Thomas Drake McDonald, MD
Neurology Physician · Colorado Springs, CO
Thomas Drake McDonald, MD is a neurology physician with a practice address in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and NPI 1710956289, issued on Mar 16, 2006. Check the license (Colorado DR.0041853, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Thomas Drake McDonald
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurology Physician 2084N0400X
- License numbers
- DR.0041853 CO
41853 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2312 N Nevada Ave Ste 100, Colorado Springs, CO 80907
- Phone
- (719) 473-3272
- Enumerated
- Mar 16, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 28, 2022
- Fax
- (719) 389-1191
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040923001153); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Medical School At Houston, 1986
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest neurology physician records → All 396 in Colorado → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 2312 N Nevada Ave Ste 100
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Gregory Ales, D.O.Neurology Physician1205825692
- Norman Brown, M.D. PH.D.Neurological Surgery Physician1366492803
- Richard ChoughNeurology Physician1891158424
- Meghan Cogswell, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1427287002
- Linnea Hughes, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1417959164
- Kimberly Leib, PH.D.Clinical Neuropsychologist1568100204
Verify Thomas Drake McDonald in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical Board
Search for license DR.0041853Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
65% more Medicare Part D claims than the average neurology physician in 2024
2,255 Medicare Part D claims for 413 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,370 among the 15,005 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims. 36 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levetiracetam140 claims
- Donepezil Hcl129 claims
- Carbidopa-Levodopa127 claims
- Clonazepam84 claims
- Gabapentin81 claims
- Lamotrigine68 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 97.6 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $2,568.97
122 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 10,858 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,318.07 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 2 group practices
- Colorado Springs Neurological Associates, P.C.Colorado Springs, CO
- Poudre Valley Medical Group LLCColorado Springs, CO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Thomas Drake McDonald among 396 neurology physician records in Colorado
Thomas Drake McDonald, MD is one of 396 neurology physician records with a practice address in Colorado. 82% 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, 66% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated1986 · median 2010 among the 275 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084N0400X and a Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Neurology Physician providers in Colorado
There are 396 neurology physician records in Colorado.
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The 8 neurology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Gregory Ales, D.O.Colorado Springs, CO 809071205825692
- Julia Brinley, D.O.Colorado Springs, CO 809071992090732
- Richard ChoughColorado Springs, CO 809071891158424
- Jonathan Greco, D.O.Colorado Springs, CO 809071295197770
- Dongkwan Jin, MDColorado Springs, CO 809071508310111
- Aparna Komatineni, M.DColorado Springs, CO 809071992826424
- Jonathan Scott, MDColorado Springs, CO 809071841346517
- William Seybold, M.D.Colorado Springs, CO 809071841292752
Common questions
What is Thomas Drake McDonald, MD's NPI number?
Thomas Drake McDonald, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1710956289, issued on Mar 16, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Thomas Drake McDonald, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2312 N Nevada Ave Ste 100, Colorado Springs, CO, 80907. Phone: (719) 473-3272. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Thomas Drake McDonald, MD's license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number DR.0041853, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado Medical Board at https://dpo.colorado.gov/Medical. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Thomas Drake McDonald, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Thomas Drake McDonald, MD had 2,255 Medicare Part D claims for 413 beneficiaries; the average among neurology physician prescribers was 1,370. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Thomas Drake McDonald, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.6 of 100. 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.