Dr. Donald A. McCain, MD

Dr. McCain practices at Hackensack University Medical Center in Hackensack, New Jersey, part of Hackensack Meridian Health.

Dr. McCain's NPI, 1295801157, was assigned on November 24, 2006. Dr. McCain graduated from Albert Einstein College of Medicine in 1991. Dr. McCain holds New Jersey license MA067928.

Dr. McCain's primary practice is Hackensack University Medical Center, at 30 Prospect Ave, Hackensack, NJ 07601 in Bergen County. The practice phone is (551) 996-2000.

Dr. McCain's primary practice is Hackensack University Medical Center in Hackensack, New Jersey, part of Hackensack Meridian Health. Dr. McCain is also affiliated with JFK University Medical Center. Dmand AI also links Dr. McCain to 1 more hospital and 1 physician office, each named with a free account.

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

Surgical oncology is Dr. McCain's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 2086X0206X. Dr. McCain is board certified in surgery by the American Board of Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. McCain's licenses on file in 4 states: New Jersey, Florida, New York and Nevada.

Dmand AI lists colon removal and mastectomy among the conditions Dr. McCain treats.

CMS data shows 531 Medicare services from Dr. McCain across 13 procedure codes in 2024, for 224 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $187,563 for them.

CMS counts 224 Medicare patients who saw Dr. McCain in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 87 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 5% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.48, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. McCain's median patient age at 70, with 45% women.

In 2024, Dr. McCain wrote 377 Medicare Part D claims for 162 patients. 99% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 363 of them, across 7 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $2,269 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 331 claims across 7 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 87 out of 100 for Dr. McCain for performance year 2024, reported individually. Dr. McCain accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 110 procedures of melanoma (skin cancer) excision by Dr. McCain, more than 94% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Mastectomy: 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)

Dmand AI links 6 papers to Dr. McCain, published from 2015 to 2021. The most frequent topics are Bacteriorhodopsins, Halobacterium and Light. Dr. McCain's most frequent co-authors are Zubin Mickey Bamboat, MD, Elie M. Elmann, MD and Martin Eduardo Gutierrez, MD.

Dmand AI links Dr. McCain to 9 clinical trials, 4 of them phase 1 studies. 3 are still active or recruiting. Conditions studied include Melanoma, Nevi and Melanomas and Adrenocortical Carcinoma.

CMS Open Payments shows 41 general payments to Dr. McCain from 8 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Education make up the largest share, 41% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $11,069.

Dmand AI lists 25 awards for Dr. McCain, most recently America’s Top Surgeon Award in 2018.

Dr. McCain graduated from Albert Einstein College of Medicine in 1991. Dr. McCain is a member of ACS, AMA, ASCO and SLS.

Dr. McCain is in network with 7 carriers, including Elevance, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 7. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.