Dr. Stephen R. Chow, M.D.
Gastroenterology (Gastroenterology Physician)
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Years since graduation
- 12
- In the NPI registry since
- 2014
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 381
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. What an NPI is
Education and training
- 2014Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date)
Medicare’s Care Compare data doesn’t list this clinician’s medical school. 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
MS license 25956
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- Mississippi Baptist Medical Center Jackson, MS
- Baptist Memorial Hospital Desoto Southaven, MS
Medical groups
- Medical Foundation of Central Mississippi Inc (272 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
- 381
- Services billed
- 731
- Patients’ average age
- 75
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | 276 | 161 |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | 119 | 114 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | 90 | 89 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes | 82 | 60 |
| Biopsy of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope | 61 | 60 |
| Diagnostic exam of large bowel using a flexible endoscope | 19 | 18 |
| Diagnostic exam of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope | 18 | 18 |
| Biopsy of large bowel using a flexible endoscope | 15 | 15 |
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 |
|---|---|
| Gavilyte-G (peg3350/sod sulf,bicarb,cl/kcl) Other prescribers in Jackson, MS | 30 |
| Peg-3350 And Electrolytes (peg3350/sod sulf,bicarb,cl/kcl) Other prescribers in Jackson, MS | 18 |
| Clenpiq (sod picosulf/mag ox/citric ac) | 14 |
| Pantoprazole Sodium Other prescribers in Jackson, MS | 13 |
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, 17 companies reported 125 payments worth $2,567 in total to this clinician.
| AbbVie Inc. | $579 |
|---|---|
| Janssen Biotech, Inc. | $267 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | $239 |
| Madrigal Pharmaceuticals | $201 |
| Qol Medical, LLC | $190 |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division of Bausch Health US, LLC | $174 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | $160 |
| Celltrion USA Inc. | $151 |
| Food and Beverage | $2,497 |
|---|---|
| Education | $70.25 |
What the payments were for
| Company | What it was for | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Janssen Biotech, Inc. Jun 2, 2025 | Education TREMFYA · Immunology · in-kind | $50.95 |
| AbbVie Inc. Apr 4, 2025 | Education SKYRIZI · IMMUNOLOGY · in-kind | $9.65 |
| AbbVie Inc. Apr 8, 2025 | Education SKYRIZI · IMMUNOLOGY · in-kind | $9.65 |
Each payment as the company reported it, with the products it named. Meals are counted in the totals above but not listed one by one.
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.