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Dr. Lauren Anne McDonald, MD

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(Dr. Lauren McDonald, M.D.)

(5 Ratings)

Specializes in: Adult Nephrology

Temple University School of Medicine (1984)

Professional interests include: newborn care

12400 Dallas Parkway Suite 250
Frisco, TX 75033

(469) 495-2000

Dr. Lauren Anne McDonald, MD is a nephrologist in Dallas, TX specializing in adult nephrology. She graduated from Temple University School of Medicine in 1984 and has 42 years of experience. Dr. Lauren Anne McDonald, MD is affiliated with Texas Health Resources, Methodist Health System, Baylor Scott & White Health, Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Grapevine and Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Irving.

Office Locations

411 N Washington Avenue Suite 6000
Dallas, TX 75246

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2651 Bolton Boone Drive
Desoto, TX 75115

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Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Irving

12400 Dallas Parkway Suite 250
Frisco, TX 75033

(469) 495-2000

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1411 N. Beckley Avenue Suite 370 Dallas Methodist Pavilion Iii
Dallas, TX 75203

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Methodist Health System

1650 N Story Road Suite 140
Dallas, TX 75246

(214) 358-2300

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Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Irving

3901 W 15th Street
Plano, TX 75075

(214) 358-2300

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5500 Frisco Boulevard
Frisco, TX 75034

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Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Irving

5550 Harvest Hill Road
Dallas, TX 75230

(972) 661-1862

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In The News (see more mentions in the news)

“Some years ago, I served with Dr. Lauren McDonald on the board of Parkland Memorial Hospital.”—"McDonald's commitment", Dallas News, March 2012

“Dr. Lauren McDonald, chairwoman of the Parkland Memorial Hospital Board of Managers (BOM), emailed the hospitalOs two top doctors last fall, saying she needed to be named on a research article in...”—"McDonald email to Parkland executives: "I need to be on an article"", Dallas News, April 2011

“Through his flunky Dr. Lauren McDonald, Price now runs Parkland Hospital.”—"All Hail John Wiley Price, the King of Dallas County, Ruler of All He Surveys", Dallas Observer, February 2011

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lauren Anne McDonald, MD treated as a nephrologist in Dallas, TX during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lauren Anne McDonald, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	117
dialysis	394
doctor visit	121
hospital care	1170
inpatient care	1170
lab tests	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lauren Anne McDonald, MD treated as a nephrologist in Dallas, TX during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lauren Anne McDonald, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	107
dialysis	542
doctor visit	112
hospital care	1277
inpatient care	1277

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lauren Anne McDonald, MD.

**Gender**
Male	224
Female	249

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	145
Black	242
Hispanic	66
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	154
From 75 to 84	98
85 and over	50
Less than 65	171

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lauren Anne McDonald, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	64
Depression	43
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	72
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	75
Dementia	35
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lauren Anne McDonald, MD treated as a nephrologist in Dallas, TX during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lauren Anne McDonald, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	121
dialysis	491
doctor visit	127
hospital care	1174
inpatient care	1174
lab tests	66

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lauren Anne McDonald, MD.

**Gender**
Male	232
Female	224

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	134
Black	228
Hispanic	73
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	137
From 75 to 84	87
85 and over	46
Less than 65	186

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lauren Anne McDonald, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	64
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	68
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	74
Dementia	38
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lauren Anne McDonald, MD treated as a nephrologist in Dallas, TX during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lauren Anne McDonald, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	92
dialysis	599
doctor visit	150
hemofiltration	78
hospital care	1440
inpatient care	1440
lab tests	17

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lauren Anne McDonald, MD.

**Gender**
Male	490
Female	550

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	414
Black	416
Hispanic	150
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	344
From 75 to 84	226
85 and over	122
Less than 65	348

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lauren Anne McDonald, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	64
Depression	46
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	65
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	69
Dementia	31
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lauren Anne McDonald, MD treated as a nephrologist in Dallas, TX during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lauren Anne McDonald, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	98
dialysis	561
doctor visit	145
hemofiltration	104
hospital care	1176
inpatient care	1176
lab tests	61

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lauren Anne McDonald, MD.

**Gender**
Male	225
Female	236

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	172
Black	194
Hispanic	58
Asian	24
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	159
From 75 to 84	110
85 and over	52
Less than 65	140

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lauren Anne McDonald, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	30
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	61
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	71
Dementia	33
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lauren Anne McDonald, MD treated as a nephrologist in Dallas, TX during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lauren Anne McDonald, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	359
doctor visit	122
hospital care	1168
inpatient care	1168

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lauren Anne McDonald, MD.

