Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Melanie Thornton, LMSW

Social Worker · Athens, GA

Melanie Thornton, LMSW is a social worker with a practice address in Athens, Georgia, and NPI 1235587726, issued on May 25, 2016. Check the license (Georgia MSW006452, as entered in NPPES) with the Georgia board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1235587726
Name
Melanie Thornton
Credential
LMSW
Primary taxonomy
Social Worker 104100000X
License number
MSW006452 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
250 North Ave, Athens, GA 30601
Phone
(706) 389-6789
Enumerated
May 25, 2016
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 250 North Ave

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

  1. Ann Albritton, RNRegistered Nurse1861401986
  2. Malaika Amedee, MSWClinical Social Worker1891745022
  3. Victoria Anderson, MDPsychiatry Physician1407006083
  4. Mary Aranda, LCSWClinical Social Worker1316917636
  5. Nicole ArmisteadLicensed Practical Nurse1871918128
  6. Stephanie Arredondo, LPNLicensed Practical Nurse1326381062

Verify Melanie Thornton in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Georgia board licenses this profession
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  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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One hospital or facility affiliation

  1. Advantage Behavioral Health SystemsAthens, GA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

64 social worker records list a Athens practice address

They are 64 of the 3,160 NPPES records with a Athens practice address, and 2,274 social worker records in Georgia.

Other social worker records in Georgia

  1. Asalmah Abdulbaaqee-Julien, LMSWDecatur, GA1194424762
  2. Miriam Abdullah-Kirby, LMSWMarietta, GA1417706383
  3. Rasheeda Abdur-Rahman, MSWRiverdale, GA1013305309
  4. Askia Abdus-SalaamDallas, GA1215657556
  5. Tabitha Abrams, LMSWAtlanta, GA1124781182
  6. Gabriela AbreuAugusta, GA1497311880
  7. Kelly AcevedoPeachtree City, GA1588080600
  8. Courtney Adams, LMSWSavannah, GA1003776105
  9. Cynthia Adams, LMSWBuford, GA1720605355
  10. Kaila AdamsAtlanta, GA1720945256

Common questions

What is Melanie Thornton, LMSW's NPI number?

Melanie Thornton, LMSW's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1235587726, issued on May 25, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Melanie Thornton, LMSW located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 250 North Ave, Athens, GA, 30601. Phone: (706) 389-6789. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Melanie Thornton, LMSW's license?

NPPES lists Georgia license number MSW006452, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.