Active NPI 1851408835 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner

Dr. James Christopher Macdonald , MD

Ophthalmology • San Antonio, TX

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. James Macdonald, MD is a certified Ophthalmology practicing in San Antonio, TX. With approximately 34 years of clinical experience since graduating from Rutgers School Of Dental Medicine in 1992, Dr. Macdonald delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 7940 FLOYD CURL DR.

Dr. Macdonald accepts Medicare assignment.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include injection of drug into eye, injection, aflibercept, 1 mg, imaging of retina. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

7940 Floyd Curl Dr
Suite 820

San Antonio, TX 782293906

Telephone 2106158413

Fax 2106158417

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 Alliance For Wellness Group Professional Association Facility NPI 1194766246

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

Rutgers School Of Dental Medicine

Graduation Year

1992

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

In-Person Only

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Ophthalmology in San Antonio, TX

Senior Veteran Specialist (>20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

34 Yrs +8.6 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 25.4 Yrs

State Avg: 26.2 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

154 Specialists

Practicing in San Antonio, TX (1616 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

0.0% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

77.7% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Macdonald (34 Years) 34 Yrs

San Antonio Specialty Average (25.4 Years) 25.4 Yrs

Performed Procedures & Service Volume

Top Medicare Part B procedures performed by this practitioner

CMS Official Data (2024)

Reporting Year:

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
67028 Injection of drug into eye	1,018	141	$780.35	$122.17
J0178 Injection, aflibercept, 1 mg	940	55	$2900.00	$827.91
92134 Imaging of retina	940	419	$125.00	$38.00
J7999 Compounded drug, not otherwise classified	797	106	$216.75	$83.40
92014 Established patient complete exam of visual system	604	375	$180.00	$118.78
92202 Extended exam of the back part of the eye with optic nerve drawing	399	226	$80.00	$14.54
92012 Established patient problem focused exam of visual system	137	95	$127.82	$83.53
92004 New patient complete exam of visual system	125	125	$239.00	$138.41
92201 Extended exam of the back part of the eye with retinal drawing	113	81	$75.00	$23.38
92250 Photography of the retina	51	47	$125.00	$31.59
92235 Exam of retinal blood vessels using a special camera after injection of a dye	45	42	$375.00	$150.32
67145 Photocoagulation treatment to prevent detachment of retina	14	12	$1350.00	$228.31
67036 Removal of eye fluid (vitreous) between the lens and retina	12	11	$5200.00	$770.22

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J0178 Injection, aflibercept, 1 mg	1,108	54	$2900.00	$870.11
67028 Injection of drug into eye	1,074	156	$798.37	$125.03
92134 Imaging of retina	931	415	$124.58	$38.60
J7999 Compounded drug, not otherwise classified	871	123	$210.00	$83.60
92014 Established patient complete exam of visual system	505	315	$179.31	$120.39
92202 Extended exam of the back part of the eye with optic nerve drawing	214	155	$76.26	$14.81
92012 Established patient problem focused exam of visual system	131	91	$127.00	$85.84
92004 New patient complete exam of visual system	127	127	$233.98	$143.63
92201 Extended exam of the back part of the eye with retinal drawing	112	86	$75.00	$23.40
92250 Photography of the retina	51	47	$125.00	$32.82
92235 Exam of retinal blood vessels using a special camera after injection of a dye	48	44	$375.00	$130.77
67145 Photocoagulation treatment to prevent detachment of retina	18	14	$1350.00	$230.97
67036 Removal of eye fluid (vitreous) between the lens and retina	17	16	$5200.00	$797.69

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
67028 Injection of drug into eye	1,172	169	$852.43	$126.75
J0178 Injection, aflibercept, 1 mg	1,140	61	$2900.00	$898.12
92134 Imaging of retina	1,019	462	$120.00	$39.55
J7999 Compounded drug, not otherwise classified	989	133	$210.00	$84.09
92014 Established patient complete exam of visual system	510	324	$170.00	$123.14
92202 Extended exam of the back part of the eye with optic nerve drawing	286	188	$48.00	$15.43
92012 Established patient problem focused exam of visual system	156	119	$127.00	$86.59
92004 New patient complete exam of visual system	153	153	$210.00	$145.59
92201 Extended exam of the back part of the eye with retinal drawing	143	105	$75.00	$23.90
92250 Photography of the retina	63	51	$125.00	$33.43
92235 Exam of retinal blood vessels using a special camera after injection of a dye	61	51	$375.00	$123.00
67145 Photocoagulation treatment to prevent detachment of retina	27	23	$1350.00	$227.71
67042 Removal of membrane of retina with removal of internal limiting membrane of retina	12	12	$6500.00	$1105.40
67036 Removal of eye fluid (vitreous) between the lens and retina	12	12	$5200.00	$754.87

