Melanie McDowell
Nurse Practitioner · El Paso, TX
Melanie McDowell is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in El Paso, Texas, and NPI 1477002509, issued on Sep 30, 2016. Check the license (Texas AP131745, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melanie McDowell
- Primary taxonomy
- Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
- License number
- AP131745 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1801 N Oregon St, El Paso, TX 79902
- Phone
- (915) 521-1200
- Enumerated
- Sep 30, 2016
- Record last updated
- Jun 10, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170508000798); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1801 N Oregon St
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Verify Melanie McDowell in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
Search for license AP131745Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
59% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nurse practitioner in 2024
457 Medicare Part D claims for 229 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 36% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Eliquis114 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate77 claims
- Amiodarone Hcl34 claims
- Xarelto34 claims
- Flecainide Acetate26 claims
- Metoprolol Tartrate15 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: $492.98
13 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, 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.
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
- Healthtexas Provider NetworkPlano, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melanie McDowell among 4,825 nurse practitioner records in Texas
Melanie McDowell is one of 4,825 nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Texas. 73% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 38% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 38% of these records are older, 57% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 54% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2018 among the 2,618 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 42% 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 Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nurse Practitioner providers in Texas
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- Kim Halow, NURSE PRACTITIONER BEl Paso, TX 799021255607594
- Rey Leal, APNEl Paso, TX 799021124233796
- Linda Lujan, RN, FNP-CEl Paso, TX 799021336693183
- Miguel MartinezEl Paso, TX 799021326507740
Common questions
What is Melanie McDowell's NPI number?
Melanie McDowell's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1477002509, issued on Sep 30, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melanie McDowell located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1801 N Oregon St, El Paso, TX, 79902. Phone: (915) 521-1200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melanie McDowell's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number AP131745, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Melanie McDowell prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melanie McDowell had 457 Medicare Part D claims for 229 beneficiaries; the average among nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,109. 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.