Ricardo A. Maldonado, MD
Infectious Disease Physician · Opelika, AL
Ricardo A. Maldonado, MD is an infectious disease physician with a practice address in Opelika, Alabama, and NPI 1285664920, issued on Jul 4, 2006. Check the license (Alabama 29859, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ricardo A. Maldonado
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Infectious Disease Physician 207RI0200X
- License number
- 29859 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2000 Pepperell Pkwy, Opelika, AL 36801
- Phone
- (334) 528-6931
- Enumerated
- Jul 4, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 15, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (334) 528-5311
- Medicaid ID
- 117214 AL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100628000701); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2000 Pepperell Pkwy
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Ricardo A. Maldonado in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 29859Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
1% more Medicare Part D claims than the average infectious disease physician in 2024
695 Medicare Part D claims for 247 beneficiaries, against an average of 689 among the 7,388 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Doxycycline Hyclate135 claims
- Levofloxacin56 claims
- Daptomycin55 claims
- Shingrix53 claims
- Linezolid37 claims
- Cefadroxil25 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 77.5 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $19.69
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Astellas Pharma US Inc. The 3,895 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,362.19 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
- The East Alabama Health Care AuthorityOpelika, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ricardo A. Maldonado among 112 infectious disease physician records in Alabama
Ricardo A. Maldonado, MD is one of 112 infectious disease physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 89% 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 4% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 55% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
- Graduated1996 · median 2006 among the 82 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 33% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0200X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Infectious Disease Physician providers in Alabama
There are 112 infectious disease physician records in Alabama.
All 112 in Alabama → Every provider in Opelika → Infectious Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 infectious disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Karen Fagin, M.D.Opelika, AL 368011710918313
- Adriana Betancourth Alvarenga, MD.Mobile, AL 366171255993358
- Eduardo Calderon, MDMobile, AL 366171952379109
- Logan Flaxman, M.D.Mobile, AL 366171811565864
- Dahlene Fusco, M.D., PHD.Mobile, AL 366171396902250
- Shannon Tyler, MDMobile, AL 366171205883154
- John Vande Waa, DO, PHDMobile, AL 366171447290630
- Natalie West, DOMobile, AL 366171710564000
Common questions
What is Ricardo A. Maldonado, MD's NPI number?
Ricardo A. Maldonado, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285664920, issued on Jul 4, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ricardo A. Maldonado, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2000 Pepperell Pkwy, Opelika, AL, 36801. Phone: (334) 528-6931. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ricardo A. Maldonado, MD's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 29859, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Ricardo A. Maldonado, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ricardo A. Maldonado, MD had 695 Medicare Part D claims for 247 beneficiaries; the average among infectious disease physician prescribers was 689. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Ricardo A. Maldonado, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 77.5 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.