Dr. William R. McDonald, MD

  • Grass Valley, CA
  • Emergency medicine physician
NPI1568099315PAC ID4486019312
Medicare services, 2024
659
Medicare patients, 2024
463
Part D claims, 2024
107
MIPS score, 2024
94
Hospital affiliations
2
Practice address
155 Glasson Way, Grass Valley, CA 95945
Practice phone
Call (530) 274-6000
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Mobile number
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Primary practice

Dignity Health - Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital

Hospital · Grass Valley, California

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Dr. William R. McDonald is an emergency medicine physician in Grass Valley, California

Dr. McDonald practices at Dignity Health - Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital in Grass Valley, California, part of CommonSpirit Health.

Dr. McDonald's NPI, 1568099315, was assigned on March 23, 2020. Dr. McDonald graduated from Medical College Of Wisconsin in 2020. Dr. McDonald holds California license A179165.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
4486019312
NPI enumeration date
March 23, 2020
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(530) 274-6000
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
32
Medical school graduation
2020

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. William R. McDonald practices at Dignity Health - Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital in Grass Valley, California

Dr. McDonald's primary practice is Dignity Health - Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital, at 155 Glasson Way, Grass Valley, CA 95945 in Nevada County. The practice phone is (530) 274-6000.

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Dr. William R. McDonald is affiliated with 4 sites of care and 3 medical groups

Dr. McDonald's primary practice is Dignity Health - Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital in Grass Valley, California, part of CommonSpirit Health. Dr. McDonald is also affiliated with UC Davis Medical Center. The medical group on file is Swope Medical Group Inc. Dmand AI also links Dr. McDonald to 2 more group practices and clinics and 2 medical groups, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. William R. McDonald's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. McDonald practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Dignity Health - Sierra Nevada Memorial HospitalAvailable with a free account
+3 more sites and 2 medical groupsAvailable with a free account

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Dr. William R. McDonald is one of 7,423 emergency medicine physicians in California

Emergency medicine is Dr. McDonald's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207P00000X. Dr. McDonald is board certified in emergency medicine by the American Board of Emergency Medicine. Dr. McDonald is licensed in California.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Emergency medicine, CaliforniaPrimaryLicense A179165 · 2022 to 2026 · taxonomy 207P00000X

Emergency medicine physicians near Dr. McDonald

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Dr. William R. McDonald billed Medicare for 659 services in 2024

CMS data shows 659 Medicare services from Dr. McDonald across 5 procedure codes in 2024, for 463 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $61,179 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

Medicare services, 2024659
Medicare patients463
Paid by Medicare$61,179
Procedure codes5

Dr. McDonald's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 982024: 486396%
Tests and treatments
2023: 02024: 173

Dr. McDonald compared with the California median for emergency medicine physicians, 2024

  • Dr. McDonald
  • California median
Medicare services
659vs 2652.5 times
Medicare patients
463vs 24391% above
Part D claims
11vs 6282% below

Medians across 7,079 emergency medicine physicians in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. McDonald's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. William R. McDonald treated 463 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 74

CMS counts 463 Medicare patients who saw Dr. McDonald in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 164 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 34% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.79, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. McDonald's median patient age at 71, with 56% women.

Medicare patients, 2024463
Average age74
Average risk score1.79
Also on Medicaid34%

Dr. McDonald's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. McDonald's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women25655%
  • Men20745%

Chronic conditions among Dr. McDonald's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Arthritis52%
  4. Mood disorders37%
  5. Ischemic heart disease35%
  6. Anxiety34%
  7. Depression33%
  8. Chronic kidney disease30%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. McDonald's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 71

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women56%
  • Men43%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. William R. McDonald wrote 107 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. McDonald wrote 107 Medicare Part D claims for 87 patients. 96% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 11 of them, across 1 drug with 11 or more claims each, at $572 in total drug cost.

Part D claims, 2024107
Drugs named by CMS1
Total drug cost$572
Part D patients87

Dr. McDonald's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic103 claims96%
  • Brand-name and other4 claims4%

Dr. McDonald's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. McDonald's Part D claims, 2024

  • Antibiotics52%56 of 107 claims

Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.

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Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. William R. McDonald scored 94 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 94 out of 100 for Dr. McDonald for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. McDonald accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Dr. McDonald's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 94of 100Final score
  • 88.6of 100Quality
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities

Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026

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Dr. William R. McDonald graduated from Medical College Of Wisconsin

Dr. McDonald graduated from Medical College Of Wisconsin in 2020.

  1. Medical schoolMedical College Of Wisconsin
  2. Board certified in emergency medicineAmerican Board of Emergency Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. William R. McDonald accepts plans from 1 insurance carrier

Dr. McDonald is in network with 1 carrier, including CMS Medicare. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 1. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

  • CMS Medicare

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. William R. McDonald's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. William R. McDonald's NPI number?

Dr. William R. McDonald's NPI number is 1568099315. It was assigned on March 23, 2020, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. William R. McDonald?

Dr. William R. McDonald is an emergency medicine physician in Grass Valley, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Emergency Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207P00000X).

Where does Dr. William R. McDonald practice?

Dr. McDonald practices at 155 Glasson Way, Grass Valley, CA 95945. Dr. McDonald's primary practice is Dignity Health - Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital in Grass Valley, California, part of CommonSpirit Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. McDonald to 2 group practices and clinics and 2 medical groups.

What is Dr. William R. McDonald's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. McDonald is (530) 274-6000.

What is Dr. William R. McDonald's medical license number?

Dr. McDonald holds California license A179165.

Which hospitals is Dr. William R. McDonald affiliated with?

Dr. McDonald practices at Dignity Health - Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital in Grass Valley, California. Dr. McDonald is also affiliated with UC Davis Medical Center.

What medical group is Dr. William R. McDonald part of?

Dr. McDonald is linked to Swope Medical Group Inc. Dmand AI links Dr. McDonald to 2 more medical groups.

Does Dr. William R. McDonald accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. McDonald billed Medicare for 659 services in 2024, and Dr. McDonald accepts Medicare assignment.

What is Dr. William R. McDonald's MIPS score?

Dr. McDonald's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 94 out of 100, reported as part of a group.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. William R. McDonald see?

CMS counts 463 Medicare patients who saw Dr. McDonald in 2024, with an average age of 74.

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Is Dr. William R. McDonald board certified?

Yes. Dr. McDonald is board certified in emergency medicine by the American Board of Emergency Medicine.

What services does Dr. William R. McDonald bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. McDonald's most billed Medicare services were emergency department visit (99285), heart test or procedure (93010) and emergency department visit (99284).

Where did Dr. William R. McDonald go to medical school?

Dr. McDonald graduated from Medical College Of Wisconsin in 2020.

What drugs does Dr. William R. McDonald prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. McDonald's most prescribed drugs by claims were Cefpodoxime Proxetil.

How long has Dr. William R. McDonald been practicing?

Dr. McDonald graduated from medical school in 2020, 6 years ago.

What insurance does Dr. William R. McDonald accept?

Dr. McDonald is in network with 1 carrier, including CMS Medicare. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 1. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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