H. Richard McDonald, M.D.
Specialist · San Francisco, CA
H. Richard McDonald, M.D. is a specialist with a practice address in San Francisco, California, and NPI 1720056567, issued on Mar 9, 2006. Check the license (California G45366, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- H. Richard McDonald
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Specialist 174400000X
- License number
- G45366 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1445 Bush St, San Francisco, CA 94109
- Phone
- (415) 972-4600
- Enumerated
- Mar 9, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 10, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (415) 975-0999
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080709000728); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California, Geffen School Of Medicine, 1980
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify H. Richard McDonald in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license G45366Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
76% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average specialist in 2024
334 Medicare Part D claims for 103 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,380 among the 8,233 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 34% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisolone Acetate64 claims
- Timolol Maleate54 claims
- Polymyxin B Sul-Trimethoprim41 claims
- Atropine Sulfate34 claims
- Dorzolamide Hcl22 claims
- Latanoprost20 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 70 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
H. Richard McDonald among 5,749 specialist records in California
H. Richard McDonald, M.D. is one of 5,749 specialist records with a practice address in California. 30% 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 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 60% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 30% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 19% of these records are
- Graduated1980 · median 1989 among the 1,075 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 77% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 174400000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is H. Richard McDonald, M.D.'s NPI number?
H. Richard McDonald, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720056567, issued on Mar 9, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is H. Richard McDonald, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1445 Bush St, San Francisco, CA, 94109. Phone: (415) 972-4600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify H. Richard McDonald, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number G45366, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does H. Richard McDonald, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, H. Richard McDonald, M.D. had 334 Medicare Part D claims for 103 beneficiaries; the average among specialist prescribers was 1,380. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is H. Richard McDonald, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 70 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.