NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Michael Dalton Hanowell, M.D.

Pain Medicine Physician · Covington, GA

Michael Dalton Hanowell, M.D. is a pain medicine physician with a practice address in Covington, Georgia, and NPI 1316124894, issued on Jan 27, 2008. Check the license (Georgia 061846, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1316124894
Name
Michael Dalton Hanowell
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Pain Medicine Physician 208VP0000X
License numbers
061846 GA
001560 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
5126 Hospital Dr NE, Covington, GA 30014
Phone
(770) 385-4426
Enumerated
Jan 27, 2008
Record last updated
Aug 15, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20090721000278); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
George Washington University School Of Medicine, 2004
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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Also registered at 5126 Hospital Dr NE

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Margaret Abate, MDFamily Medicine Physician1710962113
  2. Bilal Alam, M.DHospitalist Physician1871040915
  3. Brendan Atkinson, MDAnesthesiology Physician1801282827
  4. Nyala AzangueCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1013785146
  5. Fuquan BeeksCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1518842939
  6. Shane Brown, M.D.Hospitalist Physician1275158677

Verify Michael Dalton Hanowell in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite 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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11% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pain medicine physician in 2024

1,857 Medicare Part D claims for 412 beneficiaries, against an average of 2,095 among the 944 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 117 claims were for opioids.

  1. Michael Hanowell1,857
  2. Specialty average2,095

Most prescribed

  1. Gabapentin397 claims
  2. Alprazolam299 claims
  3. Methocarbamol280 claims
  4. Methylprednisolone249 claims
  5. Pregabalin133 claims
  6. Cyclobenzaprine Hcl123 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 80.7 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score61.3
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $70.46

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 769 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,397.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Michael Hanowell$70.46
  2. Specialty average$3,397.95

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Michael Dalton Hanowell among 51 pain medicine physician records in Georgia

Michael Dalton Hanowell, M.D. is one of 51 pain medicine physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 73% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 61% of them.

  • NPI issued2008 · 61% of these records are older, 31% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 43% of these records are
  • Graduated2004 · median 2004 among the 22 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2016 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208VP0000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Pain Medicine Physician providers in Georgia

There are 51 pain medicine physician records in Georgia.

The 8 pain medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Sandra Marmann, MDCovington, GA 300141043881113
  2. Jonathan AltmanConyers, GA 300121659722601
  3. Nalinikrishna Doniparthi, M.D.Alpharetta, GA 300091710973094
  4. Joyce Poag, M.D.Suwanee, GA 300241437374519
  5. Thomas Carswell, MDDecatur, GA 300341093936049
  6. Harvey Leslie, M.D.Decatur, GA 300341992883201
  7. Victor Leslie, MDDecatur, GA 300341629323977
  8. Adam Gover, MDLawrenceville, GA 300461295120764

Common questions

What is Michael Dalton Hanowell, M.D.'s NPI number?

Michael Dalton Hanowell, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1316124894, issued on Jan 27, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Michael Dalton Hanowell, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5126 Hospital Dr NE, Covington, GA, 30014. Phone: (770) 385-4426. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Michael Dalton Hanowell, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Georgia license number 061846, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Michael Dalton Hanowell, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Michael Dalton Hanowell, M.D. had 1,857 Medicare Part D claims for 412 beneficiaries; the average among pain medicine physician prescribers was 2,095. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Michael Dalton Hanowell, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 80.7 of 100. 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.