Bruce Vaiden Darden, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Charlotte, NC
Bruce Vaiden Darden, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Charlotte, North Carolina, and NPI 1780666172, issued on Nov 19, 2005. Check the license (North Carolina 27365, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Bruce Vaiden Darden
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- 27365 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2001 Randolph RD, Charlotte, NC 28207
- Phone
- (704) 323-2000
- Enumerated
- Nov 19, 2005
- Record last updated
- May 12, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid IDs
- 8926998 NC
N27365 SC - Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Bruce Vaiden Darden in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 27365Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
82% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
62 Medicare Part D claims for 26 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Meloxicam20 claims
- Gabapentin12 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 95.4 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $307.66
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Globus Medical, Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bruce Vaiden Darden among 977 orthopaedic surgery physician records in North Carolina
Bruce Vaiden Darden, MD is one of 977 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 80% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 69% of these records are
- Record last updated2010 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 977 orthopaedic surgery physician records in North Carolina.
All 977 in North Carolina → Every provider in Charlotte → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Thomas Fehring, MDCharlotte, NC 282071134101165
- James Foster, MDCharlotte, NC 282071386626315
- Paul Gilbert, MDCharlotte, NC 282071750363370
- William Griffin, MDCharlotte, NC 282071881676872
- Eric Laxer, MDCharlotte, NC 282071023090826
Common questions
What is Bruce Vaiden Darden, MD's NPI number?
Bruce Vaiden Darden, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780666172, issued on Nov 19, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Bruce Vaiden Darden, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2001 Randolph RD, Charlotte, NC, 28207. Phone: (704) 323-2000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Bruce Vaiden Darden, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 27365, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Bruce Vaiden Darden, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Bruce Vaiden Darden, MD had 62 Medicare Part D claims for 26 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Bruce Vaiden Darden, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 95.4 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.