NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

John Dowlen, APRN

Nurse Practitioner · Signal Mountain, TN

John Dowlen, APRN is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in Signal Mountain, Tennessee, and NPI 1487253035, issued on Oct 23, 2020. Check the license (Tennessee APN0000028323, as entered in NPPES) with the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1487253035
Name
John Dowlen
Credential
APRN
Primary taxonomy
Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
License number
APN0000028323 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
808 Danbury Cove PL, Signal Mountain, TN 37377
Phone
(540) 797-2190
Enumerated
Oct 23, 2020
Record last updated
Oct 23, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20210126001476); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Tennessee board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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12% more Medicare Part D claims than the average nurse practitioner in 2024

1,247 Medicare Part D claims for 607 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 3% of claims.

  1. John Dowlen1,247
  2. Specialty average1,109

Most prescribed

  1. Triamcinolone Acetonide329 claims
  2. Doxycycline Hyclate189 claims
  3. Ketoconazole126 claims
  4. Fluorouracil96 claims
  5. Clobetasol Propionate81 claims
  6. Fluocinonide74 claims

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.

The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 94.7 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score89.4
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $1,743.66

94 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 38,884 providers of this specialty with any payment received $791.64 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. John Dowlen$1,743.66
  2. Specialty average$791.64

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Chattanooga Skin And Cancer ClinicChattanooga, TN

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

John Dowlen among 2,303 nurse practitioner records in Tennessee

John Dowlen, APRN is one of 2,303 nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Tennessee. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 69% of them.

  • NPI issued2020 · 69% of these records are older, 26% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
  • Graduated2020 · median 2017 among the 1,331 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363L00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

5 nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Signal Mountain

They are 5 of the 116 NPPES records with a practice address in Signal Mountain, and 2,303 nurse practitioner records in Tennessee.

The 8 nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Sheena Cox, NURSE PRACTITIONERSignal Mountain, TN 373771437518982
  2. Melissa Greywitt, FNPSignal Mountain, TN 373771821629494
  3. Meredith Hamilton, APRNSignal Mountain, TN 373771528763588
  4. Mary Light, APNSignal Mountain, TN 373771720095086
  5. Brandon Edmondson, APRNSoddy Daisy, TN 373791104602093
  6. Kristin Flake, NPSouth Pittsburg, TN 373801851334809
  7. Tracy Gartman, APNSouth Pittsburg, TN 373801073557211
  8. Shana HilsonSouth Pittsburg, TN 373801093060436

Common questions

What is John Dowlen, APRN's NPI number?

John Dowlen, APRN's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1487253035, issued on Oct 23, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is John Dowlen, APRN located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 808 Danbury Cove PL, Signal Mountain, TN, 37377. Phone: (540) 797-2190. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify John Dowlen, APRN's license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number APN0000028323, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does John Dowlen, APRN prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, John Dowlen, APRN had 1,247 Medicare Part D claims for 607 beneficiaries; the average among nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,109. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is John Dowlen, APRN's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 94.7 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.