Gary Clay McDowell, APRN
Family Nurse Practitioner · Mena, AR
Gary Clay McDowell, APRN is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Mena, Arkansas, and NPI 1821845488, issued on May 2, 2024. Check the license (Arkansas 228046, as entered in NPPES) with the Arkansas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Gary Clay McDowell
- Credential
- APRN
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- 228046 AR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 136 Health Park Dr, Mena, AR 71953
- Phone
- (888) 710-8220
- Enumerated
- May 2, 2024
- Record last updated
- Feb 27, 2026
- Fax
- (866) 573-0761
- Medicaid ID
- 325284758 AR
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20241206003629); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 136 Health Park Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Gary Clay McDowell in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Arkansas board licenses this profession
Search for license 228046Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
90% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
134 Medicare Part D claims for 60 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Industry payments in 2024: $13.10
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Exact Sciences Corporation. The 99,489 providers of this specialty with any payment received $650.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Fands Physical Therapy, IncAlma, AR
- Healthy Connections IncorporatedMena, AR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Gary Clay McDowell among 2,737 family nurse practitioner records in Arkansas
Gary Clay McDowell, APRN is one of 2,737 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Arkansas. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2024, is newer than 87% of them.
- NPI issued2024 · 87% of these records are older, 8% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2024 · median 2018 among the 1,836 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 41% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a Arkansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
22 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Mena
They are 22 of the 173 NPPES records with a practice address in Mena, and 2,737 family nurse practitioner records in Arkansas.
All 2,737 in Arkansas → Every provider in Mena → Family Nurse Practitioner nationwide →
The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Sandra Armstrong, APNMena, AR 719531366702987
- Sue Asher, APRNMena, AR 719531992804447
- Terri Barrada, APRNMena, AR 719531073637823
- Anna Davis, APRNMena, AR 719531689228975
- Debra Fairless, APNMena, AR 719531285805358
- Gretchen Goodnight, ANPMena, AR 719531134425705
- Sally Hatch, FNPMena, AR 719531689756306
- Lindy Jumper, APRNMena, AR 719531154897486
Common questions
What is Gary Clay McDowell, APRN's NPI number?
Gary Clay McDowell, APRN's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1821845488, issued on May 2, 2024. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Gary Clay McDowell, APRN located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 136 Health Park Dr, Mena, AR, 71953. Phone: (888) 710-8220. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Gary Clay McDowell, APRN's license?
NPPES lists Arkansas license number 228046, as entered by the provider. Search the Arkansas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Gary Clay McDowell, APRN prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Gary Clay McDowell, APRN had 134 Medicare Part D claims for 60 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.