NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

James Patrick McDonald, MD

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Mooresville, NC

James Patrick McDonald, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Mooresville, North Carolina, and NPI 1609869676, issued on Aug 25, 2005. Check the license (North Carolina 36771, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1609869676
Name
James Patrick McDonald
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
License number
36771 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
124 Welton Way, Mooresville, NC 28117
Phone
(704) 323-2000
Enumerated
Aug 25, 2005
Record last updated
Nov 26, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid ID
8956170 NC
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040624000172); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Michigan Medical School, 1987
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 124 Welton Way

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

  1. Janine Gregoloff, PA-CPhysician Assistant1356363485
  2. David Hillsgrove, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1184616435
  3. Jennifer Jones, DPTPhysical Therapist1861710014
  4. Brianna McShea, PA-CPhysician Assistant1235652751
  5. John Norman, OPACSurgical Physician Assistant1093904336
  6. Gregory Pereira, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1063918944

Verify James Patrick McDonald in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
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  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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94% more Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024

672 Medicare Part D claims for 246 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 107 claims were for opioids.

  1. James McDonald672
  2. Specialty average346

Most prescribed

  1. Meloxicam350 claims
  2. Oxycodone Hcl65 claims
  3. Cephalexin44 claims
  4. Ondansetron Hcl40 claims
  5. Methylprednisolone39 claims
  6. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen27 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 95.4 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score84.2
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. OrthocarolinaMooresville, NC
  2. Select Physical Therapy Holdings IncDenver, NC

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

James Patrick McDonald among 977 orthopaedic surgery physician records in North Carolina

James Patrick McDonald, MD is one of 977 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 80% 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, 80% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
  • Graduated1987 · median 2003 among the 677 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2014 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in North Carolina

There are 977 orthopaedic surgery physician records in North Carolina.

The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Ben Garrido, MDMooresville, NC 281171558549790
  2. David Hillsgrove, MDMooresville, NC 281171184616435
  3. William Jackson, M.D.Mooresville, NC 281171700868106
  4. William Kutner, MDMooresville, NC 281171083696488
  5. Gregory Pereira, MDMooresville, NC 281171063918944
  6. Charles Sikes, MDMooresville, NC 281171467634758
  7. Kevin Stanley, MDMooresville, NC 281171144238338
  8. Rodney Stanley, MDMooresville, NC 281171386737534

Common questions

What is James Patrick McDonald, MD's NPI number?

James Patrick McDonald, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609869676, issued on Aug 25, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is James Patrick McDonald, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 124 Welton Way, Mooresville, NC, 28117. Phone: (704) 323-2000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify James Patrick McDonald, MD's license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 36771, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does James Patrick McDonald, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, James Patrick McDonald, MD had 672 Medicare Part D claims for 246 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is James Patrick McDonald, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 95.4 of 100. 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.