Melissa M. Dowd, FNP
Community Health Nurse Practitioner · Athens, GA
Melissa M. Dowd, FNP is a community health nurse practitioner with a practice address in Athens, Georgia, and NPI 1780993121, issued on Oct 4, 2010. Check the license (Georgia RN135297, as entered in NPPES) with the Georgia board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melissa M. Dowd
- Credential
- FNP
- Primary taxonomy
- Community Health Nurse Practitioner 363LC1500X
- License number
- RN135297 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3320 Old Jefferson RD Bldg 800, Athens, GA 30607
- Phone
- (706) 353-2990
- Enumerated
- Oct 4, 2010
- Record last updated
- Jul 16, 2024
- Fax
- (706) 353-2992
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Melissa M. Dowd in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Georgia board licenses this profession
Search for license RN135297Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
18% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average community health nurse practitioner in 2024
1,171 Medicare Part D claims for 216 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,432 among the 119 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 3% of claims. 47 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin158 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl127 claims
- Buspirone Hcl72 claims
- Citalopram Hbr67 claims
- Pregabalin59 claims
- Tramadol Hcl47 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: $998.39
48 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Biotech, Inc. The 92 providers of this specialty with any payment received $895.23 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.
Melissa M. Dowd among 13 community health nurse practitioner records in Georgia
Melissa M. Dowd, FNP is one of 13 community health nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Georgia. 46% 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 23% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 23% of these records are older, 69% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 46% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 15% of these records are
- Record last updated2024 · 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 363LC1500X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Community Health Nurse Practitioner providers in Georgia
There are 13 community health nurse practitioner records in Georgia.
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The 8 community health nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Rene Guild, APRN, FNP-BC, CDEBlue Ridge, GA 305131548256233
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- Kristen Schwaibold, APRNAtlanta, GA 303141851131981
- Lauren Tiernan, APRNAugusta, GA 309061568007748
- Debbie Martin, RNCCochran, GA 310141033270194
- Marian Conway, NPUnadilla, GA 310911508934563
- Vickie Jumper, NPTucker, GA 300841154087997
- Joshua Kies, FNP-BCSavannah, GA 314011730664384
Common questions
What is Melissa M. Dowd, FNP's NPI number?
Melissa M. Dowd, FNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780993121, issued on Oct 4, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melissa M. Dowd, FNP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3320 Old Jefferson RD Bldg 800, Athens, GA, 30607. Phone: (706) 353-2990. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melissa M. Dowd, FNP's license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number RN135297, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Melissa M. Dowd, FNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melissa M. Dowd, FNP had 1,171 Medicare Part D claims for 216 beneficiaries; the average among community health nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,432. 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.