Dr. Robert Hower
Gastroenterology (Gastroenterology Physician)
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Medical school
- Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Erie (2001)
- Years since graduation
- 25
- In the NPI registry since
- 2006
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 528
The NPI date is when this clinician registered for a National Provider Identifier, the billing number used on health claims. It is not a license, graduation or board-certification date. NPIs were first issued in May 2005 and became required on claims in 2007–2008, so an early date usually means the clinician was already in practice before then. What an NPI is
Education and training
- 2001Medical school: Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Erie
- 2006Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date) — NPIs began in 2005, so practice likely started earlier
Undergraduate school, residency, fellowship, licensing exams and board certification aren’t in public federal data. Board certification can be confirmed with the certifying board (ABMS member boards for MDs, AOA boards for DOs).
Specialties and state licenses
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Gastroenterology Physician primary
PA license OS012937
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- UPMC Hamot Erie, PA
- Meadville Medical Center Meadville, PA
- UPMC Chautauqua at Wca Jamestown, NY
- UPMC Northwest Seneca, PA
- UPMC Kane Kane, PA
Medical groups
- Regional Health Services Inc (568 clinicians)
- UPMC Kane (29 clinicians)
Hospitals this clinician lists with Medicare, and groups they bill Medicare through (Care Compare). Affiliation doesn’t mean they see patients at every location.
Medicare patients and services
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 528
- Services billed
- 3,980
- Patients’ average age
- 72
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | 161 | 98 |
| Biopsy of large bowel using a flexible endoscope | 146 | 146 |
| Biopsy of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope | 138 | 134 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | 86 | 83 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | 60 | 55 |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | 48 | 46 |
| Colorectal cancer screening; colonoscopy on individual at high risk | 47 | 47 |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | 45 | 45 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes | 44 | 37 |
| Insertion of guide wire with dilation of esophagus using a flexible endoscope | 41 | 41 |
Medicare fee-for-service only. CMS leaves out services billed for fewer than 11 patients. These figures describe a practice’s Medicare work; they aren’t a measure of quality.
Medicare prescriptions
| Drug | Prescriptions |
|---|---|
| Pantoprazole Sodium Other prescribers in Erie, PA | 236 |
| Omeprazole Other prescribers in Erie, PA | 224 |
| Gavilyte-G (peg3350/sod sulf,bicarb,cl/kcl) Other prescribers in Erie, PA | 199 |
| Peg 3350-Electrolyte (sodium chloride/nahco3/kcl/peg) | 125 |
| Famotidine Other prescribers in Erie, PA | 125 |
| Peg-3350 And Electrolytes (peg3350/sod sulf,bicarb,cl/kcl) Other prescribers in Erie, PA | 121 |
| Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag Sulf (sodium, potassium,mag sulfates) Other prescribers in Erie, PA | 82 |
| Dicyclomine Hcl Other prescribers in Erie, PA | 54 |
| Esomeprazole Magnesium Other prescribers in Erie, PA | 38 |
| Mesalamine Other prescribers in Erie, PA | 37 |
Prescriptions filled under Medicare Part D, including refills. CMS leaves out drugs prescribed fewer than 11 times.
Payments from drug and device companies
In 2025, 6 companies reported 35 payments worth $744 in total to this clinician.
| Janssen Biotech, Inc. | $515 |
|---|---|
| AbbVie Inc. | $143 |
| Celltrion USA Inc. | $22.90 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | $22.82 |
| Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc | $21.22 |
| Pfizer Inc. | $18.61 |
| Food and Beverage | $744 |
|---|
From CMS Open Payments. A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing; many are for consulting, teaching or meals. Clinicians can review and dispute their records with CMS.