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Dr. David M. Donaldson, MD

(352 Ratings)

Specializes in: Cardiac Electrophysiology (Heart Rhythm) and Adult Cardiology

Tel Aviv University, Sackler Faculty of Medicine

Professional interests include: electrophysiological (EP) study, arrhythmias (irregular heartbeats), heart problems

68 Cumberland Street Suite 103
Woonsocket, RI 02895

(401) 762-3838

Dr. David M. Donaldson, MD is a cardiac electrophysiologist in Orange, CA specializing in cardiac electrophysiology (heart rhythm) and adult cardiology. He graduated from Tel Aviv University, Sackler Faculty of Medicine. Dr. David M. Donaldson, MD is affiliated with The Miriam Hospital, Brown University Health, UCI Health and Rhode Island Hospital (RIH).

Office Locations

101 The City Drive South Building 25
Orange, CA 92868

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19200 Jamboree Road Suite 3100
Irvine, CA 92612

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Rhode Island Hospital (RIH)

68 Cumberland Street Suite 103
Woonsocket, RI 02895

(401) 762-3838

(401) 762-8252

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Some issues Dr. David M. Donaldson, MD can help you with:

Heart Problems

The heart is one of the most important organs in the body. This smooth muscle expands and contracts rhythmically an entire lifetime, pumping blood to the lungs and then to every other cell in the body. When heart problems occur, it becomes difficult for the body to get the nutrients and oxygen it needs via the blood. So while there are a variety of illnesses and disorders that affect the heart, most of them cause weakness, exhaustion and shortness of breath. The most common heart conditions include heart disease, angina, arrhythmia, and valve disorders.

Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States for both men and women. This includes coronary artery disease, heart attacks, congestive heart failure, and congenital heart disease. Some conditions, such as genetics, cannot be controlled. But there are many other things one can do to lower their risk for heart disease. Controlling high blood pressure and cholesterol levels, reducing or stopping smoking, exercising more and losing weight if needed, and eating a diet low in sodium can all protect the heart.

Angina is a squeezing type of chest pain that happens when the muscles around the heart don't get enough oxygen. It can be regular or infrequent. Usually, angina is caused by coronary heart disease. However, not all chest pain is angina. Chest pain can also be caused by a lung infection or panic attack, for example, so it is important to have any sudden pain checked.

Arrhythmia is the word for when the heart beats too fast, too slow, or irregularly with skipped beats. It can feel frightening, and depending on the type it can be dangerous, but in most cases arrhythmia is not serious and can be treated. It is very common, especially in older adults.

Heart valve problems can happen in any one of the the heart's four valves that keep blood flowing where it needs to go. Babies can be born with problems in their heart valves, or valves can be damaged by infections. The valves can stiffen and become less mobile, or they can stop closing properly and 'leak' when the heart beats. Valve problems can usually be repaired surgically.

In The News

“He also taught other doctors in California, including Dr. David Donaldson, who has conducted the implant as UCI Health's director of Cardiac Electrophysiology Banker "is the grandfather" of...”—"OC at Forefront of New Heart Pacemaker Tech", Orange County Business Journal, November 2023

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. David M. Donaldson, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Volume:

stress EKG

In 2023, Dr. David M. Donaldson, MD performed more stress EKG procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within California.

Top 10%

By Volume:

inpatient hospital care

In 2023, Dr. David M. Donaldson, MD performed more inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within California.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David M. Donaldson, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Orange, CA during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, lab tests and cardiac procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David M. Donaldson, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	17
cardiac procedures	47
doctor visit	331
hospital care	293
implant surgery	30
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	14
inpatient care	293
lab tests	98
minimally invasive procedures	30

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David M. Donaldson, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Orange, CA during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, lab tests and cardiac procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David M. Donaldson, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	13
cardiac procedures	51
doctor visit	412
hospital care	266
implant surgery	38
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	22
inpatient care	266
lab tests	148
minimally invasive procedures	38

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David M. Donaldson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	326
Female	326

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	563
Black	27
Hispanic	41
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	172
From 75 to 84	168
85 and over	185
Less than 65	127

