Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Ruth McDonald, M.D.

Pediatric Pulmonology Physician · Sacramento, CA

Ruth McDonald, M.D. is a pediatric pulmonology physician with a practice address in Sacramento, California, and NPI 1548211642, issued on May 13, 2006. Check the license on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, loaded Aug 27, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1548211642
Name
Ruth McDonald
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Pediatric Pulmonology Physician 2080P0214X
Practice location
2315 Stockton Blvd, Sacramento, CA 95817
Phone
(916) 734-3189
Enumerated
May 13, 2006
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 2315 Stockton Blvd

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

  1. Erik Abrames, M.D.Diagnostic Radiology Physician1558342337
  2. Angel Acevedo Carrasco, PAPhysician Assistant1316523319
  3. Lyndsey Ackerman, NPPediatric Nurse Practitioner1619630464
  4. Jason Adams, M.D.Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1134367568
  5. Sindhu Addepalli, MDInternal Medicine Physician1306405501
  6. Joseph Adducci, PA-CPhysician Assistant1023672342

Verify Ruth McDonald in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of CaliforniaCheck the board
  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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Statewide context: the Medical Board of California reported 374 disciplinary actions in FY 2022-23. California discipline data →

Industry payments in 2024: $66.84

3 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 432 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,608.45 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Ruth McDonald$66.84
  2. Specialty average$1,608.45

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

Pediatric Pulmonology Physician providers in California

There are 85 pediatric pulmonology physician records in California.

Other pediatric pulmonology physician records in California

  1. Kathryn Akong, MD, PHDSan Diego, CA1912169061
  2. Gage Alvernaz, DOSacramento, CA1275196107
  3. Manvi Bansal, M.D.Los Angeles, CA1891024808
  4. Sumit Bhargava, MDPalo Alto, CA1275516361
  5. Lara Bishay, MD, MPHLos Angeles, CA1437474921
  6. Matejka Cernelc-Kohan, M.D.San Diego, CA1871752451
  7. Eulalia Cheng, MDSan Diego, CA1750394862
  8. Ambika Chidambaram, M.B.B.SSacramento, CA1831583483
  9. Alan Cohen, M.D.Palo Alto, CA1528194024
  10. Daniel M Cooper, MDOrange, CA1831279926

Common questions

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

Ruth McDonald, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1548211642, issued on May 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ruth McDonald, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2315 Stockton Blvd, Sacramento, CA, 95817. Phone: (916) 734-3189. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

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

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.

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.