Kate McDonough, D.O.
Rheumatology Physician · Norristown, PA
Kate McDonough, D.O. is a rheumatology physician with a practice address in Norristown, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1174918551, issued on Apr 1, 2015. Check the license (Pennsylvania OS020903, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kate McDonough
- Credential
- D.O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Rheumatology Physician 207RR0500X
- License number
- OS020903 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 170 W Germantown Pike Ste C2, Norristown, PA 19401
- Phone
- (610) 277-2750
- Enumerated
- Apr 1, 2015
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Verify Kate McDonough in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license OS020903Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
22% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average rheumatology physician in 2024
1,607 Medicare Part D claims for 319 beneficiaries, against an average of 2,058 among the 4,833 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 71 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate286 claims
- Prednisone175 claims
- Methotrexate161 claims
- Meloxicam103 claims
- Gabapentin74 claims
- Allopurinol70 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.
No measured Medicare quality score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $152.93
6 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc.. The 3,502 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,487.29 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.
One hospital or facility affiliation
- Rheumatology Associates LtdEast Norriton, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Rheumatology Physician providers in Pennsylvania
There are 336 rheumatology physician records in Pennsylvania.
Other rheumatology physician records in Pennsylvania
- Ravi Acharya, M.D.Gettysburg, PA1700801040
- Antonio AchkarPittsburgh, PA1770555922
- Sandhya Adusumilli, M.D.Lancaster, PA1194706143
- Rohit Aggarwal, M.D.Pittsburgh, PA1538340138
- Shirley Albano, MDHershey, PA1588613772
- Marco Albornoz, MDMedia, PA1255414207
- David Allan, MDPhiladelphia, PA1376518233
- Lisa Allen, M.D.Lancaster, PA1710961230
- Nada Alrifai, MDPittsburgh, PA1700414166
- Ronald Anderson, M.D.Media, PA1194819938
Common questions
What is Kate McDonough, D.O.'s NPI number?
Kate McDonough, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1174918551, issued on Apr 1, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kate McDonough, D.O. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 170 W Germantown Pike Ste C2, Norristown, PA, 19401. Phone: (610) 277-2750. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kate McDonough, D.O.'s license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number OS020903, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Kate McDonough, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kate McDonough, D.O. had 1,607 Medicare Part D claims for 319 beneficiaries; the average among rheumatology physician prescribers was 2,058. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Kate McDonough, D.O.'s Medicare quality score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.