NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Samuel Grainger McDowell, M.D.

Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Reidsville, NC

Samuel Grainger McDowell, M.D. is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Reidsville, North Carolina, and NPI 1457315335, issued on Apr 17, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 9800330, 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 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1457315335
Name
Samuel Grainger McDowell
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
License number
9800330 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
618 S Main St, Reidsville, NC 27320
Phone
(336) 938-0800
Enumerated
Apr 17, 2006
Record last updated
Aug 25, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid ID
891186A NC
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040908001586); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of South Carolina School Of Medicine, 1996
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 618 S Main St

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

  1. Amy Adams, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1578642310
  2. Brittney Barbour, PTAPhysical Therapy Assistant1801131875
  3. Jonathan Branch, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1609035757
  4. Nicole Brown-Smedley, PTAPhysical Therapy Assistant1285024661
  5. Tonya Burton, M.ED CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1225228786
  6. Karen Daniel, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1114074820

Verify Samuel Grainger McDowell 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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3.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024

9,691 Medicare Part D claims for 1,015 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 22% of claims. 11 claims were for opioids.

  1. Samuel McDowell9,691
  2. Specialty average3,078

Most prescribed

  1. Eliquis918 claims
  2. Metoprolol Succinate703 claims
  3. Atorvastatin Calcium582 claims
  4. Rosuvastatin Calcium542 claims
  5. Isosorbide Mononitrate Er452 claims
  6. Metoprolol Tartrate434 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: $894.95

48 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Samuel McDowell$894.95
  2. Specialty average$3,819.56

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

  1. The Moses H Cone Memorial Hospital Operating CorporationReidsville, NC

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Samuel Grainger McDowell among 841 cardiovascular disease physician records in North Carolina

Samuel Grainger McDowell, M.D. is one of 841 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 17% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 17% of these records are older, 42% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • Graduated1996 · median 1999 among the 606 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in North Carolina

There are 841 cardiovascular disease physician records in North Carolina.

The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jonathan Branch, M.D.Reidsville, NC 273201609035757
  2. Michael Gillespie, MDSanford, NC 273301609971068
  3. Lukas Jantac, M.D.Sanford, NC 273301750507463
  4. Cody Deen, MDSiler City, NC 273441023157047
  5. Jimmarck Perel Cuenta, DOLexington, NC 272951699116814
  6. Fan Ye, M.D., PH.D.Lexington, NC 272951558715912
  7. Rishi Rikhi, MDLexington, NC 272921952806879
  8. Garrett Snipes, MDLexington, NC 272921013449941

Common questions

What is Samuel Grainger McDowell, M.D.'s NPI number?

Samuel Grainger McDowell, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457315335, issued on Apr 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Samuel Grainger McDowell, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 618 S Main St, Reidsville, NC, 27320. Phone: (336) 938-0800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Samuel Grainger McDowell, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 9800330, 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 Samuel Grainger McDowell, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Samuel Grainger McDowell, M.D. had 9,691 Medicare Part D claims for 1,015 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. 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.