Dr. Darren R. McDonald, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 708
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 368
- Part D claims, 2024
- 551
- MIPS score, 2024
- 86
- Hospital affiliations
- 4
- Practice address
- 9822 Hospital N Dr, Maple Grove, MN 55369
- Practice phone
- Call (612) 871-1144
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
- Get mobile number
Primary practice
ENT Specialty Care
Maple Grove, Minnesota
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Dr. Darren R. McDonald is an otolaryngologist in Maple Grove, Minnesota
Dr. McDonald practices at ENT Specialty Care in Maple Grove, Minnesota.
Dr. McDonald's NPI, 1700863982, was assigned on December 28, 2005. Dr. McDonald graduated from University of Vermont College of Medicine in 2003. Dr. McDonald holds Minnesota license 46792.
- NPI
- 1700863982NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 6800863796
- NPI enumeration date
- December 28, 2005
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (612) 871-1144
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
- Get email
- Mobile number
- Get number
- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 49
- Medical school graduation
- 2003
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Darren R. McDonald practices at ENT Specialty Care in Maple Grove, Minnesota
Dr. McDonald's primary practice is ENT Specialty Care, at 9822 Hospital N Dr, Maple Grove, MN 55369 in Hennepin County. The practice phone is (612) 871-1144.
- ENT Specialty Care9822 Hospital N Dr, Maple Grove, MN 55369 · Hennepin CountyPhone(612) 871-1144
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. Darren R. McDonald is affiliated with 6 sites of care and 2 medical groups
Dr. McDonald's primary practice is ENT Specialty Care in Maple Grove, Minnesota. Dr. McDonald is also affiliated with Abbott Northwestern Hospital. The medical group on file is Buffalo Hospital. Dmand AI also links Dr. McDonald to 3 more hospitals, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Darren R. McDonald's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. McDonald practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| ENT Specialty Care | Available with a free account |
| +5 more sites and 1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Darren R. McDonald is one of 193 otolaryngologists in Minnesota
Otolaryngology is Dr. McDonald's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207Y00000X. Dr. McDonald is licensed in Minnesota.
Specialties and state licenses
- Otolaryngology, MinnesotaPrimary
Otolaryngologists near Dr. McDonald
Counts of otolaryngologists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Darren R. McDonald billed Medicare for 708 services in 2024
CMS data shows 708 Medicare services from Dr. McDonald across 10 procedure codes in 2024, for 368 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $48,327 for them. Every service was in an office.
Dr. McDonald's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 3772024: 41310%
- Surgery
- 2023: 2012024: 2146%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 1092024: 8126%
Dr. McDonald compared with the Minnesota median for otolaryngologists, 2024
- Dr. McDonald
- Minnesota median
- Medicare services
- 708vs 2263.1 times
- Medicare patients
- 368vs 1562.4 times
- Part D claims
- 432vs 1303.3 times
Medians across 184 otolaryngologists in Minnesota 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. Darren R. McDonald treated 368 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 73
CMS counts 368 Medicare patients who saw Dr. McDonald in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 131 patients. 65% of them have high blood pressure, and 65% have high cholesterol. 18% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.26, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. McDonald's median patient age at 56, with 55% women.
Dr. McDonald's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. McDonald's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women20957%
- Men15943%
Chronic conditions among Dr. McDonald's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure65%
- High cholesterol65%
- Arthritis42%
- Mood disorders34%
- Anxiety30%
- Ischemic heart disease30%
- Depression27%
- Chronic kidney disease21%
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 56
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women55%
- Men45%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Darren R. McDonald wrote 551 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. McDonald wrote 551 Medicare Part D claims for 243 patients. 97% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 432 of them, across 14 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $8,944 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 336 claims across 11 drugs.
Dr. McDonald's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic532 claims97%
- Brand-name19 claims3%
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
- Opioids6%31 of 551 claims
- Antibiotics17%91 of 551 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: 3362024: 43229%
Drugs named by CMS: 14 in 2024, 11 in 2023.
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. Darren R. McDonald scored 86 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 86 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 17 procedures of removal of tissue by Dr. McDonald, more than 67% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Dr. McDonald's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 86of 100Final score
- 72.5of 100Quality
- 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
- 77of 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
- Removal of tissue
- 67th percentile17 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Melanoma (skin cancer) excision: 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. Darren R. McDonald received $2,073 in industry payments from 2017 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 35 general payments to Dr. McDonald from 16 drug and device companies from 2017 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 56% of the total. Stryker Corporation paid the most, $1,135.
General payments to Dr. McDonald by program year, 2017 to 2025
General payments to Dr. McDonald by kind, 2017 to 2025
- Food and beverage$1,16356%
- Travel and lodging$91044%
Companies that paid Dr. McDonald the most, 2017 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Darren R. McDonald graduated from University of Vermont College of Medicine
Dr. McDonald graduated from University of Vermont College of Medicine in 2003.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Darren R. McDonald's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare 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 percentiles | Doctors 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 payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Darren R. McDonald's NPI number?
Dr. Darren R. McDonald's NPI number is 1700863982. It was assigned on December 28, 2005, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Darren R. McDonald?
Dr. Darren R. McDonald is an otolaryngologist in Maple Grove, Minnesota. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Otolaryngology Physician (taxonomy code 207Y00000X).
Where does Dr. Darren R. McDonald practice?
Dr. McDonald practices at 9822 Hospital N Dr, Maple Grove, MN 55369. Dr. McDonald's primary practice is ENT Specialty Care in Maple Grove, Minnesota. Dmand AI also links Dr. McDonald to 3 hospitals, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group.
What is Dr. Darren R. McDonald's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. McDonald is (612) 871-1144.
What is Dr. Darren R. McDonald's medical license number?
Dr. McDonald holds Minnesota license 46792.
Which hospitals is Dr. Darren R. McDonald affiliated with?
Dr. McDonald is affiliated with Abbott Northwestern Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. McDonald to 3 more hospitals.
What medical group is Dr. Darren R. McDonald part of?
Dr. McDonald is linked to Buffalo Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. McDonald to 1 more medical group.
Does Dr. Darren R. McDonald accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. McDonald billed Medicare for 708 services in 2024, and Dr. McDonald accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. Darren R. McDonald's MIPS score?
Dr. McDonald's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 86 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Darren R. McDonald see?
CMS counts 368 Medicare patients who saw Dr. McDonald in 2024, with an average age of 73.
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What services does Dr. Darren R. McDonald bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. McDonald's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99213), surgery: ear (69210) and office visit, new patient (99203).
Where did Dr. Darren R. McDonald go to medical school?
Dr. McDonald graduated from University of Vermont College of Medicine in 2003.
What drugs does Dr. Darren R. McDonald prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. McDonald's most prescribed drugs by claims were Ipratropium Bromide, Fluticasone Propionate and Ofloxacin.
Has Dr. Darren R. McDonald received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $2,073 in general payments to Dr. McDonald from 16 companies from 2017 to 2025. The largest total came from Stryker Corporation.
How long has Dr. Darren R. McDonald been practicing?
Dr. McDonald graduated from medical school in 2003, 23 years ago.
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