Active NPI 1942230164 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner

Dr. Nicholas James Rowder , MD

Internal Medicine - Nephrology • Austin, TX

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. Nicholas Rowder, MD is a certified Internal Medicine - Nephrology practicing in Austin, TX. With approximately 27 years of clinical experience since graduating from Baylor College Of Medicine in 1999, Dr. Rowder delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 321 W BEN WHITE.

Dr. Rowder is affiliated with Austin Kidney Associates Pa and accepts Medicare assignment.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least, dialysis services, established patient outpatient office visit. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

321 W Ben White
Ste 205

Austin, TX 787047087

Telephone 5124515800

Fax 5124591399

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 Central Texas Kidney Associates Facility NPI 1700816923

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

Baylor College Of Medicine

Graduation Year

1999

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

In-Person Only

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Internal Medicine - Nephrology in Austin, TX

Senior Veteran Specialist (>20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

27 Yrs Matches City Avg

City Avg: 27.0 Yrs

State Avg: 26.1 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

45 Specialists

Practicing in Austin, TX (1192 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

33.3% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

72.1% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Rowder (27 Years) 27 Yrs

Austin Specialty Average (27.0 Years) 27.0 Yrs

Performed Procedures & Service Volume

Top Medicare Part B procedures performed by this practitioner

CMS Official Data (2024)

Reporting Year:

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	249	92	$185.00	$115.74
90960 Dialysis services, 4 or more physician visits per month (20 years or older)	219	40	$1800.00	$341.23
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	114	63	$190.00	$104.61
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	114	48	$130.00	$77.05
G2211 Visit complexity inherent to evaluation and management associated with medical care services that serve as the continuing focal point for all needed health care services and/or with medical care services that are part of ongoing care related to a patient's	99	62	$18.00	$16.21
90961 Dialysis services, 2-3 physician visits per month (20 years or older)	70	29	$1200.00	$287.81
76770 Complete ultrasound scan behind abdominal cavity	69	69	$345.00	$109.06
90966 Home dialysis services per month, patient 20 years of age or older	46	11	$1800.00	$281.94
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	38	38	$355.00	$168.69
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	32	30	$130.00	$84.60
99152 Moderate sedation services by physician also performing a procedure, patient 5 years of age or older, first 15 minutes	30	27	$30.00	$11.80
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	26	24	$250.00	$127.52
36902 Insertion of needle and/or tube into hemodialysis circuit and balloon dilation of dialysis segment with review by radiologist	25	23	$573.00	$228.64

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	233	92	$185.00	$117.93
90960 Dialysis services, 4 or more physician visits per month (20 years or older)	225	32	$1800.00	$351.14
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	97	48	$130.00	$78.50
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	94	61	$190.00	$127.69
90961 Dialysis services, 2-3 physician visits per month (20 years or older)	63	30	$1200.00	$288.19
76770 Complete ultrasound scan behind abdominal cavity	58	58	$311.71	$108.04
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	42	41	$355.00	$170.52
99152 Moderate sedation services by physician also performing a procedure, patient 5 years of age or older, first 15 minutes	37	32	$31.00	$12.32
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	30	29	$130.00	$90.50
99153 Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure, each additional 15 minutes	25	17	$29.00	$11.55
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	21	20	$250.00	$130.03
36902 Insertion of needle and/or tube into hemodialysis circuit and balloon dilation of dialysis segment with review by radiologist	19	18	$582.00	$232.90
99291 Critical care, first 30-74 minutes	15	13	$480.00	$211.97
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	13	13	$300.00	$169.13
36901 Insertion of needle and/or catheter into dialysis circuit, with imaging including radiological supervision and interpretation	11	11	$409.00	$163.63

