Thomas James McDonald, M.D.
Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician · Sonora, CA
Thomas James McDonald, M.D. is an orthopaedic hand surgery physician with a practice address in Sonora, California, and NPI 1073504320, issued on Nov 3, 2005. Check the license (California A88661, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Thomas James McDonald
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician 207XS0106X
- License numbers
- A88661 CA
01064795A IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 680 Guzzi Lane, Sonora, CA 95370
- Phone
- (209) 532-0126
- Enumerated
- Nov 3, 2005
- Record last updated
- Oct 10, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (209) 532-2950
- Medicaid ID
- 200917390 IN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20091029000324); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- George Washington University School Of Medicine, 2003
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest orthopaedic hand surgery physician records → All 288 in California → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 680 Guzzi Lane
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Stephen Hopkins, MDSurgery Physician1265498539
Verify Thomas James McDonald in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A88661Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
54% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic hand surgery physician in 2024
85 Medicare Part D claims for 52 beneficiaries, against an average of 186 among the 2,203 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 63 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen42 claims
- Tramadol Hcl15 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): 79.2 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: $691.27
8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novastep Inc. The 1,819 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,529.86 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
- Sonora Community HospitalSonora, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Thomas James McDonald among 288 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in California
Thomas James McDonald, M.D. is one of 288 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 89% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
- Graduated2003 · median 2004 among the 214 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XS0106X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician providers in California
There are 288 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in California.
All 288 in California → Every provider in Sonora → Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Todd Smith, M.D.Modesto, CA 953551104875517
- Monica Wood, MDModesto, CA 953551740363605
- Joel Frazier, MDModesto, CA 953501366448466
- Anjali Murthy, MDSanta Rosa, CA 954031932394640
- Kai Mazur, M.D.Santa Rosa, CA 954051558304188
- Dominic Mintalucci, M.D.Santa Rosa, CA 954051114126869
- Michael Moore, M.D.Healdsburg, CA 954481356329577
- Tracy Bigelow, D.O.Stockton, CA 952091578662342
Common questions
What is Thomas James McDonald, M.D.'s NPI number?
Thomas James McDonald, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1073504320, issued on Nov 3, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Thomas James McDonald, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 680 Guzzi Lane, Sonora, CA, 95370. Phone: (209) 532-0126. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Thomas James McDonald, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A88661, 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 Thomas James McDonald, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Thomas James McDonald, M.D. had 85 Medicare Part D claims for 52 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic hand surgery physician prescribers was 186. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Thomas James McDonald, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 79.2 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.