NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Alex Zucker McDonald, M.D.

Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program · Fontana, CA

Alex Zucker McDonald, M.D. is a student in an organized health care education/training program with a practice address in Fontana, California, and NPI 1801152756, issued on Apr 4, 2012. Check the license with the California board that licenses this profession; 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
1801152756
Name
Alex Zucker McDonald
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program 390200000X
Practice location
9961 Sierra Ave, Fontana, CA 92335
Phone
(909) 427-4000
Enumerated
Apr 4, 2012
Record last updated
Feb 9, 2023
Fax
(909) 427-3573
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20150117000318); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Vermont College Of Medicine, 2008
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 9961 Sierra Ave

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

  1. Solomon Abila, MDFamily Medicine Physician1871652479
  2. Jenny Abouelsood, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1457638512
  3. Marla Abrolat, MDPediatrics Physician1164593133
  4. Eduardo Acosta, MDPediatrics Physician1497803324
  5. Michael Adair, MDFamily Medicine Physician1780732651
  6. Berneva Adams, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1376602987

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this professionCheck the board
  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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16.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average student in an organized health care education/training program in 2024

3,000 Medicare Part D claims for 706 beneficiaries, against an average of 185 among the 59,748 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 170 claims were for opioids.

  1. Alex McDonald3,000
  2. Specialty average185

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium252 claims
  2. Levothyroxine Sodium118 claims
  3. Amlodipine Besylate101 claims
  4. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen96 claims
  5. Losartan Potassium93 claims
  6. Lisinopril88 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: $49.02

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Gilead Sciences, Inc. The 13,278 providers of this specialty with any payment received $608.08 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Alex McDonald$49.02
  2. Specialty average$608.08

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. Southern California Permanente Medical GroupFontana, CA

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

Alex Zucker McDonald among 40,652 student in an organized health care education/training program records in California

Alex Zucker McDonald, M.D. is one of 40,652 student in an organized health care education/training program records with a practice address in California. 16% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 5% of them.

  • NPI issued2012 · 5% of these records are older, 93% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 16% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 6% of these records are
  • Graduated2008 · median 2017 among the 2,409 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 26% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 390200000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

193 student in an organized health care education/training program records list a practice address in Fontana

They are 193 of the 3,012 NPPES records with a practice address in Fontana, and 40,652 student in an organized health care education/training program records in California.

The 8 student in an organized health care education/training program records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Peyman Andalib, MDFontana, CA 923351104028000
  2. Patrick Avanessian, M.D.Fontana, CA 923351235480443
  3. Javier Blanco, MDFontana, CA 923351346673001
  4. Jaimeet Chhabra, D.O.Fontana, CA 923351255657953
  5. Andrew Choung, M.D.Fontana, CA 923351033559976
  6. Ershad Forghani-Arani, D.O.Fontana, CA 923351538508445
  7. Adriana Gonzalez, DOFontana, CA 923351447662267
  8. Alina Lubag, MDFontana, CA 923351972997278

Common questions

What is Alex Zucker McDonald, M.D.'s NPI number?

Alex Zucker McDonald, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1801152756, issued on Apr 4, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Alex Zucker McDonald, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9961 Sierra Ave, Fontana, CA, 92335. Phone: (909) 427-4000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Alex Zucker McDonald, M.D.'s license?

Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Alex Zucker McDonald, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Alex Zucker McDonald, M.D. had 3,000 Medicare Part D claims for 706 beneficiaries; the average among student in an organized health care education/training program prescribers was 185. 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.