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	281	110	$185.00	$99.81
90960 Dialysis services, 4 or more physician visits per month (20 years or older)	264	45	$1800.00	$361.08
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	136	68	$130.00	$71.29
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	105	68	$190.00	$125.05
76770 Complete ultrasound scan behind abdominal cavity	96	96	$322.61	$111.02
90961 Dialysis services, 2-3 physician visits per month (20 years or older)	56	32	$1200.00	$302.07
99152 Moderate sedation services by physician also performing a procedure, patient 5 years of age or older, first 15 minutes	50	44	$31.00	$12.39
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	48	45	$355.00	$190.60
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	46	41	$250.00	$134.57
36902 Insertion of needle and/or tube into hemodialysis circuit and balloon dilation of dialysis segment with review by radiologist	31	27	$585.00	$235.06
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	28	25	$130.00	$91.60
99153 Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure, each additional 15 minutes	19	14	$29.00	$11.40
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	17	17	$300.00	$161.50
36589 Removal of central venous catheter for infusion	14	14	$344.57	$138.35
36901 Insertion of needle and/or catheter into dialysis circuit, with imaging including radiological supervision and interpretation	12	11	$411.00	$165.10

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	398	151	$185.00	$103.41
90960 Dialysis services, 4 or more physician visits per month (20 years or older)	346	54	$1800.00	$366.34
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	224	103	$130.00	$71.83
90970 Dialysis services, per day, less than full month service (20 years or older)	107	15	$60.00	$9.92
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	102	69	$190.00	$131.86
90961 Dialysis services, 2-3 physician visits per month (20 years or older)	84	34	$1200.00	$304.47
99152 Moderate sedation services by physician also performing a procedure, patient 5 years of age or older, first 15 minutes	83	71	$32.00	$12.60
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	62	55	$250.00	$136.51
99153 Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure, each additional 15 minutes	60	32	$29.00	$11.42
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	58	57	$355.00	$201.41
36902 Insertion of needle and/or tube into hemodialysis circuit and balloon dilation of dialysis segment with review by radiologist	49	45	$589.00	$238.48
76770 Complete ultrasound scan behind abdominal cavity	46	45	$291.88	$106.39
99291 Critical care, first 30-74 minutes	34	17	$480.00	$219.90
36901 Insertion of needle and/or catheter into dialysis circuit, with imaging including radiological supervision and interpretation	27	22	$413.00	$164.23
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	27	26	$130.00	$94.07
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	18	18	$300.00	$170.60
36905 Excision of blood clot and/or infusion to dissolve blood clot in dialysis circuit and balloon dilation of dialysis segment, , accessed through the skin, with imaging including radiological supervision and interpretation, with balloon catheter	17	15	$1092.00	$442.70
36589 Removal of central venous catheter for infusion	17	17	$347.12	$131.88

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
90960 Dialysis services, 4 or more physician visits per month (20 years or older)	442	66	$1800.00	$293.46
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	407	139	$185.00	$100.96
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	216	107	$130.00	$73.67
90970 Dialysis services, per day, less than full month service (20 years or older)	146	21	$60.00	$8.38
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	119	76	$190.00	$108.28
90961 Dialysis services, 2-3 physician visits per month (20 years or older)	93	48	$1200.00	$246.28
99152 Moderate sedation services by physician also performing a procedure, patient 5 years of age or older, first 15 minutes	92	78	$32.00	$12.36
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	70	62	$355.00	$206.05
99153 Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure, each additional 15 minutes	56	28	$28.00	$11.22
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	53	50	$250.66	$138.40
36902 Insertion of needle and/or tube into hemodialysis circuit and balloon dilation of dialysis segment with review by radiologist	49	43	$611.00	$243.33
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	39	34	$130.00	$77.22
36589 Removal of central venous catheter for infusion	33	33	$353.00	$141.86
90935 Hemodialysis procedure with physician evaluation	25	19	$210.00	$74.62
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	24	24	$300.00	$162.73
76770 Complete ultrasound scan behind abdominal cavity	21	21	$345.00	$119.68
36905 Excision of blood clot and/or infusion to dissolve blood clot in dialysis circuit and balloon dilation of dialysis segment, , accessed through the skin, with imaging including radiological supervision and interpretation, with balloon catheter	21	17	$1135.00	$457.24
36901 Insertion of needle and/or catheter into dialysis circuit, with imaging including radiological supervision and interpretation	20	19	$431.00	$173.51
77001 Fluoroscopic guidance for insertion, replacement or removal of central venous access device	19	18	$48.00	$17.36
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	19	11	$255.00	$150.24
36907 Balloon dilation of dialysis segment with review by radiologist	13	11	$374.00	$150.57
36581 Replacement of tunneled central venous tube	12	11	$472.00	$189.43

