NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Douglas McDonald, DDS

General Practice Dentistry · Sylva, NC

Douglas McDonald, DDS is a general practice dentistry with a practice address in Sylva, North Carolina, and NPI 1235276114, issued on Jan 31, 2007. Check the license (North Carolina 7934, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; 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
1235276114
Name
Douglas McDonald
Credential
DDS
Primary taxonomy
General Practice Dentistry 1223G0001X
License number
7934 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1669 E Main St, Sylva, NC 28779
Phone
(828) 586-6800
Enumerated
Jan 31, 2007
Record last updated
Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this profession
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66% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average general practice dentistry in 2024

28 Medicare Part D claims for 22 beneficiaries, against an average of 83 among the 70,290 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Douglas McDonald28
  2. Specialty average83

Most prescribed

  1. Amoxicillin22 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: $347.97

1 payment: travel and lodging; the largest payer was Patterson Companies, Inc. The 41,669 providers of this specialty with any payment received $597.01 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Douglas McDonald$347.97
  2. Specialty average$597.01

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Douglas McDonald among 3,856 general practice dentistry records in North Carolina

Douglas McDonald, DDS is one of 3,856 general practice dentistry records with a practice address in North Carolina. 66% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 35% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 35% of these records are older, 46% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
  • Record last updated2007 · 66% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 1223G0001X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

8 general practice dentistry records list a practice address in Sylva

They are 8 of the 554 NPPES records with a practice address in Sylva, and 3,856 general practice dentistry records in North Carolina.

The 8 general practice dentistry records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Elizabeth Ferguson, D.D.S.Sylva, NC 287791659413748
  2. Michael Garvin, DMDSylva, NC 287791457335184
  3. Yonghua Guo, DMDSylva, NC 287791760899918
  4. Holbert Lang, DDS,PASylva, NC 287791710001342
  5. David Lemay, D.D.SSylva, NC 287791912013715
  6. Fred McGuire, DDSSylva, NC 287791376572719
  7. Timothy Spilliards, D.M.D.Sylva, NC 287791528137932
  8. Julius Aldridgeg, DDSSpruce Pine, NC 287771518091644

Common questions

What is Douglas McDonald, DDS's NPI number?

Douglas McDonald, DDS's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1235276114, issued on Jan 31, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Douglas McDonald, DDS located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1669 E Main St, Sylva, NC, 28779. Phone: (828) 586-6800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Douglas McDonald, DDS's license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 7934, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Douglas McDonald, DDS prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Douglas McDonald, DDS had 28 Medicare Part D claims for 22 beneficiaries; the average among general practice dentistry prescribers was 83. 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.