Dr. James Patrick McDonald, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 4,336
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 347
- Part D claims, 2024
- 672
- MIPS score, 2024
- 94
- Hospital affiliations
- 2
- Practice address
- 1915 Randolph Rd, Charlotte, NC 28207
- Practice phone
- Call (704) 323-3000
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Orthocarolina Sports Therapy - Sports Medicine Center
Charlotte, North Carolina
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Dr. James Patrick McDonald is an orthopedic surgeon in Charlotte, North Carolina
Dr. McDonald practices at Orthocarolina Sports Therapy - Sports Medicine Center in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Dr. McDonald's NPI, 1609869676, was assigned on August 25, 2005. Dr. McDonald graduated from University of Michigan Medical School in 1987. Dr. McDonald holds North Carolina license 36771.
- NPI
- 1609869676NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 4688659444
- NPI enumeration date
- August 25, 2005
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (704) 323-3000
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 65
- Medical school graduation
- 1987
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. James Patrick McDonald practices at Orthocarolina Sports Therapy - Sports Medicine Center in Charlotte, North Carolina
Dr. McDonald's primary practice is Orthocarolina Sports Therapy - Sports Medicine Center, at 1915 Randolph Rd, Charlotte, NC 28207 in Mecklenburg County. The practice phone is (704) 323-3000.
- Orthocarolina Sports Therapy - Sports Medicine Center1915 Randolph Rd, Charlotte, NC 28207 · Mecklenburg CountyPhone(704) 323-3000
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. James Patrick McDonald is affiliated with 7 sites of care and 2 medical groups
Dr. McDonald's primary practice is Orthocarolina Sports Therapy - Sports Medicine Center in Charlotte, North Carolina. Dr. McDonald is also affiliated with Iredell Memorial Hospital. The medical group on file is Select Physical Therapy. Dmand AI also links Dr. McDonald to 1 more hospital, 2 group practices and clinics, 2 home health agencies 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. James Patrick McDonald's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. McDonald practices, 6 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Orthocarolina Sports Therapy - Sports Medicine Center | Available with a free account |
| +6 more sites and 1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. James Patrick McDonald is one of 809 orthopedic surgeons in North Carolina
Orthopaedic surgery is Dr. McDonald's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207X00000X. Dr. McDonald is licensed in North Carolina.
Specialties and state licenses
- Orthopaedic surgery, North CarolinaPrimary
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. James Patrick McDonald billed Medicare for 4,336 services in 2024
CMS data shows 4,336 Medicare services from Dr. McDonald across 18 procedure codes in 2024, for 347 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $100,309 for them.
Dr. McDonald's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Drugs given in the office
- 2023: 1,2272024: 2,928139%
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 5272024: 5484%
- Imaging
- 2023: 4492024: 49711%
- Surgery
- 2023: 2952024: 34818%
- Other services
- 2023: 142024: 157%
Where Dr. McDonald's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office4,322100%
- In a facility140%
Dr. McDonald compared with the North Carolina median for orthopedic surgeons, 2024
- Dr. McDonald
- North Carolina median
- Medicare services
- 4,336vs 9964.4 times
- Medicare patients
- 347vs 24144% above
- Part D claims
- 624vs 1574.0 times
Medians across 792 orthopedic surgeons in North Carolina 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. James Patrick McDonald treated 347 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75
CMS counts 347 Medicare patients who saw Dr. McDonald in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 171 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 71% have arthritis. Their average risk score is 1.13, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. McDonald's median patient age at 67, with 58% women.
Dr. McDonald's Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. McDonald's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women19757%
- Men15043%
Chronic conditions among Dr. McDonald's Medicare patients, 2024
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis71%
- High blood pressure71%
- Ischemic heart disease32%
- Anxiety28%
- Diabetes26%
- Mood disorders25%
- Chronic kidney disease24%
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 67
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women58%
- Men41%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. James Patrick McDonald wrote 672 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. McDonald wrote 672 Medicare Part D claims for 246 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 624 of them, across 10 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $2,902 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 467 claims across 8 drugs.
Dr. McDonald's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic669 claims100%
- Brand-name and other3 claims0%
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
- Opioids16%107 of 672 claims
- Antibiotics9%63 of 672 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: 4672024: 62434%
Drugs named by CMS: 10 in 2024, 8 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. James Patrick 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 through an alternative payment model (APM). Dr. McDonald accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 11 procedures of lower limb (leg) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair) 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
- 94of 100Final score
- 81.6of 100Quality
- 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
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
- Knee replacement
- 60th percentile26 procedures
- Lower limb (leg) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair)
- 81st percentile11 procedures
- Upper limb (arm) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair)
- 46th percentile11 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Hip replacement: 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. James Patrick McDonald received $4,187 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 42 general payments to Dr. McDonald from 15 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 77% of the total. C. R. Bard, Inc. & Subsidiaries paid the most, $1,917.
General payments to Dr. McDonald by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. McDonald by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Travel and lodging$3,23977%
- Food and beverage$92522%
- Education$231%
Companies that paid Dr. McDonald the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. James Patrick McDonald graduated from University of Michigan Medical School
Dr. McDonald graduated from University of Michigan Medical School in 1987.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. James Patrick 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. James Patrick McDonald's NPI number?
Dr. James Patrick McDonald's NPI number is 1609869676. It was assigned on August 25, 2005, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. James Patrick McDonald?
Dr. James Patrick McDonald is an orthopedic surgeon in Charlotte, North Carolina. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Orthopaedic Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 207X00000X).
Where does Dr. James Patrick McDonald practice?
Dr. McDonald practices at 1915 Randolph Rd, Charlotte, NC 28207. Dr. McDonald's primary practice is Orthocarolina Sports Therapy - Sports Medicine Center in Charlotte, North Carolina. Dmand AI also links Dr. McDonald to 1 hospital, 2 group practices and clinics, 2 home health agencies and 1 medical group.
What is Dr. James Patrick McDonald's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. McDonald is (704) 323-3000.
What is Dr. James Patrick McDonald's medical license number?
Dr. McDonald holds North Carolina license 36771.
Which hospitals is Dr. James Patrick McDonald affiliated with?
Dr. McDonald is affiliated with Iredell Memorial Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. McDonald to 1 more hospital.
What medical group is Dr. James Patrick McDonald part of?
Dr. McDonald is linked to Select Physical Therapy. Dmand AI links Dr. McDonald to 1 more medical group.
Does Dr. James Patrick McDonald accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. McDonald billed Medicare for 4,336 services in 2024, and Dr. McDonald accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. James Patrick McDonald's MIPS score?
Dr. McDonald's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 94 out of 100, reported through an alternative payment model (APM).
How many Medicare patients does Dr. James Patrick McDonald see?
CMS counts 347 Medicare patients who saw Dr. McDonald in 2024, with an average age of 75.
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What services does Dr. James Patrick McDonald bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. McDonald's most billed Medicare services were injected or infused drug (J3301), injected or infused drug (J7318) and surgery: bones and joints (20610).
Where did Dr. James Patrick McDonald go to medical school?
Dr. McDonald graduated from University of Michigan Medical School in 1987.
What drugs does Dr. James Patrick McDonald prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. McDonald's most prescribed drugs by claims were Meloxicam, Oxycodone HCl and Cephalexin.
Has Dr. James Patrick McDonald received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $4,187 in general payments to Dr. McDonald from 15 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from C. R. Bard, Inc. & Subsidiaries.
How long has Dr. James Patrick McDonald been practicing?
Dr. McDonald graduated from medical school in 1987, 39 years ago.
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