Alexander Joseph McDonald, M.D.
Psychiatry Physician · Columbia, SC
Alexander Joseph McDonald, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Columbia, South Carolina, and NPI 1760598114, issued on Aug 21, 2006. Check the license (South Carolina 28785, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Alexander Joseph McDonald
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- 28785 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 11 Richland Medical Park Dr, Columbia, SC 29203
- Phone
- (803) 434-4506
- Enumerated
- Aug 21, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 31, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 287852 SC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070123000098); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of South Carolina School Of Medicine, 2002
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Alexander Joseph McDonald in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 28785Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
82% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
181 Medicare Part D claims for 12 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Divalproex Sodium24 claims
- Invega Sustenna19 claims
- Haloperidol15 claims
- Lorazepam12 claims
- Prazosin Hcl12 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 83.6 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $24.64
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- South Carolina Dept OF Mental Health Accounting OfficeColumbia, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Alexander Joseph McDonald among 891 psychiatry physician records in South Carolina
Alexander Joseph McDonald, M.D. is one of 891 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 67% 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 2% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 63% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 41% of these records are
- Graduated2002 · median 2007 among the 365 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
171 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Columbia
They are 171 of the 11,200 NPPES records with a practice address in Columbia, and 891 psychiatry physician records in South Carolina.
All 891 in South Carolina → Every provider in Columbia → Psychiatry Physician nationwide →
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- Marilee Griswold, M.D.Columbia, SC 292031821068719
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Common questions
What is Alexander Joseph McDonald, M.D.'s NPI number?
Alexander Joseph McDonald, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1760598114, issued on Aug 21, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Alexander Joseph McDonald, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 11 Richland Medical Park Dr, Columbia, SC, 29203. Phone: (803) 434-4506. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Alexander Joseph McDonald, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 28785, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners at https://verify.llronline.com/LicLookup/Med/Med.aspx?div=22. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Alexander Joseph McDonald, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Alexander Joseph McDonald, M.D. had 181 Medicare Part D claims for 12 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Alexander Joseph McDonald, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 83.6 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.