James V. McDonald, MD
Public Health & General Preventive Medicine Physician · Albany, NY
James V. McDonald, MD is a public health & general preventive medicine physician with a practice address in Albany, New York, and NPI 1619966959, issued on Oct 19, 2005. Check the license (New York 186383, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James V. McDonald
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Public Health & General Preventive Medicine Physician 2083P0901X
- License number
- 186383 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12237
- Phone
- (518) 473-1166
- Enumerated
- Oct 19, 2005
- Record last updated
- Sep 29, 2023
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify James V. McDonald in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 186383Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Most of these Medicare Part D claims are vaccines, 94% of the cost of the top drugs
10,489 Medicare Part D claims for 10,105 beneficiaries, against an average of 820 among the 336 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 81% of claims.
Most prescribed
Pharmacies often give vaccines under a standing order that names one clinician, and CMS counts every such claim under that clinician's NPI. These claims are therefore not a measure of this clinician's own prescribing.
- Arexvy4,406 claims
- Abrysvo3,499 claims
- Naloxone Hcl2,051 claims
- Mresvia231 claims
- Shingrix222 claims
- Boostrix Tdap32 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: $99.37
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 181 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.55 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.
James V. McDonald among 117 public health & general preventive medicine physician records in New York
James V. McDonald, MD is one of 117 public health & general preventive medicine physician records with a practice address in New York. 22% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 98% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 22% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 7% of these records are
- Record last updated2023 · 65% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2083P0901X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Public Health & General Preventive Medicine Physician providers in New York
There are 117 public health & general preventive medicine physician records in New York.
All 117 in New York → Every provider in Albany → Public Health & General Preventive Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 public health & general preventive medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Debra Blog, M.D.Albany, NY 122371962732735
- Elizabeth Rausch-Phung, MD, MPHAlbany, NY 122371134392004
- Heather Dacus, DO, MPHMenands, NY 122041659205235
- F. Coles, D.O.Slingerlands, NY 121591538467139
- Mona Mittal, D.O., M.P.H.Castle Point, NY 125111326272212
- Paul Grundy, MD, MPHHopewell Junction, NY 125331295949840
- Mary Cavanagh, M.D.,M.P.H.Stony Brook, NY 117941720398209
- Danielle Craigg, M.D.Stony Brook, NY 117941285084947
Common questions
What is James V. McDonald, MD's NPI number?
James V. McDonald, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1619966959, issued on Oct 19, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James V. McDonald, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY, 12237. Phone: (518) 473-1166. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James V. McDonald, MD's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 186383, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does James V. McDonald, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James V. McDonald, MD had 10,489 Medicare Part D claims for 10,105 beneficiaries; the average among public health & general preventive medicine physician prescribers was 820. 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.