Melissa Dawn Bowers, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Beaufort, SC
Melissa Dawn Bowers, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Beaufort, South Carolina, and NPI 1023242625, issued on May 11, 2009. Check the license (South Carolina MD 37539, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melissa Dawn Bowers
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- MD 37539 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 272 Robert Smalls Pkwy, Beaufort, SC 29906
- Phone
- (843) 521-4357
- Enumerated
- May 11, 2009
- Record last updated
- Feb 8, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (843) 521-4566
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150304000445); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Virginia School Of Medicine, 2008
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 272 Robert Smalls Pkwy
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Melissa Dawn Bowers in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD 37539Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
8,821 Medicare Part D claims for 508 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 448 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate425 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium399 claims
- Lisinopril201 claims
- Omeprazole200 claims
- Hydrochlorothiazide190 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa177 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: $191.98
10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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.
One hospital affiliation
- Hampton Regional Medical CenterVarnville, SC · Acute Care Hospitals
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov).
Melissa Dawn Bowers among 2,700 family medicine physician records in South Carolina
Melissa Dawn Bowers, MD is one of 2,700 family medicine physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 56% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 56% of these records are older, 42% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2008 · median 2006 among the 1,638 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
23 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Beaufort
They are 23 of the 1,190 NPPES records with a practice address in Beaufort, and 2,700 family medicine physician records in South Carolina.
All 2,700 in South Carolina → Every provider in Beaufort → Family Medicine Physician nationwide →
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Common questions
What is Melissa Dawn Bowers, MD's NPI number?
Melissa Dawn Bowers, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1023242625, issued on May 11, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melissa Dawn Bowers, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 272 Robert Smalls Pkwy, Beaufort, SC, 29906. Phone: (843) 521-4357. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melissa Dawn Bowers, MD's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number MD 37539, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners at https://verify.llronline.com/LicLookup/Med/Med.aspx?div=22. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Melissa Dawn Bowers, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melissa Dawn Bowers, MD had 8,821 Medicare Part D claims for 508 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.