Alex J. McDonald, D.O.
Family Medicine Physician · Hoover, AL
Alex J. McDonald, D.O. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Hoover, Alabama, and NPI 1710470174, issued on Jun 11, 2018. Check the license on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Alex J. McDonald
- Credential
- D.O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- TEP8309 NE
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2949 John Hawkins Pkwy, Hoover, AL 35244
- Phone
- (205) 987-0005
- Enumerated
- Jun 11, 2018
- Record last updated
- Aug 31, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (205) 987-0065
- Medicaid ID
- 470553011-00 NE
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Alex J. McDonald in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical ExaminersCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
39% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
2,169 Medicare Part D claims for 220 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium148 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate107 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium96 claims
- Losartan Potassium95 claims
- Lisinopril82 claims
- Trazodone Hcl79 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): 87.5 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $680.67
33 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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.
Alex J. McDonald among 1,996 family medicine physician records in Alabama
Alex J. McDonald, D.O. is one of 1,996 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 79% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 79% of these records are older, 19% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 67% of these records are
- Record last updated2021 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
31 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Hoover
They are 31 of the 1,246 NPPES records with a practice address in Hoover, and 1,996 family medicine physician records in Alabama.
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Common questions
What is Alex J. McDonald, D.O.'s NPI number?
Alex J. McDonald, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1710470174, issued on Jun 11, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Alex J. McDonald, D.O. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2949 John Hawkins Pkwy, Hoover, AL, 35244. Phone: (205) 987-0005. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Alex J. McDonald, D.O.'s license?
Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Alex J. McDonald, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Alex J. McDonald, D.O. had 2,169 Medicare Part D claims for 220 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Alex J. McDonald, D.O.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 87.5 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.