Donald Jay Scholten, MD PHD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Traverse City, MI
Donald Jay Scholten, MD PHD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Traverse City, Michigan, and NPI 1386176964, issued on Apr 1, 2017. Check the license (Michigan 4301509253, as entered in NPPES) on the Michigan Board of Medicine (LARA); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Donald Jay Scholten
- Credential
- MD PHD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License numbers
- 4301509253 MI
2025-02380 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3537 W Front St Ste E, Traverse City, MI 49684
- Phone
- (231) 935-5880
- Enumerated
- Apr 1, 2017
- Record last updated
- Oct 28, 2025
- Fax
- (231) 935-3464
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20251119000028); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Michigan State University College Of Human Medicine, 2017
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3537 W Front St Ste E
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Stacy Dobreff, PA-CPhysician Assistant1033346069
- Matthew Dubiel, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1114280898
- Shaun Eisengruber, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1336432764
- Allison EnsignFamily Nurse Practitioner1053827568
- Ralph Geraci, P.A.Surgical Physician Assistant1710901517
- Jaime Meyer, PACPhysician Assistant1134303886
Verify Donald Jay Scholten in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMichigan Board of Medicine (LARA)
Search for license 4301509253Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
79% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
74 Medicare Part D claims for 24 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 31 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl22 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: $1,281.35
10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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
- Wake Forest University Health SciencesLexington, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Donald Jay Scholten among 962 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Michigan
Donald Jay Scholten, MD PHD is one of 962 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Michigan. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 75% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 75% of these records are older, 22% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 2006 among the 560 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 53% 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 Michigan 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 Michigan
There are 962 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Michigan.
All 962 in Michigan → Every provider in Traverse City → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- William Austin, M.D.Traverse City, MI 496841275983108
- Andrew Boyce, MDTraverse City, MI 496841275637811
- Edward Brophy, D.O.Traverse City, MI 496841649291519
- Wallace Bruder, M.D.Traverse City, MI 496841396769220
- Christopher Chuinard, M.D.Traverse City, MI 496841205926268
- Matthew Dubiel, M.D.Traverse City, MI 496841114280898
- Thomas Freeman, MDTraverse City, MI 496841063947406
- Eric Lerche, D.O.Traverse City, MI 496841225264005
Common questions
What is Donald Jay Scholten, MD PHD's NPI number?
Donald Jay Scholten, MD PHD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1386176964, issued on Apr 1, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Donald Jay Scholten, MD PHD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3537 W Front St Ste E, Traverse City, MI, 49684. Phone: (231) 935-5880. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Donald Jay Scholten, MD PHD's license?
NPPES lists Michigan license number 4301509253, as entered by the provider. Search the Michigan Board of Medicine (LARA) at https://aca-prod.accela.com/MILARA/GeneralProperty/PropertyLookUp.aspx?isLicensee=Y&TabName=APO. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Donald Jay Scholten, MD PHD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Donald Jay Scholten, MD PHD had 74 Medicare Part D claims for 24 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.