NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Melvin Turner Donaldson, MD, PHD

Emergency Medicine Physician · Iowa City, IA

Melvin Turner Donaldson, MD, PHD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Iowa City, Iowa, and NPI 1710509781, issued on May 13, 2020. Check the license (Iowa MD-50749, as entered in NPPES) on the Iowa Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1710509781
Name
Melvin Turner Donaldson
Credential
MD, PHD
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License number
MD-50749 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
200 Hawkins Drive, Iowa City, IA 52242
Phone
(319) 356-2233
Enumerated
May 13, 2020
Record last updated
Mar 10, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20230130000100); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Minnesota Medical School, 2020
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 200 Hawkins Drive

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

  1. Alaa Ahmed, MDPediatrics Physician1508608753
  2. Samuel Andrews, M.D.Radiation Oncology Physician1851508337
  3. Naina Bagrodia, M.D.Surgery Physician1053670489
  4. Sandeep Basanti, D.O.Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1942562855
  5. Amani Bashir, MBBSAnatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1063448686
  6. Kevin Bebout, R.PH.Pharmacist1689716938

Verify Melvin Turner Donaldson in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIowa Board of Medicine
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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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90% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

23 Medicare Part D claims for 17 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Melvin Donaldson23
  2. Specialty average226

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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. State University OF IowaIowa City, IA

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

Melvin Turner Donaldson among 509 emergency medicine physician records in Iowa

Melvin Turner Donaldson, MD, PHD is one of 509 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Iowa. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 79% of them.

  • NPI issued2020 · 79% of these records are older, 18% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 45% of these records are
  • Graduated2020 · median 2012 among the 231 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Iowa practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

123 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Iowa City

They are 123 of the 7,163 NPPES records with a practice address in Iowa City, and 509 emergency medicine physician records in Iowa.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Agustin Aguilar, MDIowa City, IA 522421649252503
  2. Gregory Bell, MDIowa City, IA 522421841305042
  3. Mark Graber, MDIowa City, IA 522421376528422
  4. Hans House, MDIowa City, IA 522421760464622
  5. Harlo Hove, MDIowa City, IA 522421265408520
  6. Sangil Lee, M.D.Iowa City, IA 522421003022237
  7. Anna Lorence, M.D.Iowa City, IA 522421881803583
  8. Michael Miller, MDIowa City, IA 522421447240874

Common questions

What is Melvin Turner Donaldson, MD, PHD's NPI number?

Melvin Turner Donaldson, MD, PHD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1710509781, issued on May 13, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Melvin Turner Donaldson, MD, PHD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 200 Hawkins Drive, Iowa City, IA, 52242. Phone: (319) 356-2233. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Melvin Turner Donaldson, MD, PHD's license?

NPPES lists Iowa license number MD-50749, as entered by the provider. Search the Iowa Board of Medicine at https://dial.iowa.gov/about-dial/boards-and-commissions/medicine. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Melvin Turner Donaldson, MD, PHD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Melvin Turner Donaldson, MD, PHD had 23 Medicare Part D claims for 17 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.