NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Donald William Ames, M.D.

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Kettering, OH

Donald William Ames, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Kettering, Ohio, and NPI 1306857891, issued on Aug 10, 2006. Check the license (Ohio 35-05-8273-A, as entered in NPPES) on the State Medical Board of Ohio; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1306857891
Name
Donald William Ames
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
License number
35-05-8273-A OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3737 Southern Blvd, Kettering, OH 45429
Phone
(937) 433-5309
Enumerated
Aug 10, 2006
Record last updated
Nov 18, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(937) 433-1340
Medicaid ID
738429 OH
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 3737 Southern Blvd

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

  1. Emily Boucher, PA-CPhysician Assistant1255933263
  2. Ambujakshan Dildeep, M.DSurgery Physician1184858334
  3. Aram Donigian, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1033120621
  4. Elizabeth Dulaney-Cripe, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1063740355
  5. Daniel Dunaway, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1669483152
  6. Arianna RichterPhysician Assistant1033033402

Verify Donald William Ames in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersState Medical Board of Ohio
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  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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87% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024

44 Medicare Part D claims for 35 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Donald Ames44
  2. Specialty average346

Most prescribed

  1. Cephalexin21 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): 78.9 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score69.8
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%60.0
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Donald William Ames among 921 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Ohio

Donald William Ames, M.D. is one of 921 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Ohio. 77% 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 21% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 21% of these records are older, 46% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 63% of these records are
  • Record last updated2020 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Ohio practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Ohio

There are 921 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Ohio.

The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Aram Donigian, M.D.Kettering, OH 454291033120621
  2. Elizabeth Dulaney-Cripe, MDKettering, OH 454291063740355
  3. Daniel Dunaway, M.D.Kettering, OH 454291669483152
  4. James Dunlap, MDKettering, OH 454291457577702
  5. Ronald Moser, MDKettering, OH 454291114262607
  6. Jonathan Paley, M.D.Dayton, OH 454291508967316
  7. Kenneth Pohl, M.D.Dayton, OH 454291356312565
  8. Timothy Peters, D.O.Beavercreek, OH 454311558385526

Common questions

What is Donald William Ames, M.D.'s NPI number?

Donald William Ames, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1306857891, issued on Aug 10, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Donald William Ames, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3737 Southern Blvd, Kettering, OH, 45429. Phone: (937) 433-5309. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Donald William Ames, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Ohio license number 35-05-8273-A, as entered by the provider. Search the State Medical Board of Ohio at https://elicense.ohio.gov/oh_verifylicense. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Donald William Ames, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Donald William Ames, M.D. had 44 Medicare Part D claims for 35 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Donald William Ames, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 78.9 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.