Melissa Kathleen Lower, FNP
Primary Care Nurse Practitioner · Southwest Harbor, ME
Melissa Kathleen Lower, FNP is a primary care nurse practitioner with a practice address in Southwest Harbor, Maine, and NPI 1891351789, issued on May 15, 2019. Check the license (Maine CNP201118, as entered in NPPES) with the Maine board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melissa Kathleen Lower
- Credential
- FNP
- Primary taxonomy
- Primary Care Nurse Practitioner 363LP2300X
- License numbers
- CNP201118 ME
168089 NC
5011840 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 16 Community LN, Southwest Harbor, ME 04679
- Phone
- (207) 244-5630
- Enumerated
- May 15, 2019
- Record last updated
- Jul 14, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200810002734); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 16 Community LN
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Melissa Kathleen Lower in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Maine board licenses this profession
Search for license CNP201118Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
44% more Medicare Part D claims than the average primary care nurse practitioner in 2024
2,153 Medicare Part D claims for 211 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,492 among the 5,992 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 98 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Lisinopril118 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium69 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium63 claims
- Ozempic58 claims
- Prednisone56 claims
- Simvastatin55 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 88 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $20.09
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 4,321 providers of this specialty with any payment received $625.13 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
- Mount Desert Island HospitalSouthwest Harbor, ME · Critical Access 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 Kathleen Lower among 53 primary care nurse practitioner records in Maine
Melissa Kathleen Lower, FNP is one of 53 primary care nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Maine. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 43% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 43% of these records are older, 49% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2019 · median 2020 among the 33 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 43% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LP2300X and a Maine practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
1 primary care nurse practitioner record lists a practice address in Southwest Harbor
They are 1 of the 38 NPPES records with a practice address in Southwest Harbor, and 53 primary care nurse practitioner records in Maine.
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Common questions
What is Melissa Kathleen Lower, FNP's NPI number?
Melissa Kathleen Lower, FNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1891351789, issued on May 15, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melissa Kathleen Lower, FNP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 16 Community LN, Southwest Harbor, ME, 04679. Phone: (207) 244-5630. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melissa Kathleen Lower, FNP's license?
NPPES lists Maine license number CNP201118, as entered by the provider. Search the Maine board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Melissa Kathleen Lower, FNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melissa Kathleen Lower, FNP had 2,153 Medicare Part D claims for 211 beneficiaries; the average among primary care nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,492. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Melissa Kathleen Lower, FNP's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 88 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.