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David M. Donaldson, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	73
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	40
Heart Failure	61
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	40
Diabetes	43
Dementia	23
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David M. Donaldson, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Orange, CA during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, lab tests and cardiac procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David M. Donaldson, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	23
cardiac procedures	57
doctor visit	492
hospital care	308
implant surgery	34
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	12
inpatient care	308
lab tests	138
minimally invasive procedures	34

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David M. Donaldson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	283
Female	280

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	495
Black	18
Hispanic	38
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	164
From 75 to 84	142
85 and over	146
Less than 65	111

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David M. Donaldson, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	73
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	41
Heart Failure	61
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	34
Diabetes	45
Dementia	20
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David M. Donaldson, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Orange, CA during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, lab tests and cardiac procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David M. Donaldson, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	28
cardiac procedures	68
doctor visit	580
hospital care	358
implant surgery	40
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	14
inpatient care	358
lab tests	149
minimally invasive procedures	40

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David M. Donaldson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	718
Female	822

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1318
Black	62
Hispanic	100
Asian	0
Other	36
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	438
From 75 to 84	376
85 and over	400
Less than 65	326

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David M. Donaldson, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	74
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	28
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	42
Heart Failure	64
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	39
Diabetes	47
Dementia	20
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David M. Donaldson, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Orange, CA during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, lab tests and cardiac procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David M. Donaldson, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	30
cardiac procedures	90
doctor visit	663
hospital care	255
implant surgery	60
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	18
inpatient care	255
lab tests	108
minimally invasive procedures	60

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David M. Donaldson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	378
Female	390

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	670
Black	27
Hispanic	56
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	238
From 75 to 84	204
85 and over	196
Less than 65	130

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David M. Donaldson, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	68
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	38
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	39
Heart Failure	61
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	36
Diabetes	45
Dementia	22
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David M. Donaldson, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Orange, CA during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David M. Donaldson, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	32
cardiac procedures	84
doctor visit	651
hospital care	277
implant surgery	52
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	12
inpatient care	277
lab tests	76
minimally invasive procedures	52

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David M. Donaldson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	351
Female	392

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	682
Black	14
Hispanic	35
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	239
From 75 to 84	215
85 and over	191
Less than 65	98

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David M. Donaldson, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	69
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	56
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	43
Heart Failure	65
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	35
Diabetes	41
Dementia	22
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David M. Donaldson, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Orange, CA during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and ambulatory monitoring.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David M. Donaldson, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	28
cardiac procedures	40
doctor visit	674
hospital care	247
implant surgery	12
inpatient care	247
minimally invasive procedures	12

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David M. Donaldson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	361
Female	381

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	663
Black	18
Hispanic	42
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	239
From 75 to 84	232
85 and over	160
Less than 65	111

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David M. Donaldson, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	67
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	55
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	39
Heart Failure	62
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	34
Diabetes	42
Dementia	18
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David M. Donaldson, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Orange, CA during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, stress testing and cardiac procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David M. Donaldson, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	18
doctor visit	543
hospital care	192
inpatient care	192
stress testing	18

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David M. Donaldson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	669
Female	568

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	871
Black	36
Hispanic	136
Asian	160
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	416
From 75 to 84	395
85 and over	236
Less than 65	190

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David M. Donaldson, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	65
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	33
Heart Failure	55
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	43
Dementia	17
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David M. Donaldson, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Orange, CA during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and stress testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David M. Donaldson, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	35
cardioversion	13
doctor visit	608
hospital care	157
inpatient care	157
minimally invasive procedures	11
stress testing	24
ultrasound (sonogram)	11

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David M. Donaldson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	663
Female	551

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	613
Black	0
Hispanic	212
Asian	288
Other	52
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	449
From 75 to 84	413
85 and over	194
Less than 65	158

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David M. Donaldson, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	62
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	54
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	31
Heart Failure	45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	45
Dementia	21
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David M. Donaldson, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Orange, CA during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care, stress testing and cardiac procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David M. Donaldson, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	30
cardioversion	13
doctor visit	790
hospital care	172
inpatient care	172
stress testing	30
vascular procedures	13

