Joel Douglas Macdonald, MD
Neurological Surgery Physician · Salt Lake City, UT
Joel Douglas Macdonald, MD is a neurological surgery physician with a practice address in Salt Lake City, Utah, and NPI 1487744090, issued on Oct 13, 2006. Check the license (Utah 183354-1205, as entered in NPPES) on the Utah Medical Licensing Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joel Douglas Macdonald
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurological Surgery Physician 207T00000X
- License number
- 183354-1205 UT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 82 S 1100 E Ste 103, Salt Lake City, UT 84102
- Phone
- (801) 505-5370
- Enumerated
- Oct 13, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 9, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (801) 984-6657
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050318000883); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill School Of Medicine, 1989
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 82 S 1100 E Ste 103
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Dinhkim Le, M.D.Surgery Physician1588845101
Verify Joel Douglas Macdonald in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersUtah Medical Licensing Board
Search for license 183354-1205Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
41% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neurological surgery physician in 2024
101 Medicare Part D claims for 57 beneficiaries, against an average of 172 among the 4,378 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 62 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen52 claims
- Methocarbamol15 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: $1,183.94
17 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 5,377 providers of this specialty with any payment received $14,925.58 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Catholic Health Initiatives ColoradoWest Valley City, UT
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joel Douglas Macdonald among 87 neurological surgery physician records in Utah
Joel Douglas Macdonald, MD is one of 87 neurological surgery physician records with a practice address in Utah. 79% 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 2% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 68% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 48% of these records are
- Graduated1989 · median 2007 among the 42 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207T00000X and a Utah practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Neurological Surgery Physician providers in Utah
There are 87 neurological surgery physician records in Utah.
All 87 in Utah → Every provider in Salt Lake City → Neurological Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 neurological surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Robert Peterson, M.D.Salt Lake City, UT 841031497715163
- Jodie Levitt, M.D.Salt Lake City, UT 841051053325365
- Wonhong Min, MDSalt Lake City, UT 841061053304204
- Laura AsturiasMurray, UT 841071154249514
- Paul House, MDMurray, UT 841071083704688
- John Macfarlane, M.D.Murray, UT 841071679533343
- Peter Maughan, MDMurray, UT 841071700066768
- Richard McMurtrey, MD, MSCOrem, UT 840971033378872
Common questions
What is Joel Douglas Macdonald, MD's NPI number?
Joel Douglas Macdonald, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1487744090, issued on Oct 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joel Douglas Macdonald, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 82 S 1100 E Ste 103, Salt Lake City, UT, 84102. Phone: (801) 505-5370. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joel Douglas Macdonald, MD's license?
NPPES lists Utah license number 183354-1205, as entered by the provider. Search the Utah Medical Licensing Board at https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Joel Douglas Macdonald, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joel Douglas Macdonald, MD had 101 Medicare Part D claims for 57 beneficiaries; the average among neurological surgery physician prescribers was 172. 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.