Daren J. McCalla, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician · Stony Brook, NY
Daren J. McCalla, MD is an orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician with a practice address in Stony Brook, New York, and NPI 1750623252, issued on Mar 22, 2013. Check the license (New York 315563, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Daren J. McCalla
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician 207XS0117X
- License numbers
- 315563 NY
S3421 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- Stony Brook Medicine Hsc T18 Room 020, Stony Brook, NY 11794
- Phone
- (631) 444-2632
- Enumerated
- Mar 22, 2013
- Record last updated
- Nov 21, 2022
- Fax
- (631) 444-7671
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220820000249); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Columbia University College Of Physicians And Surgeons, 2013
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Daren J. McCalla in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 315563Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
62% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician in 2024
146 Medicare Part D claims for 79 beneficiaries, against an average of 381 among the 1,714 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 35 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin31 claims
- Ibuprofen27 claims
- Methylprednisolone24 claims
- Tramadol Hcl16 claims
- Methocarbamol14 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl12 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): 98.5 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: $1,362.29
16 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. The 1,726 providers of this specialty with any payment received $34,071.55 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
- Stony Brook Orthopaedic Associates, University Faculty Practice CorporEast Setauket, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Daren J. McCalla among 167 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records in New York
Daren J. McCalla, MD is one of 167 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records with a practice address in New York. 86% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 78% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 78% of these records are older, 19% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 86% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 2002 among the 116 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XS0117X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician providers in New York
There are 167 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records in New York.
All 167 in New York → Every provider in Stony Brook → Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Samuel Akhnoukh, MDStony Brook, NY 117941730767401
- Shuriz Hishmeh, MD, PTSyosset, NY 117911740373133
- Andrew Tarleton, M.D.Woodbury, NY 117971497912729
- Fernando Checo, M.D.Plainview, NY 118031942489950
- Jordan FakhouryPlainview, NY 118031740712470
- Daniel Choi, M.D.Ronkonkoma, NY 117791225337595
- Vadim Lerman, D.O.Massapequa, NY 117581669683280
- Jeffrey Thompson, DOMassapequa, NY 117581265895213
Common questions
What is Daren J. McCalla, MD's NPI number?
Daren J. McCalla, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1750623252, issued on Mar 22, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Daren J. McCalla, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Stony Brook Medicine Hsc T18 Room 020, Stony Brook, NY, 11794. Phone: (631) 444-2632. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Daren J. McCalla, MD's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 315563, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Daren J. McCalla, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Daren J. McCalla, MD had 146 Medicare Part D claims for 79 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician prescribers was 381. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Daren J. McCalla, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 98.5 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.