NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Melanie M. McDowell, MD

Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician · Virginia Beach, VA

Melanie M. McDowell, MD is an obstetrics & gynecology physician with a practice address in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and NPI 1912132051, issued on May 19, 2009. Check the license (Virginia 0101266849, as entered in NPPES) on the Virginia Department of Health Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1912132051
Name
Melanie M. McDowell
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician 207V00000X
License numbers
0101266849 VA
D0076082 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
828 Healthy Way Ste 330, Virginia Beach, VA 23462
Phone
(757) 461-3890
Enumerated
May 19, 2009
Record last updated
Jun 11, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20190722002739); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Eastern Virginia Medical School, 2009
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 828 Healthy Way Ste 330

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

  1. Sandia Brekke, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1538159587
  2. Evelyn Cooper, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1578201471
  3. Laurie De Grand, M.D.Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician1922204759
  4. Cassandra Forti, WHNPWomen's Health Nurse Practitioner1376276600
  5. Sarah Murphy, DOObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1083111637
  6. Lee Ouyang, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1497296750

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersVirginia Department of Health Professions
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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41% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average obstetrics & gynecology physician in 2024

97 Medicare Part D claims for 29 beneficiaries, against an average of 165 among the 28,733 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 19% of claims.

  1. Melanie McDowell97
  2. Specialty average165

Most prescribed

  1. Estradiol22 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 83.8 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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 score85.4
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%60.5
  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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $316.07

14 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Astellas Pharma US Inc. The 21,429 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,030.61 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Melanie McDowell$316.07
  2. Specialty average$1,030.61

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. Mid-Atlantic Womens Care PLCVirginia Beach, VA

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

Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician providers in Virginia

There are 1,174 obstetrics & gynecology physician records in Virginia.

Other obstetrics & gynecology physician records in Virginia

  1. Leonard Aamodt, MDHarrisonburg, VA1497746051
  2. Adeola Abayomi, M.D.Springfield, VA1275772493
  3. Annam Abbasi, M.D.Prince George, VA1104359181
  4. Joni Abbott, D.O.South Boston, VA1215294814
  5. Makunda Abdul-Mbacke, MDRidgeway, VA1013995851
  6. Akinwunmi Abisogun, MDManassas, VA1245308659
  7. Ramzi Aboujaoude, M.D.Richmond, VA1093911802
  8. Chana-Rivka Abramson, M.D.Manassas, VA1285037291
  9. Danilo Acosta Diaz, M.D.Arlington, VA1861855926
  10. Kendall Adams, D.OArlington, VA1255726634

Common questions

What is Melanie M. McDowell, MD's NPI number?

Melanie M. McDowell, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1912132051, issued on May 19, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Melanie M. McDowell, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 828 Healthy Way Ste 330, Virginia Beach, VA, 23462. Phone: (757) 461-3890. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Melanie M. McDowell, MD's license?

NPPES lists Virginia license number 0101266849, as entered by the provider. Search the Virginia Department of Health Professions at https://dhp.virginiainteractive.org/lookup/index. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Melanie M. McDowell, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Melanie M. McDowell, MD had 97 Medicare Part D claims for 29 beneficiaries; the average among obstetrics & gynecology physician prescribers was 165. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Melanie M. McDowell, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 83.8 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.