Melissa Lawhorn Porter, PA-C
Physician Assistant · Savannah, GA
Melissa Lawhorn Porter, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Savannah, Georgia, and NPI 1740414705, issued on May 6, 2009. Check the license (Georgia 005563, as entered in NPPES) with the Georgia board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melissa Lawhorn Porter
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- 005563 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 230 E Derenne Ave, Savannah, GA 31405
- Phone
- (912) 790-4000
- Enumerated
- May 6, 2009
- Record last updated
- Nov 10, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (912) 790-4407
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090624000017); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Melissa Lawhorn Porter in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Georgia board licenses this profession
Search for license 005563Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average physician assistant in 2024
1,982 Medicare Part D claims for 749 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 24% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Tamsulosin Hcl315 claims
- Gemtesa247 claims
- Ciprofloxacin Hcl185 claims
- Methenamine Hippurate183 claims
- Myrbetriq129 claims
- Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro128 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: $936.13
59 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 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
- Urological Associates OF Savannah, PCSavannah, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melissa Lawhorn Porter among 4,662 physician assistant records in Georgia
Melissa Lawhorn Porter, PA-C is one of 4,662 physician assistant records with a practice address in Georgia. 75% 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 24% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 24% of these records are older, 74% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 2018 among the 2,761 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
244 physician assistant records list a practice address in Savannah
They are 244 of the 5,692 NPPES records with a practice address in Savannah, and 4,662 physician assistant records in Georgia.
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Common questions
What is Melissa Lawhorn Porter, PA-C's NPI number?
Melissa Lawhorn Porter, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1740414705, issued on May 6, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melissa Lawhorn Porter, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 230 E Derenne Ave, Savannah, GA, 31405. Phone: (912) 790-4000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melissa Lawhorn Porter, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 005563, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Melissa Lawhorn Porter, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melissa Lawhorn Porter, PA-C had 1,982 Medicare Part D claims for 749 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. 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.