	173
stroboscopy	64

2020 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	143
Female	246

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	352
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	178
From 75 to 84	133
85 and over	58
Less than 65	20

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	30
Dementia	6
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Douglas Trenton Lowery, MD treated as an otolaryngologist in Birmingham, AL during 2021 were ear procedures, diagnostic procedures, stroboscopy and skin testing.

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

allergy testing	67
blood draw	15
CT scan	42
diagnostic procedures	229
doctor visit	555
ear procedures	240
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	35
minimally invasive procedures	35
skin testing	67
stroboscopy	74

2021 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	146
Female	235

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	357
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	167
From 75 to 84	127
85 and over	69
Less than 65	18

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

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	30
Dementia	8
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Douglas Trenton Lowery, MD treated as an otolaryngologist in Birmingham, AL during 2022 were ear procedures, diagnostic procedures, minimally invasive procedures and laryngeal (voice box) procedures.

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

blood draw	13
CT scan	35
diagnostic procedures	222
doctor visit	506
ear procedures	253
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	46
minimally invasive procedures	46
stroboscopy	23

2022 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	121
Female	210

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	304
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	120
From 75 to 84	150
85 and over	49
Less than 65	12

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	26
Dementia	6
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

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

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Douglas Trenton Lowery, MD treated as an otolaryngologist in Birmingham, AL were diagnostic procedures, ear procedures, immunotherapy and injections.

allergy testing	116
aspiration	17
blood draw	18
CT scan	59
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	42
diagnostic procedures	261
doctor visit	917
ear procedures	259
excision	45
gynecologic procedures	42
immunotherapy	154
injections	154
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	68
minimally invasive procedures	99
minor procedures	17
neck imaging	17
nose surgery	53
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	42
skin testing	116

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

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

**Gender**
Male	220
Female	332

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	2
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	513
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	183
85 and over	79
Less than 65	44
65 to 74	245

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

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

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	26
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Dementia	7
Cancer	7

Education & Training

He has a state license in Alabama.

Licensed In: Alabama

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Optinose US, Inc.	$457 Xhance $457
Acclarent, Inc	$215 Rhinology $215
Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.	$180 Inspire Upper Airway Stimulation System $180
Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.	$176 DUPIXENT $176
GENZYME CORPORATION	$94 DUPIXENT $94
Other	$256 Vivaer Airway Remodeling Stylus $51	Propel $50	NUCALA $45	HIRES ULTRA CI HIFOCUS MS ELECTRODE $27	Latera $23	Other $58

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$1,378

Biography

Dr. Douglas Lowery sees patients in Birmingham, AL. His medical specialty is otolaryngology (ear, nose, and throat). Dr. Lowery has obtained a license to practice in Alabama.

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

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