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
Q9967 Low osmolar contrast material, 300-399 mg/ml iodine concentration, per ml	1,800	19	$2.00	$0.12
J0885 Injection, epoetin alfa, (for non-esrd use), 1000 units	867	12	$25.00	$11.42
90960 Dialysis services, 4 or more physician visits per month (20 years or older)	348	50	$1800.00	$282.54
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	289	122	$130.00	$72.78
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	285	124	$185.00	$104.08
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	182	103	$190.00	$110.34
90961 Dialysis services, 2-3 physician visits per month (20 years or older)	84	38	$1200.00	$239.71
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	78	68	$250.00	$137.64
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	73	61	$355.00	$196.73
90935 Hemodialysis procedure with physician evaluation	72	53	$210.00	$73.96
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	35	32	$130.00	$75.40
99153 Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure, each additional 15 minutes	33	16	$28.00	$10.49
99152 Moderate sedation services by physician also performing a procedure, patient 5 years of age or older, first 15 minutes	29	27	$132.00	$50.28
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	28	28	$300.00	$166.25
99152 Moderate sedation services by physician also performing a procedure, patient 5 years of age or older, first 15 minutes	27	27	$32.00	$12.48
96372 Injection beneath the skin or into muscle for therapy, diagnosis, or prevention	22	12	$50.00	$17.05
36902 Insertion of needle and/or tube into hemodialysis circuit and balloon dilation of dialysis segment with review by radiologist	20	20	$617.00	$246.30
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	19	13	$255.00	$141.70
36905 Excision of blood clot and/or infusion to dissolve blood clot in dialysis circuit and balloon dilation of dialysis segment, , accessed through the skin, with imaging including radiological supervision and interpretation, with balloon catheter	15	13	$6098.00	$2324.95
36589 Removal of central venous catheter for infusion	14	13	$357.29	$140.66
81002 Urinalysis, manual test	11	11	$15.00	$3.41

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
Q9967 Low osmolar contrast material, 300-399 mg/ml iodine concentration, per ml	7,300	94	$2.00	$0.12
J0885 Injection, epoetin alfa, (for non-esrd use), 1000 units	1,384	20	$25.00	$12.55
90960 Dialysis services, 4 or more physician visits per month (20 years or older)	346	55	$1800.00	$281.78
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	316	126	$185.00	$100.72
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	308	139	$130.00	$71.43
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	175	101	$190.00	$108.00
99152 Moderate sedation services by physician also performing a procedure, patient 5 years of age or older, first 15 minutes	83	75	$133.00	$51.99
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	76	69	$355.00	$199.85
90961 Dialysis services, 2-3 physician visits per month (20 years or older)	72	37	$1200.00	$238.26
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	68	59	$250.00	$134.43
36902 Insertion of needle and/or tube into hemodialysis circuit and balloon dilation of dialysis segment with review by radiologist	60	55	$3220.00	$1241.63
90935 Hemodialysis procedure with physician evaluation	59	44	$210.00	$72.32
99153 Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure, each additional 15 minutes	40	23	$29.00	$11.12
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	39	38	$130.00	$73.17
96372 Injection beneath the skin or into muscle for therapy, diagnosis, or prevention	36	20	$50.00	$20.75
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	32	32	$300.00	$164.62
36901 Insertion of needle and/or catheter into dialysis circuit, with imaging including radiological supervision and interpretation	28	28	$1541.00	$585.50
36589 Removal of central venous catheter for infusion	26	26	$417.00	$151.56
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	21	12	$255.00	$145.48
36905 Excision of blood clot and/or infusion to dissolve blood clot in dialysis circuit and balloon dilation of dialysis segment, , accessed through the skin, with imaging including radiological supervision and interpretation, with balloon catheter	17	17	$5929.00	$2335.48
77001 Fluoroscopic guidance for insertion, replacement or removal of central venous access device	15	15	$217.00	$85.41
36907 Balloon dilation of dialysis segment with review by radiologist	15	14	$1948.00	$767.54
81002 Urinalysis, manual test	11	11	$15.00	$3.41

