Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Melissa Barlowe, FNP

Internal Medicine Physician · Morganton, NC

Melissa Barlowe, FNP is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Morganton, North Carolina, and NPI 1073172904, issued on Jun 13, 2019. Check the license (North Carolina 5011938, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, loaded Aug 27, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1073172904
Name
Melissa Barlowe
Credential
FNP
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
5011938 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2201 S Sterling St, Morganton, NC 28655
Phone
(828) 580-5000
Enumerated
Jun 13, 2019
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 2201 S Sterling St

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

  1. Samuel Addo, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1588314348
  2. Patricia Amoako, MDInternal Medicine Physician1770610370
  3. Keri Anthony, MA, CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1316990377
  4. John AttiaStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1073315719
  5. Amy Baker, D.O.Internal Medicine Physician1477998425
  6. Shivashanker Balasingham, M.D.Infectious Disease Physician1598996944

Verify Melissa Barlowe in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
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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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68% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

884 Medicare Part D claims for 216 beneficiaries, against an average of 2,785 among the 127,794 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 39 claims were for opioids.

  1. Melissa Barlowe884
  2. Specialty average2,785

Most prescribed

  1. Xarelto61 claims
  2. Gabapentin53 claims
  3. Escitalopram Oxalate39 claims
  4. Levothyroxine Sodium34 claims
  5. Atorvastatin Calcium32 claims
  6. Eliquis26 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.

3 hospital and facility affiliations

  1. Blue Ridge Healthcare Medical Group IncMorganton, NC
  2. CS Pacs 3 Southeast LLCSmithfield, NC
  3. NM Pacs 2 LLCHigh Point, NC

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.

34 internal medicine physician records list a Morganton practice address

They are 34 of the 986 NPPES records with a Morganton practice address, and 4,922 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina.

Other internal medicine physician records in North Carolina

  1. Ana Abaroa-Salvatierra, M.D.Pollocksville, NC1598101750
  2. Naa Deisa Abbey, MDShelby, NC1467899294
  3. Rami Abdo, MDDurham, NC1184693160
  4. Farhath Abdul Kareem, MDCary, NC1679687347
  5. Firas Abdulmajeed, M.D.Winston Salem, NC1427358043
  6. Erlinda Abella, MDSalisbury, NC1649251505
  7. Bisrat AberaFayetteville, NC1871453886
  8. David Abernathy, M. D.Morganton, NC1265497366
  9. Hiba Abouassi, M.D.Durham, NC1063617470
  10. Maroun Aboutayeh, D.O.Asheville, NC1447757992

Common questions

What is Melissa Barlowe, FNP's NPI number?

Melissa Barlowe, FNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1073172904, issued on Jun 13, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Melissa Barlowe, FNP located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2201 S Sterling St, Morganton, NC, 28655. Phone: (828) 580-5000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Melissa Barlowe, FNP's license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 5011938, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Melissa Barlowe, FNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Melissa Barlowe, FNP had 884 Medicare Part D claims for 216 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 2,785. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions 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.