Michael Scott Dowling, MD
Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician · Murphy, NC
Michael Scott Dowling, MD is a geriatric medicine (internal medicine) physician with a practice address in Murphy, North Carolina, and NPI 1336107499, issued on May 1, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 38327, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael Scott Dowling
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician 207RG0300X
- License number
- 38327 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4226 E US Highway 64-Alt, Murphy, NC 28906
- Phone
- (828) 479-6434
- Enumerated
- May 1, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 21, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20141124001668); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Clvlnd Clinic Lerner College Of Med Of Case Wstn Rsv University, 1983
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 4226 E US Highway 64-Alt
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Diane Dockery, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1952186827
- Vanessa Lewis, MSN, WHNP-BCWomen's Health Nurse Practitioner1215790068
- Benjamin Seymour, PA-CPhysician Assistant1245004886
Verify Michael Scott Dowling in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 38327Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average geriatric medicine (internal medicine) physician in 2024
10,427 Medicare Part D claims for 430 beneficiaries, against an average of 4,246 among the 3,116 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 953 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin425 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium328 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl326 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate294 claims
- Lisinopril276 claims
- Omeprazole263 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: $84.52
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Indivior Inc. The 1,004 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,720.82 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
- Appalachian Mountain Community Health CentersAsheville, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 157 geriatric medicine (internal medicine) physician records in North Carolina.
Other geriatric medicine (internal medicine) physician records in North Carolina
- Muhammad Shahmir Abbasi, M.D.Wilson, NC1598408866
- Lior Abramson, MDDurham, NC1467072272
- Saifullah Afridi, MDRaleigh, NC1700096161
- Cynthia Aguirre Valdivieso, M.D.Winston Salem, NC1720498132
- Ashley Allen, MDChapel Hill, NC1265883516
- Nichole Arkfeld, MDCharlotte, NC1861675613
- Lloyd Armstrong, D.P.M.Durham, NC1154384980
- Hal Atkinson, MDWinston Salem, NC1053397539
- Mary Averill, M.D.Salisbury, NC1679535611
- John Batsis, MBBCHChapel Hill, NC1124092812
Common questions
What is Michael Scott Dowling, MD's NPI number?
Michael Scott Dowling, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1336107499, issued on May 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael Scott Dowling, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4226 E US Highway 64-Alt, Murphy, NC, 28906. Phone: (828) 479-6434. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael Scott Dowling, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 38327, 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 Michael Scott Dowling, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael Scott Dowling, MD had 10,427 Medicare Part D claims for 430 beneficiaries; the average among geriatric medicine (internal medicine) physician prescribers was 4,246. 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.