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Cheryl K. McDonald, M.D.

NPI 1013982511ActiveIndividual· Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease· Fort Worth, TX

Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease (M.D.) in Fort Worth, Texas, trained at University of Texas Southwestern Medical School at Dallas (class of 1989). Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $6,746,925 for 3,909 claims, against $1,539,437 paid for services in 2024. Gilead Sciences, Inc. was the largest of 15 companies reporting payments in 2025, $20,824 in all, mostly speaking and faculty fees.

Overview

NPI1013982511
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialM.D.
Sole proprietorNo
NPI issuedFeb 20, 2006
Last updated in NPPESJan 21, 2013

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease Primary207RI0200XH7634TX

About license numbers in NPPES

Exclusion screening

ListResultDetails
HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026No matchChecked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 10, 2026No match—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)Enrolled Practitioner - Infectious Disease (TX)
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients721
Services billed77,897 across 58 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$1,539,437

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)3,909 · 4,573 30-day fills
Patients399
Total drug cost$6,746,925
Generic share62% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical schoolUniversity of Texas Southwestern Medical School at Dallas
Graduation year1989
Medicare specialtyInfectious Disease

Medical group

Hospital affiliations

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$20,824 · 125 payments from 15 companies
  • 2024$36,039 · 150 payments from 18 companies

Top paying companies in 2025

CompanyAmountPayments
Gilead Sciences, Inc.$18,59825
Viiv Healthcare Company$732.3831
Insmed, Inc.$474.4621
Emd Serono, Inc.$207.7610
Theratechnologies Inc.$157.056

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$14,970 · 3 payments
  • Travel and Lodging$2,981 · 5 payments
  • Food and Beverage$2,855 · 116 payments
  • Education$17.38 · 1 payment

Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records

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