Melissa Gabrielle Fowler, PA-C
NPI 1316402092ActiveIndividual· Physician Assistant· Columbia, SC
Physician Assistant (PA-C) with Prisma Health Medical Group-Midlands, practicing in Columbia, South Carolina. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $630,672 for 3,384 claims, against $14,180 paid for services in 2024. Boston Scientific Corporation was the largest of 17 companies reporting payments in 2025, $2,403 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Prisma Health Richland Hospital as a hospital affiliation.
Overview
| NPI | 1316402092 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | PA-C |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Feb 6, 2019 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Oct 12, 2026 |
| Certified by provider | Oct 12, 2026 |
| Reactivated | Dec 10, 2019 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician Assistant Primary | 363A00000X | 3197 | SC |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Physician Assistant (SC) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 193 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 207 across 6 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $14,180 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 3,384 · 8,366 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 665 |
| Total drug cost | $630,672 |
| Generic share | 83% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2018 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Physician Assistant |
Medical group
- Prisma Health Medical Group-MidlandsColumbia, SC · 1,068 clinicians
Hospital affiliation
- Prisma Health Richland HospitalColumbia, SC
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$2,403 · 67 payments from 17 companies
- 2024$2,572 · 97 payments from 16 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $1,092 | 12 |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | $342.36 | 17 |
| Novo Nordisk Inc | $262.74 | 6 |
| Atricure, Inc. | $141.70 | 6 |
| Kestra Medical Technology Services, Inc. | $134.63 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$1,920 · 64 payments
- Travel and Lodging$483.05 · 3 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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