**Gender**
Male	208
Female	207

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	175
Black	153
Hispanic	58
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	170
From 75 to 84	94
85 and over	39
Less than 65	112

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lauren Anne McDonald, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	43
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	58
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	74
Dementia	34
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lauren Anne McDonald, MD treated as a nephrologist in Dallas, TX during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, nursing home care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lauren Anne McDonald, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	188
doctor visit	104
hospital care	668
inpatient care	668
nursing home care	368

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lauren Anne McDonald, MD.

**Gender**
Male	180
Female	199

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	142
Black	142
Hispanic	72
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	124
From 75 to 84	94
85 and over	42
Less than 65	119

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lauren Anne McDonald, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	19
Ischemic Heart Disease	61
Depression	46
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	60
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	73
Dementia	44
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lauren Anne McDonald, MD treated as a nephrologist in Dallas, TX during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, nursing home care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lauren Anne McDonald, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	19
dialysis	156
doctor visit	90
hospital care	700
inpatient care	700
nursing home care	216

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lauren Anne McDonald, MD.

**Gender**
Male	175
Female	195

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	142
Black	159
Hispanic	51
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	126
From 75 to 84	91
85 and over	51
Less than 65	102

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lauren Anne McDonald, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	66
Depression	45
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	67
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	74
Dementia	44
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lauren Anne McDonald, MD treated as a nephrologist in Dallas, TX during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lauren Anne McDonald, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	29
dialysis	137
doctor visit	95
hospital care	790
inpatient care	790

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lauren Anne McDonald, MD.

**Gender**
Male	168
Female	151

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	113
Black	137
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	112
From 75 to 84	79
85 and over	34
Less than 65	94

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lauren Anne McDonald, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	61
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	73
Dementia	39
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lauren Anne McDonald, MD treated as a nephrologist in Dallas, TX during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lauren Anne McDonald, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	122
doctor visit	106
hospital care	729
inpatient care	729

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lauren Anne McDonald, MD.

**Gender**
Male	134
Female	151

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	105
Black	109
Hispanic	50
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	94
From 75 to 84	90
85 and over	25
Less than 65	76

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lauren Anne McDonald, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	19
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	61
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	71
Dementia	38
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lauren Anne McDonald, MD treated as a nephrologist in Dallas, TX during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lauren Anne McDonald, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	36
doctor visit	117
hospital care	634
inpatient care	634

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lauren Anne McDonald, MD.

**Gender**
Male	126
Female	140

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	108
Black	96
Hispanic	36
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	79
From 75 to 84	92
85 and over	26
Less than 65	69

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lauren Anne McDonald, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	27
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	38
Heart Failure	55
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	73
Dementia	29
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lauren Anne McDonald, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Lauren Anne McDonald, MD treated as a nephrologist in Dallas, TX were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and nursing home care.

blood draw	83
dialysis	325
doctor visit	117
hemofiltration	91
hospital care	993
inpatient care	993
lab tests	38
nursing home care	292

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lauren Anne McDonald, MD.

**Gender**
Male	196
Female	209

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	170
Asian / Pacific Islander	2
Non-Hispanic White	150
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	55
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	96
85 and over	44
Less than 65	128
65 to 74	136

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lauren Anne McDonald, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Lauren Anne McDonald, MD treated were chronic kidney disease, hypertension, high cholesterol and diabetes.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	68
Asthma	13
Osteoporosis	9
Heart Failure	57
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	66
Atrial Fibrillation	20
Dementia	33
Cancer	10

Education & Training

Dr. Lauren Anne McDonald, MD graduated from Temple University School of Medicine in 1984. She completed residency at St. Paul University Hospital, Dallas. She is certified by the Nephrology- American Board of Internal Med/Nephrology Internal Medicine- American Board of Internal Med Internal Medicine- American Board of Internal Medicine Nephrology- American Board of Internal Medicine and has a state license in Texas.

Medical School: Temple University School of Medicine (1984)

Residency: St. Paul University Hospital, Dallas (1987)

Board Certification: Nephrology- American Board of Internal Med/Nephrology Internal Medicine- American Board of Internal Med Internal Medicine- American Board of Internal Medicine Nephrology- American Board of Internal Medicine

Licensed In: Texas

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Lauren Anne McDonald, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Texas Health Resources