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David M. Donaldson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	616
Female	600

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	609
Black	0
Hispanic	196
Asian	312
Other	60
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	447
From 75 to 84	415
85 and over	214
Less than 65	140

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David M. Donaldson, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	62
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	36
Heart Failure	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	44
Dementia	20
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David M. Donaldson, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Orange, CA during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care, stress testing and cardiac procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David M. Donaldson, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	54
cardioversion	28
doctor visit	834
hospital care	190
inpatient care	190
stress testing	54

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David M. Donaldson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	893
Female	812

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	898
Black	0
Hispanic	246
Asian	413
Other	95
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	624
From 75 to 84	616
85 and over	295
Less than 65	170

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David M. Donaldson, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	18
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	22
Atrial Fibrilation	45
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	42
Dementia	14
Cancer	22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David M. Donaldson, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. David M. Donaldson, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Orange, CA were hospital care, inpatient care, lab tests and cardiac procedures.

ambulatory monitoring	24
cardiac procedures	52
cardioversion	18
doctor visit	598
hospital care	246
implant surgery	38
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	15
inpatient care	246
lab tests	119
minimally invasive procedures	34
stress testing	31
ultrasound (sonogram)	11
vascular procedures	13

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David M. Donaldson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	478
Female	465

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	18
Asian / Pacific Islander	106
Non-Hispanic White	671
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	100
Other	22

**Age**
75 to 84	288
85 and over	201
Less than 65	141
65 to 74	311

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David M. Donaldson, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. David M. Donaldson, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and heart failure.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	15
Osteoporosis	10
Heart Failure	50
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	39
Atrial Fibrillation	35
Dementia	17
Cancer	13

Education & Training

Dr. David M. Donaldson, MD graduated from Tel Aviv University, Sackler Faculty of Medicine. He completed residency at North Shore University Hospital. He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine - Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology American Board of Internal Medicine - Internal Medicine American Board of Internal Medicine - Cardiovascular Disease and has a state license in Rhode Island.

Medical School: Tel Aviv University, Sackler Faculty of Medicine

Residency: North Shore University Hospital

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine - Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology American Board of Internal Medicine - Internal Medicine American Board of Internal Medicine - Cardiovascular Disease

Licensed In: Rhode Island

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. David M. Donaldson, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

The Miriam Hospital

Brown University Health

UCI Health

Rhode Island Hospital (RIH)

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. David M. Donaldson, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.9 out of 5 stars based on 352 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. David M. Donaldson, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Orange, CA.

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. David M. Donaldson, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$31,045 Pradaxa $30,923	JARDIANCE $122
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation	$1,882 Transcatheter Heart Valves $95	$1,787
Boston Scientific Corporation	$1,314 WATCHMAN $876	Tachy System $279	RESONATE $95	GENERAL TACHY $16	LUX-Dx Insertable Cardiac Monitor $13	Other $35
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.	$1,230 Micra $1,123	Resolute $88	Visia AF $7	Reveal LINQ $7	MyCareLink Smart $5
Abbott Laboratories	$1,205 AVEIR $962	Quadra Assura CRT Defibrillator $101	RhythmVIEW Work Stations $56	Pacemakers $38	Assurity Pacemaker $36	Other $12
Other	$2,208 LifeVest $377	Carto 3 System $363	ELIQUIS $330	ENTRESTO $197	XARELTO $188	Other $754

**Types of Payments**
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$20,900
Consulting Fee	$8,820
Food and Beverage	$4,811
Travel and Lodging	$4,331
Education	$22

Biography

Dr. David Donaldson is an adult cardiology and cardiac electrophysiology (heart rhythm) specialist. Patients gave him an average rating of 5.0 stars (out of 5). Dr. Donaldson's areas of expertise include the following: arrhythmias (irregular heartbeats) and electrophysiological (EP) study. His professional affiliations include UCI Health, The Miriam Hospital, and Rhode Island Hospital (RIH). He attended Tel Aviv University, Sackler Faculty of Medicine and then went on to complete his residency at North Shore University Hospital.