VANESSA MCDOUGALL
Nurse Practitioner, Family
About
Vanessa McDougall, MSN, FNP-C, has been serving the people of Aroostook County since 2010 and opened Phoenix Direct Care in 2018. With experience in primary care, urgent care, emergency medicine, pain management, and substance‑use treatment, she has cared for patients across every stage of life. Her commitment is to relationships that last, knowing patients’ histories, understanding their families, and helping them feel seen and heard. From her early days in Van Buren with the National Health Service Corps to mentoring new Direct Primary Care practices, Vanessa has built her career on advocacy, access, and trust.
Credentials
Training & certification
- Medical school
- University of Maine at Orono
- Board certification
- Family Nurse Practitioner, Nationally Certified
- Designations
- FNP-C
- Years in practice
- 15+ years
- Specialty
- Nurse Practitioner, Family
Training programs
- Bachelor Nursing · University of Maine at Orono (Orono ME)
- Master Family Nurse Practitioner · Husson University (Bangor ME)
Licensing
Licensure & registration
- NPI
- 1194030205 · active
- Primary license
- Maine · AP101039
Practice
Where Dr. MCDOUGALL practices
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Phoenix Direct Care
Caribou, ME
DPC experience
Started DPC: 2018
Data aggregated from publicly available sources including the NPPES Registry, practice websites, and professional directories.