Danny Ray Sparks, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Rainbow City, AL
Danny Ray Sparks, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Rainbow City, Alabama, and NPI 1225082696, issued on May 20, 2006. Check the license (Alabama 13891, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Danny Ray Sparks
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- 13891 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3102 Rainbow Dr, Rainbow City, AL 35906
- Phone
- (256) 546-8127
- Enumerated
- May 20, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 5, 2023
- Fax
- (256) 547-6720
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040710000292); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Tennessee, Hsc, College Of Medicine, 1976
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Danny Ray Sparks in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 13891Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
1,116 Medicare Part D claims for 434 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 2% of claims. 260 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Methylprednisolone434 claims
- Meloxicam194 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen152 claims
- Tramadol Hcl87 claims
- Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim45 claims
- Cyclobenzaprine Hcl31 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): 75 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: $197.08
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Fidia Pharma USA 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- The Orthopedic CentersRainbow City, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Danny Ray Sparks among 340 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Alabama
Danny Ray Sparks, MD is one of 340 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 14% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 14% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated1976 · median 2002 among the 230 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 55% 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 Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
2 orthopaedic surgery physician records list a practice address in Rainbow City
They are 2 of the 164 NPPES records with a practice address in Rainbow City, and 340 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Alabama.
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- William Haller, MDGadsden, AL 359031598709479
- Carl Hartzog, MDGadsden, AL 359031891730818
- James Smith, MDGadsden, AL 359031053409060
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Common questions
What is Danny Ray Sparks, MD's NPI number?
Danny Ray Sparks, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1225082696, issued on May 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Danny Ray Sparks, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3102 Rainbow Dr, Rainbow City, AL, 35906. Phone: (256) 546-8127. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Danny Ray Sparks, MD's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 13891, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Danny Ray Sparks, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Danny Ray Sparks, MD had 1,116 Medicare Part D claims for 434 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Danny Ray Sparks, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 75 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.