Dwight L. Donesky, M.D.
Psychiatry Physician · Chevy Chase, MD
Dwight L. Donesky, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Chevy Chase, Maryland, and NPI 1194809640, issued on Oct 24, 2006. Check the license (Maryland D0051585, as entered in NPPES) on the Maryland Board of Physicians; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Dwight L. Donesky
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- D0051585 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7502 Vale St, Chevy Chase, MD 20815
- Phone
- (301) 503-4730
- Enumerated
- Oct 24, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 5, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (301) 913-2843
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140221000733); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Loma Linda University School Of Medicine, 1977
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 7502 Vale St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Barbara Donesky, LCSW-C, LICSWClinical Social Worker1629412622
Verify Dwight L. Donesky in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMaryland Board of Physicians
Search for license D0051585Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
38% more Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
1,383 Medicare Part D claims for 31 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 2% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Sertraline Hcl120 claims
- Divalproex Sodium118 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate116 claims
- Aripiprazole100 claims
- Olanzapine61 claims
- Risperidone60 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.
Dwight L. Donesky among 1,451 psychiatry physician records in Maryland
Dwight L. Donesky, M.D. is one of 1,451 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Maryland. 63% 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 · 63% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 36% of these records are
- Graduated1977 · median 2000 among the 525 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a Maryland practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
47 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Chevy Chase
They are 47 of the 1,118 NPPES records with a practice address in Chevy Chase, and 1,451 psychiatry physician records in Maryland.
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Common questions
What is Dwight L. Donesky, M.D.'s NPI number?
Dwight L. Donesky, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1194809640, issued on Oct 24, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Dwight L. Donesky, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7502 Vale St, Chevy Chase, MD, 20815. Phone: (301) 503-4730. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Dwight L. Donesky, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Maryland license number D0051585, as entered by the provider. Search the Maryland Board of Physicians at https://www.mbp.state.md.us/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Dwight L. Donesky, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Dwight L. Donesky, M.D. had 1,383 Medicare Part D claims for 31 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.