NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Margarita Elena McDonald, M.D.

Obesity Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician · Flourtown, PA

Margarita Elena McDonald, M.D. is an obesity medicine (family medicine) physician with a practice address in Flourtown, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1477816528, issued on Jun 22, 2012. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD433576, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1477816528
Name
Margarita Elena McDonald
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Obesity Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician 207QB0002X
License number
MD433576 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
8 E Mill RD, Flourtown, PA 19031
Phone
(215) 392-9911
Enumerated
Jun 22, 2012
Record last updated
Jan 30, 2023
Fax
(714) 276-2677
Medicaid ID
103012741 PA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20150429002181); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Tufts University School Of Medicine, 2005
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 8 E Mill RD

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

  1. Evangelia Johns, LSWObesity Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician1477348662

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
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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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58% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average obesity medicine (family medicine) physician in 2024

437 Medicare Part D claims for 164 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,031 among the 109 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Margarita McDonald437
  2. Specialty average1,031

Most prescribed

  1. Bupropion Xl53 claims
  2. Mounjaro43 claims
  3. Fluticasone Propionate41 claims
  4. Prednisone24 claims
  5. Naltrexone Hcl23 claims
  6. Topiramate23 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: $30,097.16

56 payments; by number, the most common kind was compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program; the largest payer was Lilly USA, LLC. The 67 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,056.33 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Margarita McDonald$30,097
  2. Specialty average$5,056

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

  1. Bariatric Medicine InstituteFlourtown, PA

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

Margarita Elena McDonald among 16 obesity medicine (family medicine) physician records in Pennsylvania

Margarita Elena McDonald, M.D. is one of 16 obesity medicine (family medicine) physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 94% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 75% of them.

  • NPI issued2012 · 75% of these records are older, 19% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 94% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated2005 · median 2005 among the 10 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 31% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207QB0002X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Obesity Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician providers in Pennsylvania

There are 16 obesity medicine (family medicine) physician records in Pennsylvania.

The 8 obesity medicine (family medicine) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Evangelia Johns, LSWFlourtown, PA 190311477348662
  2. Stephanie McKnight, M.D.Penn Valley, PA 190721144386582
  3. Ian Snider, DOSayre, PA 188401326262031
  4. Adarsh Gupta, D.O.West Norriton, PA 194031003896523
  5. Asima Ahmad, D.O.Allentown, PA 181031629346408
  6. Robin Schroeder, MDAllentown, PA 181031134346083
  7. Kia West, M.D.Allentown, PA 181031467621953
  8. Sophia Michailidis, DOEaston, PA 180451023049657

Common questions

What is Margarita Elena McDonald, M.D.'s NPI number?

Margarita Elena McDonald, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1477816528, issued on Jun 22, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Margarita Elena McDonald, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8 E Mill RD, Flourtown, PA, 19031. Phone: (215) 392-9911. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Margarita Elena McDonald, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD433576, 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 Margarita Elena McDonald, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Margarita Elena McDonald, M.D. had 437 Medicare Part D claims for 164 beneficiaries; the average among obesity medicine (family medicine) physician prescribers was 1,031. 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.