Melanie Johnson Pointer, MD
Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician · Atlanta, GA
Melanie Johnson Pointer, MD is a child & adolescent psychiatry physician with a practice address in Atlanta, Georgia, and NPI 1275736902, issued on Jun 8, 2007. Check the license (Georgia 68037, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melanie Johnson Pointer
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician 2084P0804X
- License numbers
- 68037 GA
MD-17357 HI
2012-01382 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 920 Dannon VW SW, Atlanta, GA 30331
- Phone
- (404) 346-3471
- Enumerated
- Jun 8, 2007
- Record last updated
- Aug 20, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20130501000222); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Melanie Johnson Pointer in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 68037Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average child & adolescent psychiatry physician in 2024
1,412 Medicare Part D claims for 73 beneficiaries, against an average of 504 among the 3,545 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Trazodone Hcl127 claims
- Benztropine Mesylate105 claims
- Clonazepam99 claims
- Risperidone94 claims
- Olanzapine80 claims
- Citalopram Hbr66 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: $18.80
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 1,578 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,427.96 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
- View Point HealthLawrenceville, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melanie Johnson Pointer among 142 child & adolescent psychiatry physician records in Georgia
Melanie Johnson Pointer, MD is one of 142 child & adolescent psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 63% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 28% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 28% of these records are older, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 63% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 25% of these records are
- Graduated2007 · median 2004 among the 36 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 46% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0804X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician providers in Georgia
There are 142 child & adolescent psychiatry physician records in Georgia.
All 142 in Georgia → Every provider in Atlanta → Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician nationwide →
The 8 child & adolescent psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Debora Johnson, M.D.Atlanta, GA 303311205964269
- Kanakadurga Meyyazhagan, MDAtlanta, GA 303321083058499
- Anastasia Alvarado, M.D.Brookhaven, GA 303291891969382
- Milena Armani, MDAtlanta, GA 303291326482241
- Ruwaydah Hasan, MDBrookhaven, GA 303291992200489
- Susan Kirsch, M.D.Brookhaven, GA 303291427493568
- Karyn KorsahBrookhaven, GA 303291982100855
- Swathi Krishna, MDAtlanta, GA 303291427492131
Common questions
What is Melanie Johnson Pointer, MD's NPI number?
Melanie Johnson Pointer, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1275736902, issued on Jun 8, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melanie Johnson Pointer, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 920 Dannon VW SW, Atlanta, GA, 30331. Phone: (404) 346-3471. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melanie Johnson Pointer, MD's license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 68037, as entered by the provider. 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 Johnson Pointer, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melanie Johnson Pointer, MD had 1,412 Medicare Part D claims for 73 beneficiaries; the average among child & adolescent psychiatry physician prescribers was 504. 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.