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
Q9967 Low osmolar contrast material, 300-399 mg/ml iodine concentration, per ml	7,932	149	$2.00	$0.12
J0885 Injection, epoetin alfa, (for non-esrd use), 1000 units	882	14	$25.00	$12.98
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	402	199	$122.54	$71.18
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	373	173	$177.95	$102.33
90960 Dialysis services, 4 or more physician visits per month (20 years or older)	360	55	$1800.00	$281.62
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	164	103	$190.00	$106.30
99152 Moderate sedation services by physician also performing a procedure, patient 5 years of age or older, first 15 minutes	148	127	$132.00	$51.26
90935 Hemodialysis procedure with physician evaluation	92	65	$188.91	$71.45
36902 Insertion of needle and/or tube into hemodialysis circuit and balloon dilation of dialysis segment with review by radiologist	90	81	$3125.00	$1195.08
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	88	85	$340.88	$198.34
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	84	79	$239.03	$135.12
99153 Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure, each additional 15 minutes	66	38	$29.00	$11.07
90961 Dialysis services, 2-3 physician visits per month (20 years or older)	65	37	$1200.00	$236.73
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	41	39	$130.00	$72.96
36589 Removal of central venous catheter for infusion	36	36	$418.00	$164.50
36901 Insertion of needle and/or catheter into dialysis circuit, with imaging including radiological supervision and interpretation	36	34	$1465.00	$576.46
36905 Excision of blood clot and/or infusion to dissolve blood clot in dialysis circuit and balloon dilation of dialysis segment, , accessed through the skin, with imaging including radiological supervision and interpretation, with balloon catheter	33	30	$5828.00	$2293.59
77001 Fluoroscopic guidance for insertion, replacement or removal of central venous access device	32	29	$217.00	$83.02
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	30	30	$300.00	$159.15
96372 Injection beneath the skin or into muscle for therapy, diagnosis, or prevention	20	14	$50.00	$25.72
36558 Insertion of tunneled central venous tube for infusion (5 years or older)	20	19	$1840.00	$645.60
36907 Balloon dilation of dialysis segment with review by radiologist	18	18	$1871.00	$736.11
36581 Replacement of tunneled central venous tube	14	13	$1815.00	$704.16
81002 Urinalysis, manual test	13	13	$15.00	$3.17

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

Internal Medicine - Nephrology Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207RN0300X

State License TX M4494

An internist who treats disorders of the kidney, high blood pressure, fluid and mineral balance and dialysis of body wastes when the kidneys do not function. This specialist consults with surgeons about kidney transplantation.

Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers

Medicaid State Provider ID

181948402 (TX)

Hospital & Practice Group Affiliations

Austin Kidney Associates Pa

321 W Ben White, Austin, TX 787047087

Phone: 5124515800

Practice Associates & Co-Workers

Healthcare professionals and specialists practicing at this location or sharing practice phone/fax

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Dr. Timothy Hines , MD

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Ron Mccall , FNP-C

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Family Nurse Practitioner (Certified)

Allison Lamm , APRN, FNP-C

Nurse Practitioner - Adult Health

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Advanced Practice Registered Nurse, Family Nurse Practitioner (Certified)

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Career & Practice History Timeline

Chronological log of verified NPI updates, location relocations, credentials, and registry changes

6 Historical Events

✅

NPI Profile Active July 17, 2015

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location July 17, 2015

Registered at 321 W BEN WHITE, STE 205, AUSTIN, TX 787047087 (Tel: 5124515800)

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Updated Business Mailing Address July 17, 2015

Registered at 408 W 45TH ST, AUSTIN, TX 787513014 (Tel: 5124515800)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated July 17, 2015

Recorded as NICHOLAS ROWDER, MD

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) July 17, 2015

Internal Medicine (License #M4494 in TX)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration July 04, 2006

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1942230164

Entity Type:

Individual Provider Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or Solo Healthcare Professional (Type 1 NPI)

Enumeration Date: July 04, 2006

Last Update: July 17, 2015

Sole Proprietor: No

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Mailing Address

408 W 45th St

Austin, TX 787513014

Phone: 5124515800

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