NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Robert McDonald, MD

Family Medicine Physician · Temecula, CA

Robert McDonald, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Temecula, California, and NPI 1285671305, issued on May 31, 2006. Check the license (California A97178, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; 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
1285671305
Name
Robert McDonald
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License numbers
A97178 CA
MD00044397 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
31493 Rancho Pueblo RD, Temecula, CA 92592
Phone
(951) 303-3337
Enumerated
May 31, 2006
Record last updated
Dec 15, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(951) 303-2810
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 31493 Rancho Pueblo RD

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

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Verify Robert McDonald in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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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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70% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

1,062 Medicare Part D claims for 180 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 45 claims were for opioids.

  1. Robert McDonald1,062
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Lisinopril57 claims
  2. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa52 claims
  3. Atorvastatin Calcium52 claims
  4. Amlodipine Besylate45 claims
  5. Metformin Hcl44 claims
  6. Metoprolol Succinate35 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: $79.95

4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Robert McDonald$79.95
  2. Specialty average$902.55

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Robert McDonald among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California

Robert McDonald, MD is one of 17,133 family medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 81% 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 6% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 59% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 62% of these records are
  • Record last updated2017 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

80 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Temecula

They are 80 of the 4,057 NPPES records with a practice address in Temecula, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Emmanuel Awdishu, MDTemecula, CA 925921720630205
  2. Carrie Bacon, M.D.Temecula, CA 925921578576047
  3. Joshua Blosser, DOTemecula, CA 925921922629864
  4. Curtiss Combs, M.D.Temecula, CA 925921710925409
  5. Sylvia Gisi, M.D.Temecula, CA 925921720052541
  6. Tamara KelleyTemecula, CA 925921851456354
  7. M McDonald, M.D.Temecula, CA 925921093769150
  8. Anesh Patel, MDTemecula, CA 925921558820845

Common questions

What is Robert McDonald, MD's NPI number?

Robert McDonald, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285671305, issued on May 31, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Robert McDonald, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 31493 Rancho Pueblo RD, Temecula, CA, 92592. Phone: (951) 303-3337. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Robert McDonald, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A97178, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Robert McDonald, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Robert McDonald, MD had 1,062 Medicare Part D claims for 180 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.