NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Melanie McCown, DO

Hospitalist Physician · Augusta, GA

Melanie McCown, DO is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Augusta, Georgia, and NPI 1487220919, issued on Jun 3, 2021. Check the license on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1487220919
Name
Melanie McCown
Credential
DO
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License number
5857 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1120 15TH St # BI5070, Augusta, GA 30912
Phone
(706) 721-2423
Enumerated
Jun 3, 2021
Record last updated
Oct 20, 2024
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20241018001031); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Lincoln Mem Univ, Debusk Col Of Osteopathic Med, 2021
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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Also registered at 1120 15TH St # BI5070

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Mohammad Azam, MDInternal Medicine Physician1033601315
  2. Steven Carroll, MDInternal Medicine Physician1366284309
  3. Willem De VriesStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1235928466
  4. Joanna El Hajj, MDInternal Medicine Physician1326725367
  5. Mustafa FarooqInternal Medicine Physician1659197150
  6. Jessica Gosse, MDInternal Medicine Physician1649830399

Verify Melanie McCown in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical BoardCheck the board
  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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39% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024

320 Medicare Part D claims for 91 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Melanie McCown320
  2. Specialty average521

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium22 claims
  2. Metoprolol Succinate15 claims
  3. Furosemide14 claims
  4. Eliquis12 claims
  5. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa11 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $38.26

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 7,324 providers of this specialty with any payment received $494.84 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Melanie McCown$38.26
  2. Specialty average$494.84

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. University Health System, Inc.Knoxville, TN

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

Melanie McCown among 967 hospitalist physician records in Georgia

Melanie McCown, DO is one of 967 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 92% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 93% of them.

  • NPI issued2021 · 93% of these records are older, 4% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 92% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 88% of these records are
  • Graduated2021 · median 2008 among the 849 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Hospitalist Physician providers in Georgia

There are 967 hospitalist physician records in Georgia.

The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Laura Hampton, MDAugusta, GA 309121174059133
  2. Sean O Toole, MDAugusta, GA 309121306578695
  3. Demian Omeh, MDAugusta, GA 309121861989550
  4. James Akins, MDAugusta, GA 309091912495516
  5. Maha Raslan Jones, DOAugusta, GA 309091235833435
  6. Antonia Ashade, MDAugusta, GA 309011770829798
  7. Jerome Barnes, MDAugusta, GA 309011770577249
  8. Neelima Dachuri, MDAugusta, GA 309011427136779

Common questions

What is Melanie McCown, DO's NPI number?

Melanie McCown, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1487220919, issued on Jun 3, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Melanie McCown, DO located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1120 15TH St # BI5070, Augusta, GA, 30912. Phone: (706) 721-2423. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Melanie McCown, DO's license?

Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Melanie McCown, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Melanie McCown, DO had 320 Medicare Part D claims for 91 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.