NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Donald Eric Golden, M.D

Family Medicine Physician · Atwater, CA

Donald Eric Golden, M.D is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Atwater, California, and NPI 1942224811, issued on Jul 26, 2006. Check the license (California A72192, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; 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
1942224811
Name
Donald Eric Golden
Credential
M.D
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
A72192 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1775 3RD St, Atwater, CA 95301
Phone
(209) 358-5611
Enumerated
Jul 26, 2006
Record last updated
Jan 9, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(209) 358-0219
Medicaid ID
00A721920 CA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20041118001095); may accept Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of California, Geffen School Of Medicine, 1995
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 1775 3RD St

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

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  2. Jonathan Leong, PA-CPhysician Assistant1366058158
  3. William Nation, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1558438622
  4. Wellah Marie San BuenaventuraGerontology Nurse Practitioner1548806953
  5. Steven Taggart, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1629049788
  6. Norlynda Villaver, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1497390876

Verify Donald Eric Golden in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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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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49% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

1,819 Medicare Part D claims for 127 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 124 claims were for opioids.

  1. Donald Golden1,819
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium154 claims
  2. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen114 claims
  3. Losartan Potassium105 claims
  4. Amlodipine Besylate87 claims
  5. Metformin Hcl78 claims
  6. Lisinopril57 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: $228.24

5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bayer Healthcare 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.

  1. Donald Golden$228.24
  2. Specialty average$902.55

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. Roots Community Health CenterOakland, CA

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

Donald Eric Golden among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California

Donald Eric Golden, M.D is one of 17,133 family medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 81% 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, 59% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
  • Graduated1995 · median 2005 among the 10,652 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2014 · 58% 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 California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

11 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Atwater

They are 11 of the 679 NPPES records with a practice address in Atwater, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.

All 17,133 in California → Every provider in Atwater → Family Medicine Physician nationwide →

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jose Buenrostro, M.D.Atwater, CA 953011861839151
  2. Bernadette Chiu, MDAtwater, CA 953011770233819
  3. Patrick De Dios, MDAtwater, CA 953011245927896
  4. Rodrigo Dezubiria, M.DAtwater, CA 953011215040563
  5. Eric Disbrow, M.D.Atwater, CA 953011730150897
  6. William Nation, M.D.Atwater, CA 953011558438622
  7. Derrick Olzack, P.A.Atwater, CA 953011114456738
  8. Thavalinh Sphabmixay, M.D.Atwater, CA 953011841445277

Common questions

What is Donald Eric Golden, M.D's NPI number?

Donald Eric Golden, M.D's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1942224811, issued on Jul 26, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Donald Eric Golden, M.D located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1775 3RD St, Atwater, CA, 95301. Phone: (209) 358-5611. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Donald Eric Golden, M.D's license?

NPPES lists California license number A72192, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Donald Eric Golden, M.D prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Donald Eric Golden, M.D had 1,819 Medicare Part D claims for 127 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

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.