NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

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.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1992895361
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
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Verify Melva Richardson Bowman in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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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.

  1. Melva Bowman7,012
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen305 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate293 claims
  3. Levothyroxine Sodium268 claims
  4. Atorvastatin Calcium192 claims
  5. Alprazolam171 claims
  6. 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.

  1. Melva Bowman$31.88
  2. Specialty average$902.55

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.

Other family medicine physician records in North Carolina

  1. Alvin Abaqueta, M.D.Charlotte, NC1235102187
  2. Atif Abbasi, M.DGreenville, NC1972958973
  3. Jennifer Abbott, MDAsheville, NC1144312604
  4. Linda Abbott, FNPEdenton, NC1306839832
  5. Thomas Abbott, MDWinston Salem, NC1659359875
  6. Mark Abel, M.D.Rocky Mount, NC1225180961
  7. Alain Michael Abellada, M.D.Fort Bragg, NC1649582685
  8. David Abernethy, MDHudson, NC1790785798
  9. Aya Abou-Jaoude, MDAsheville, NC1568222131
  10. 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.