Dr. Gregory Paul McDonald, MD

  • Cartersville, GA
  • General surgeon
NPI1689736456PAC ID9335119577
Medicare services, 2024
266
Medicare patients, 2024
210
Part D claims, 2024
152
MIPS score, 2024
83
Hospital affiliations
1
Practice address
960 Joe Frank Harris Parkway, Cartersville, GA 30120
Practice phone
Call (470) 490-1000
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Primary practice

Piedmont Cartersville Medical Center

Hospital · Cartersville, Georgia

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Dr. Gregory Paul McDonald is a general surgeon in Cartersville, Georgia

Dr. McDonald practices at Piedmont Cartersville Medical Center in Cartersville, Georgia, part of Piedmont Healthcare.

Dr. McDonald's NPI, 1689736456, was assigned on December 15, 2006. Dr. McDonald graduated from Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine in 1999. Dr. McDonald holds Georgia license 053860.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
9335119577
NPI enumeration date
December 15, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(470) 490-1000
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
53
Medical school graduation
1999

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

Dr. Gregory Paul McDonald practices at Piedmont Cartersville Medical Center in Cartersville, Georgia

Dr. McDonald's primary practice is Piedmont Cartersville Medical Center, at 960 Joe Frank Harris Parkway, Cartersville, GA 30120 in Bartow County. The practice phone is (470) 490-1000.

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Dr. Gregory Paul McDonald is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. McDonald's primary practice is Piedmont Cartersville Medical Center in Cartersville, Georgia, part of Piedmont Healthcare. The medical group on file is Harbin Clinic. Dmand AI also links Dr. McDonald to 1 more group practice or clinic, named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Gregory Paul McDonald's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. McDonald practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Piedmont Cartersville Medical CenterAvailable with a free account
+1 more affiliated siteAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Gregory Paul McDonald is one of 853 general surgeons in Georgia

Surgery is Dr. McDonald's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dr. McDonald is licensed in Georgia.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Surgery, GeorgiaPrimaryLicense 053860 · taxonomy 208600000X

General surgeons near Dr. McDonald

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Gregory Paul McDonald billed Medicare for 266 services in 2024

CMS data shows 266 Medicare services from Dr. McDonald across 7 procedure codes in 2024, for 210 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $20,531 for them.

Medicare services, 2024266
Medicare patients210
Paid by Medicare$20,531
Procedure codes7

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

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 2152024: 1959%
Surgery
2023: 412024: 422%
Other services
2023: 352024: 1654%
Imaging
2023: 132024: 13No change

Where Dr. McDonald's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office18068%
  • In a facility8632%

Dr. McDonald compared with the Georgia median for general surgeons, 2024

  • Dr. McDonald
  • Georgia median
Medicare services
266vs 15077% above
Medicare patients
210vs 10993% above
Part D claims
96vs 5478% above

Medians across 789 general surgeons in Georgia 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. Gregory Paul McDonald treated 210 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 73

CMS counts 210 Medicare patients who saw Dr. McDonald in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 108 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 10% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.40, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. McDonald's median patient age at 61, with 53% women.

Medicare patients, 2024210
Average age73
Average risk score1.40
Also on Medicaid10%

Dr. McDonald's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. McDonald's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women12459%
  • Men8641%

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

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Arthritis51%
  4. Ischemic heart disease36%
  5. Diabetes32%
  6. Anxiety30%
  7. Chronic kidney disease27%
  8. Cancer26%

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

Dr. McDonald's patients across all payers

Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.

Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 61

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women53%
  • Men46%

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

Dr. Gregory Paul McDonald wrote 152 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. McDonald wrote 152 Medicare Part D claims for 77 patients. 99% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 96 of them, across 3 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $874 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 92 claims across 3 drugs.

Part D claims, 2024152
Drugs named by CMS3
Total drug cost$874
Part D patients77

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

  • Generic151 claims99%
  • Brand-name and other1 claims1%

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

  • Opioids39%59 of 152 claims
  • Antibiotics16%24 of 152 claims

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

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 922024: 964%

Drugs named by CMS: 3 in 2024, 3 in 2023.

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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. Gregory Paul McDonald scored 83 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 83 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. CMS counts 15 procedures of hernia repair (minimally invasive) by Dr. McDonald, more than 81% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Dr. McDonald's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 83of 100Final score
  • 65.7of 100Quality
  • 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities
  • 78of 100Cost

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

Where Dr. McDonald ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Colonoscopy
60th percentile43 procedures
Hernia repair (minimally invasive)
81st percentile15 procedures

CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.

Hernia repair - groin (open): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Mastectomy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Melanoma (skin cancer) excision: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Removal of tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Skin biopsy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

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

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Dr. Gregory Paul McDonald received $9,080 in industry payments from 2016 to 2024

CMS Open Payments shows 63 general payments to Dr. McDonald from 16 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2024. Education make up the largest share, 66% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $7,151.

General payments to Dr. McDonald by program year, 2016 to 2024

General payments to Dr. McDonald by kind, 2016 to 2024

$9.1Kin total
  • Education$6,00066%
  • Food and beverage$1,82420%
  • Travel and lodging$1,25614%

Companies that paid Dr. McDonald the most, 2016 to 2024

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Gregory Paul McDonald graduated from Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine

Dr. McDonald graduated from Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine in 1999.

  1. Medical schoolMedical College of Georgia School of Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Sources for Dr. Gregory Paul 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)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Gregory Paul McDonald's NPI number?

Dr. Gregory Paul McDonald's NPI number is 1689736456. It was assigned on December 15, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Gregory Paul McDonald?

Dr. Gregory Paul McDonald is a general surgeon in Cartersville, Georgia. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 208600000X).

Where does Dr. Gregory Paul McDonald practice?

Dr. McDonald practices at 960 Joe Frank Harris Parkway, Cartersville, GA 30120. Dr. McDonald's primary practice is Piedmont Cartersville Medical Center in Cartersville, Georgia, part of Piedmont Healthcare. Dmand AI also links Dr. McDonald to 1 group practice or clinic.

What is Dr. Gregory Paul McDonald's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. McDonald is (470) 490-1000.

What is Dr. Gregory Paul McDonald's medical license number?

Dr. McDonald holds Georgia license 053860.

Which hospitals is Dr. Gregory Paul McDonald affiliated with?

Dr. McDonald practices at Piedmont Cartersville Medical Center in Cartersville, Georgia.

What medical group is Dr. Gregory Paul McDonald part of?

Dr. McDonald is linked to Harbin Clinic.

Does Dr. Gregory Paul McDonald accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. McDonald billed Medicare for 266 services in 2024, and Dr. McDonald accepts Medicare assignment.

What is Dr. Gregory Paul McDonald's MIPS score?

Dr. McDonald's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 83 out of 100, reported as part of a group.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Gregory Paul McDonald see?

CMS counts 210 Medicare patients who saw Dr. McDonald in 2024, with an average age of 73.

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What services does Dr. Gregory Paul McDonald bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. McDonald's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99212), office visit, new patient (99203) and surgery: digestive system (45385).

Where did Dr. Gregory Paul McDonald go to medical school?

Dr. McDonald graduated from Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine in 1999.

What drugs does Dr. Gregory Paul McDonald prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. McDonald's most prescribed drugs by claims were Oxycodone-Acetaminophen, Omeprazole and Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass.

Has Dr. Gregory Paul McDonald received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $9,080 in general payments to Dr. McDonald from 16 companies from 2016 to 2024. The largest total came from Intuitive Surgical, Inc.

How long has Dr. Gregory Paul McDonald been practicing?

Dr. McDonald graduated from medical school in 1999, 27 years ago.

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