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
67028 Injection of drug into eye	1,235	180	$849.47	$127.52
J0178 Injection, aflibercept, 1 mg	1,222	115	$2900.00	$918.39
J7999 Compounded drug, not otherwise classified	1,005	150	$210.00	$84.78
92134 Imaging of retina	917	444	$120.00	$39.97
92014 Established patient complete exam of visual system	370	280	$170.00	$122.97
92202 Extended exam of the back part of the eye with optic nerve drawing	178	142	$48.00	$15.61
92004 New patient complete exam of visual system	156	156	$210.00	$146.23
92012 Established patient problem focused exam of visual system	138	99	$127.00	$87.90
92201 Extended exam of the back part of the eye with retinal drawing	125	108	$75.00	$24.17
92250 Photography of the retina	70	63	$125.00	$34.71
92235 Exam of retinal blood vessels using a special camera after injection of a dye	66	60	$375.00	$114.05
67145 Photocoagulation treatment to prevent detachment of retina	22	19	$1350.00	$513.68
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	19	18	$144.00	$89.05
J9035 Injection, bevacizumab, 10 mg	18	14	$210.00	$72.14
67042 Removal of membrane of retina with removal of internal limiting membrane of retina	17	17	$6500.00	$1002.07
67036 Removal of eye fluid (vitreous) between the lens and retina	14	12	$5200.00	$869.87

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
67028 Injection of drug into eye	1,224	183	$850.20	$114.34
J7999 Compounded drug, not otherwise classified	1,043	150	$210.00	$83.95
J0178 Injection, aflibercept, 1 mg	1,040	53	$2900.00	$930.96
92134 Imaging of retina	867	427	$120.00	$39.65
92014 Established patient complete exam of visual system	335	267	$170.12	$122.13
92012 Established patient problem focused exam of visual system	153	118	$127.00	$86.08
92004 New patient complete exam of visual system	102	102	$210.00	$145.94
92202 Extended exam of the back part of the eye with optic nerve drawing	86	78	$48.00	$15.53
92201 Extended exam of the back part of the eye with retinal drawing	84	70	$74.67	$24.33
92250 Photography of the retina	50	44	$125.00	$39.92
92235 Exam of retinal blood vessels using a special camera after injection of a dye	45	39	$375.00	$101.57
J9035 Injection, bevacizumab, 10 mg	44	30	$210.00	$78.54
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	24	23	$144.00	$73.34
67040 Destruction of eye fluid (vitreous) between lens and retina and all of retina using a laser	13	11	$6000.00	$951.83
67042 Removal of membrane of retina with removal of internal limiting membrane of retina	11	11	$6500.00	$1132.84

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
67028 Injection of drug into eye	1,397	197	$824.02	$112.07
J9035 Injection, bevacizumab, 10 mg	1,352	168	$210.00	$79.82
92134 Imaging of retina	1,030	499	$114.19	$39.53
J0178 Injection, aflibercept, 1 mg	812	52	$2900.00	$942.65
92014 Established patient complete exam of visual system	283	245	$168.53	$121.56
92012 Established patient problem focused exam of visual system	204	163	$126.68	$84.81
92004 New patient complete exam of visual system	163	163	$209.71	$145.78
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	124	117	$143.25	$71.62
92225 Examination of eye by ophthalmoscope with retinal drawing	88	60	$89.82	$26.82
92226 Examination of eye by ophthalmoscope with retinal drawing	72	47	$56.76	$24.69
92250 Photography of the retina	64	63	$129.69	$43.82
92235 Exam of retinal blood vessels using a special camera after injection of a dye	56	55	$375.00	$87.88
67145 Photocoagulation treatment to prevent detachment of retina	23	22	$1410.17	$512.02
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	16	11	$110.00	$43.20
67042 Removal of membrane of retina with removal of internal limiting membrane of retina	14	13	$6072.86	$1120.82

