Melanie A. Dowler, LPC
Professional Counselor · Natchitoches, LA
Melanie A. Dowler, LPC is a professional counselor with a practice address in Natchitoches, Louisiana, and NPI 1831738764, issued on Dec 23, 2019. Check the license (Louisiana 9573, as entered in NPPES) with the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melanie A. Dowler
- Credential
- LPC
- Primary taxonomy
- Professional Counselor 101YP2500X
- License numbers
- 9573 LA
18271 AZ
97208 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 430 Dixie Plz, Natchitoches, LA 71457
- Phone
- (318) 357-9009
- Enumerated
- Dec 23, 2019
- Record last updated
- Jul 18, 2025
- Fax
- (318) 357-9008
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250821000271); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Melanie A. Dowler in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Louisiana board licenses this profession
Search for license 9573Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Family Care Center LLCPflugerville, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melanie A. Dowler among 2,906 professional counselor records in Louisiana
Melanie A. Dowler, LPC is one of 2,906 professional counselor records with a practice address in Louisiana. 8% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 71% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 71% of these records are older, 24% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 8% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 13% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2014 among the 387 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 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 101YP2500X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
23 professional counselor records list a practice address in Natchitoches
They are 23 of the 556 NPPES records with a practice address in Natchitoches, and 2,906 professional counselor records in Louisiana.
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The 8 professional counselor records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Cynthia Allen, MA, LPCNatchitoches, LA 714571447593777
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- Powell Brown, LPC, LMFTNatchitoches, LA 714571659464147
- Marcy Carney, LPCNatchitoches, LA 714571023360997
- Twana HarrisNatchitoches, LA 714571972904746
- Lisa Jackson, PLPCNatchitoches, LA 714571184076630
- Ruby Johnson, LPCNatchitoches, LA 714571861982621
Common questions
What is Melanie A. Dowler, LPC's NPI number?
Melanie A. Dowler, LPC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1831738764, issued on Dec 23, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melanie A. Dowler, LPC located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 430 Dixie Plz, Natchitoches, LA, 71457. Phone: (318) 357-9009. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melanie A. Dowler, LPC's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 9573, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.