Christopher M. McDonald, PA
Medical Physician Assistant · Abilene, TX
Christopher M. McDonald, PA is a medical physician assistant with a practice address in Abilene, Texas, and NPI 1831297381, issued on Sep 20, 2006. Check the license (Texas PA01822, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher M. McDonald
- Credential
- PA
- Primary taxonomy
- Medical Physician Assistant 363AM0700X
- License number
- PA01822 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1900 Pine St, Abilene, TX 79601
- Phone
- (325) 670-4220
- Enumerated
- Sep 20, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 26, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090831000297); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christopher M. McDonald in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
Search for license PA01822Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
7% more Medicare Part D claims than the average medical physician assistant in 2024
1,229 Medicare Part D claims for 192 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,148 among the 23,801 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 28% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Furosemide192 claims
- Potassium Chloride190 claims
- Entresto180 claims
- Spironolactone168 claims
- Carvedilol97 claims
- Farxiga75 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): 73.1 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: $287.25
8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 16,165 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,055.00 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
- Hendrick Provider NetworkAbilene, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher M. McDonald among 2,146 medical physician assistant records in Texas
Christopher M. McDonald, PA is one of 2,146 medical physician assistant records with a practice address in Texas. 68% 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 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 73% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 68% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 44% of these records are
- Graduated1996 · median 2012 among the 953 with a school on file
- Record last updated2009 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AM0700X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Medical Physician Assistant providers in Texas
There are 2,146 medical physician assistant records in Texas.
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Common questions
What is Christopher M. McDonald, PA's NPI number?
Christopher M. McDonald, PA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1831297381, issued on Sep 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher M. McDonald, PA located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1900 Pine St, Abilene, TX, 79601. Phone: (325) 670-4220. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher M. McDonald, PA's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number PA01822, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Christopher M. McDonald, PA prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher M. McDonald, PA had 1,229 Medicare Part D claims for 192 beneficiaries; the average among medical physician assistant prescribers was 1,148. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Christopher M. McDonald, PA's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 73.1 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.