Melva Richardson Bowman, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Hamlet, NC
Melva Richardson Bowman, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Hamlet, North Carolina, and NPI 1992895361, issued on Oct 13, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 35275, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melva Richardson Bowman
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 35275 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 224 W Main St Ste A, Hamlet, NC 28345
- Phone
- (910) 582-2696
- Enumerated
- Oct 13, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 8, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (910) 582-2640
- Medicaid ID
- 8917073 NC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070228000450); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill School Of Medicine, 1989
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Verify Melva Richardson Bowman in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 35275Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
98% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
7,012 Medicare Part D claims for 266 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. 498 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen305 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate293 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium268 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium192 claims
- Alprazolam171 claims
- Gabapentin157 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $31.88
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Pfizer Inc. 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.
3 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Hamlet
They are 3 of the 85 NPPES records with a practice address in Hamlet, and 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina.
All 3 in Hamlet → All 4,953 in North Carolina → Every provider in Hamlet →
Other family medicine physician records in North Carolina
- Alvin Abaqueta, M.D.Charlotte, NC1235102187
- Atif Abbasi, M.DGreenville, NC1972958973
- Jennifer Abbott, MDAsheville, NC1144312604
- Linda Abbott, FNPEdenton, NC1306839832
- Thomas Abbott, MDWinston Salem, NC1659359875
- Mark Abel, M.D.Rocky Mount, NC1225180961
- Alain Michael Abellada, M.D.Fort Bragg, NC1649582685
- David Abernethy, MDHudson, NC1790785798
- Aya Abou-Jaoude, MDAsheville, NC1568222131
- Seymore Abrons, M.D.Wilmington, NC1942205307
Common questions
What is Melva Richardson Bowman, M.D.'s NPI number?
Melva Richardson Bowman, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1992895361, issued on Oct 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melva Richardson Bowman, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 224 W Main St Ste A, Hamlet, NC, 28345. Phone: (910) 582-2696. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melva Richardson Bowman, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 35275, 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 Melva Richardson Bowman, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melva Richardson Bowman, M.D. had 7,012 Medicare Part D claims for 266 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Melva Richardson Bowman, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.