NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Eric Niles McDonald, M.D.

Emergency Medicine Physician · Lexington, KY

Eric Niles McDonald, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Lexington, Kentucky, and NPI 1730574187, issued on Apr 2, 2015. Check the license on the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure; 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
1730574187
Name
Eric Niles McDonald
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License number
24756 MS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
Bluegrass Care Navigators, Lexington, KY 40504
Phone
(859) 276-5344
Enumerated
Apr 2, 2015
Record last updated
Feb 3, 2025
Fax
(859) 278-7690
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20250210001183); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Mississippi School Of Medicine, 2015
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 Bluegrass Care Navigators

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

  1. Elizabeth Grider, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1639524903

Verify Eric Niles McDonald in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKentucky Board of Medical LicensureCheck the board
  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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Industry payments in 2024: $36.98

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Emd Serono, Inc. The 12,335 providers of this specialty with any payment received $953.79 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Eric McDonald$36.98
  2. Specialty average$953.79

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. Palliative Care Center OF The Bluegrass Inc.Lexington, KY

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

Eric Niles McDonald among 903 emergency medicine physician records in Kentucky

Eric Niles McDonald, M.D. is one of 903 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Kentucky. 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 2015, is newer than 71% of them.

  • NPI issued2015 · 71% of these records are older, 25% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
  • Graduated2015 · median 2011 among the 557 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

211 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Lexington

They are 211 of the 14,031 NPPES records with a practice address in Lexington, and 903 emergency medicine physician records in Kentucky.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. James Blake, MDLexington, KY 405041679519847
  2. Timothy Carroll, MDLexington, KY 405041437189396
  3. Melissa Cheeseman, MDLexington, KY 405041689610917
  4. Jacky Crawford, M.D.Lexington, KY 405041316986433
  5. Marc Deshaies, MDLexington, KY 405041255390373
  6. Robert Hill, MDLexington, KY 405041124063177
  7. Anthony Karam, DOLexington, KY 405041245256007
  8. Jeremy Leslie, D.O.Lexington, KY 405041164478012

Common questions

What is Eric Niles McDonald, M.D.'s NPI number?

Eric Niles McDonald, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1730574187, issued on Apr 2, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Eric Niles McDonald, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at Bluegrass Care Navigators, Lexington, KY, 40504. Phone: (859) 276-5344. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Eric Niles McDonald, M.D.'s license?

Search the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure at https://web1.ky.gov/GenSearch/LicenseSearch.aspx?AGY=5. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

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.

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