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
67028 Injection of drug into eye	1,472	207	$827.15	$111.37
J9035 Injection, bevacizumab, 10 mg	1,430	183	$210.00	$76.16
92134 Imaging of retina	1,082	526	$99.35	$39.88
J0178 Injection, aflibercept, 1 mg	782	47	$2900.00	$953.50
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	422	322	$139.82	$69.90
92014 Established patient complete exam of visual system	178	156	$156.14	$121.02
92004 New patient complete exam of visual system	135	135	$208.67	$143.94
92250 Photography of the retina	85	76	$139.51	$48.13
92235 Exam of retinal blood vessels using a special camera after injection of a dye	82	73	$375.00	$81.65
92226 Examination of eye by ophthalmoscope with retinal drawing	74	49	$83.00	$24.30
92012 Established patient problem focused exam of visual system	43	43	$127.44	$84.35
92225 Examination of eye by ophthalmoscope with retinal drawing	42	30	$99.00	$26.37
67210 Laser destruction of retinal growth, 1 or more sessions	20	18	$1583.00	$502.37
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	17	17	$149.18	$70.06
67036 Removal of eye fluid (vitreous) between the lens and retina	14	13	$4018.00	$813.32
76512 Ultrasound of eye disease, growth, or structure	14	13	$397.79	$71.47
67042 Removal of membrane of retina with removal of internal limiting membrane of retina	13	11	$5304.00	$1095.57

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J9035 Injection, bevacizumab, 10 mg	1,499	192	$210.00	$72.58
67028 Injection of drug into eye	1,488	214	$966.34	$109.69
92134 Imaging of retina	1,136	572	$86.01	$38.93
J0178 Injection, aflibercept, 1 mg	674	43	$2900.00	$957.15
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	380	315	$76.00	$69.40
92014 Established patient complete exam of visual system	202	183	$152.00	$117.88
92004 New patient complete exam of visual system	123	123	$198.09	$142.32
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	113	110	$60.00	$41.62
92250 Photography of the retina	71	64	$119.00	$62.03
92235 Exam of retinal blood vessels using a special camera after injection of a dye	61	55	$375.00	$73.80
92012 Established patient problem focused exam of visual system	54	46	$124.00	$81.35
92226 Examination of eye by ophthalmoscope with retinal drawing	48	34	$83.00	$23.79
92225 Examination of eye by ophthalmoscope with retinal drawing	30	23	$99.00	$25.84
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	25	25	$94.00	$71.35
67042 Removal of membrane of retina with removal of internal limiting membrane of retina	19	19	$6786.00	$1108.41
67040 Destruction of eye fluid (vitreous) between lens and retina and all of retina using a laser	14	12	$6719.00	$917.11

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

Ophthalmology Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207W00000X

State License TX L1120

An ophthalmologist has the knowledge and professional skills needed to provide comprehensive eye and vision care. Ophthalmologists are medically trained to diagnose, monitor and medically or surgically treat all ocular and visual disorders. This includes problems affecting the eye and its component structures, the eyelids, the orbit and the visual pathways. In so doing, an ophthalmologist prescribes vision services, including glasses and contact lenses.

Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers

Medicaid State Provider ID

104246701 (TX)

Practice Associates & Co-Workers

Healthcare professionals and specialists practicing at this location or sharing practice phone/fax

1 Associated Practitioners

Dr. James Speights , MD

Ophthalmology

NPI 1891775409

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Career & Practice History Timeline

Chronological log of verified NPI updates, location relocations, credentials, and registry changes

6 Historical Events

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NPI Profile Active April 28, 2010

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location April 28, 2010

Registered at 7940 FLOYD CURL DR, SUITE 820, SAN ANTONIO, TX 782293906 (Tel: 2106158413)

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Updated Business Mailing Address April 28, 2010

Registered at 7940 FLOYD CURL DR, SUITE 820, SAN ANTONIO, TX 782293906 (Tel: 2106158413)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated April 28, 2010

Recorded as JAMES MACDONALD, MD

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) April 28, 2010

Ophthalmology (License #L1120 in TX)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration August 24, 2006

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1851408835

Entity Type:

Individual Provider Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or Solo Healthcare Professional (Type 1 NPI)

Enumeration Date: August 24, 2006

Last Update: April 28, 2010

Sole Proprietor: No

Update or Correct Profile

Mailing Address

7940 Floyd Curl Dr, Suite 820

San Antonio, TX 782293906

Phone: 2106158413

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