Methodist Health System

Baylor Scott & White Health

Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Grapevine

Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Irving

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Lauren Anne McDonald, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: TriWest, Medicaid, Cigna, Superior Health Plan, Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-BSW SeniorCare Advantage HMO, Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-BSW Solutions PPO, Centivo Network-Centivo Network - Baylor Scott & White Premier, Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-BSWH Employee Network Premium (PPO)/ HDHP, Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-BSW Plus PPO-Individual/Family, Catalyst Health Group-Catalyst Health - Baylor Scott & White Preferred, Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-BSW Plus PPO-Group, Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-BSW Premier HMO-Individual/Family, Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-McLane Group Network, Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-ERS BSW Preferred HMO Network, Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-BSWH Employee Network (SEQA & EQA), Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-BSW Preferred HMO Network - Group, Nebraska Furniture Mart-Emerald, Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-BSW Preferred PPO Network, Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-BSW Plus HMO-Group, Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-BSW Plus HMO-Individual/Family, Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-HMO Network-Group, Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-BSW SeniorCare Advantage PPO, Prism Electric-BSW Premier - Prism, Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-BSW Access PPO, Nebraska Furniture Mart-Pearl, Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-EPO Network-Individual/Family, Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-Pyco Industries Employee Plan, Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-BSW Premier PPO, Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-PPO Network-Group, Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-HMO Network-Individual/Family, Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-Hendrick Health Employee Plan, Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-BSW Preferred HMO - Individual Marketplace, Nebraska Furniture Mart-Onyx, Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-BSW Premier HMO-Group and DFW ConnectedCare-American Airlines Employee Benefit Plan.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Lauren Anne McDonald, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

TriWest

Medicaid

Cigna

Superior Health Plan

Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-BSW SeniorCare Advantage HMO

Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-BSW Solutions PPO

Centivo Network-Centivo Network - Baylor Scott & White Premier

Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-BSWH Employee Network Premium (PPO)/ HDHP

Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-BSW Plus PPO-Individual/Family

Catalyst Health Group-Catalyst Health - Baylor Scott & White Preferred

Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-BSW Plus PPO-Group

Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-BSW Premier HMO-Individual/Family

Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-McLane Group Network

Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-ERS BSW Preferred HMO Network

Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-BSWH Employee Network (SEQA & EQA)

Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-BSW Preferred HMO Network - Group

Nebraska Furniture Mart-Emerald

Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-BSW Preferred PPO Network

Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-BSW Plus HMO-Group

Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-BSW Plus HMO-Individual/Family

Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-HMO Network-Group

Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-BSW SeniorCare Advantage PPO

Prism Electric-BSW Premier - Prism

Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-BSW Access PPO

Nebraska Furniture Mart-Pearl

Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-EPO Network-Individual/Family

Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-Pyco Industries Employee Plan

Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-BSW Premier PPO

Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-PPO Network-Group

Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-HMO Network-Individual/Family

Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-Hendrick Health Employee Plan

Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-BSW Preferred HMO - Individual Marketplace

Nebraska Furniture Mart-Onyx

Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-BSW Premier HMO-Group

DFW ConnectedCare-American Airlines Employee Benefit Plan

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Lauren Anne McDonald, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 5.0 out of 5 stars based on 5 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Lauren Anne McDonald, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Dallas, TX.

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Reviews Left On DocSpot

Overall Rating: 5.0 2019-07-21

I would recommend Dr. Lauren McDonald she is very thorough and explains test results and your care well. I like her and she cares for her patients.

Reviews From Around The Web

Overall Rating: 5.0 2024-06-16

Patient verified via Press Ganey

Dr McDonald discusses issues with me in a way that I can understand easily.

Overall Rating: 5.0 2024-12-01

Patient verified via Press Ganey

My experience with Dr. McDonald is excellent.

Overall Rating: 5.0 2025-11-22

Patient verified via Press Ganey

Excellent

Overall Rating: 5.0 2025-10-18

Patient verified via Press Ganey

Good

General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Fresenius USA Marketing, Inc.	$2,894 Not Product Related $159	Velphoro $79	Dialyzers $20	$2,637
Horizon Therapeutics plc	$493 KRYSTEXXA $493
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.	$223 JYNARQUE $134	SAMSCA $89
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$142 SOLIRIS $118	ULTOMIRIS $24
Keryx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.	$105 Auryxia $105
Other	$832 VELTASSA $150	Rituxan $90	Auryxia $67	BENLYSTA $62	LOKELMA $58	Other $404

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$2,269
Food and Beverage	$2,217
Travel and Lodging	$202
Education	$1

Biography

Dr. Lauren McDonald's area of specialization is adult nephrology. Her areas of expertise include newborn care. The average patient rating for Dr. McDonald is 5.0 stars (out of 5). Dr. McDonald usually honors Superior Health Plan, Cigna, and Medicaid, in addition to other insurance carriers. She graduated from Temple University School of Medicine. Her residency was performed at Methodist Health System and St. Paul University Hospital, Dallas. Dr. McDonald's professional affiliations include Dallas Nephrology Associates, Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Grapevine, and Methodist Health System. According to Doctor.com, she is currently accepting new patients at her office in Desoto, TX.