Melhim Bou Alwan, M.D.
Hospitalist Physician · Lagrange, GA
Melhim Bou Alwan, M.D. is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Lagrange, Georgia, and NPI 1164736542, issued on Jul 28, 2010. Check the license (Georgia 68984, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melhim Bou Alwan
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License number
- 68984 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1514 Vernon RD, Lagrange, GA 30240
- Phone
- (706) 882-1411
- Enumerated
- Jul 28, 2010
- Record last updated
- Nov 5, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (706) 812-2471
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20130708000553); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Melhim Bou Alwan in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 68984Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
60.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average hospitalist physician in 2024
31,392 Medicare Part D claims for 471 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims. 513 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium1,598 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate1,524 claims
- Metoprolol Tartrate1,283 claims
- Gabapentin1,250 claims
- Furosemide1,104 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium1,023 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 92.9 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $18.96
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Inari Medical, 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.
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
- Wellstar Medical Group LLCLagrange, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melhim Bou Alwan among 967 hospitalist physician records in Georgia
Melhim Bou Alwan, M.D. 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 2010, is newer than 46% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 46% of these records are older, 50% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 92% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 88% of these records are
- Graduated2008 · median 2008 among the 849 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 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).
9 hospitalist physician records list a practice address in Lagrange
They are 9 of the 743 NPPES records with a practice address in Lagrange, and 967 hospitalist physician records in Georgia.
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The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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Common questions
What is Melhim Bou Alwan, M.D.'s NPI number?
Melhim Bou Alwan, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1164736542, issued on Jul 28, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melhim Bou Alwan, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1514 Vernon RD, Lagrange, GA, 30240. Phone: (706) 882-1411. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melhim Bou Alwan, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 68984, 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 Melhim Bou Alwan, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melhim Bou Alwan, M.D. had 31,392 Medicare Part D claims for 471 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Melhim Bou Alwan, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 92.9 of 100. 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.