NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Darius Franklin Mitchell, MD

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Texarkana, TX

Darius Franklin Mitchell, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Texarkana, Texas, and NPI 1992780738, issued on Dec 14, 2005. Check the license (Texas M2717, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1992780738
Name
Darius Franklin Mitchell
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
License numbers
M2717 TX
21758 OK
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
5002 Cowhorn Creek RD, Texarkana, TX 75503
Phone
(903) 614-3000
Enumerated
Dec 14, 2005
Record last updated
Sep 6, 2022
Fax
(903) 614-3525
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20061024000432); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Arkansas College Of Medicine, 1999
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 5002 Cowhorn Creek RD

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Ermias Abebe, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1548558273
  2. Muazer Ahmed, M.DNephrology Physician1891113577
  3. Brian Alessi, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1821409939
  4. Zahir Ali, MDHospitalist Physician1184685422
  5. Matt Allred, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1700064789
  6. Ukana Bassey, D.OInternal Medicine Physician1356628812

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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44% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024

193 Medicare Part D claims for 75 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 81 claims were for opioids.

  1. Darius Mitchell193
  2. Specialty average346

Most prescribed

  1. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen61 claims
  2. Ondansetron Hcl46 claims
  3. Cephalexin36 claims
  4. Oxycodone-Acetaminophen12 claims
  5. Clindamycin Hcl11 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $1,598.45

25 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Arthrex, 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.

  1. Darius Mitchell$1,598
  2. Specialty average$23,023

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

  1. Christus Trinity ClinicTexarkana, TX

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Darius Franklin Mitchell among 1,514 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Texas

Darius Franklin Mitchell, MD is one of 1,514 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Texas. 82% 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, 82% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • Graduated1999 · median 2003 among the 1,016 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 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 Texas 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 Texas

There are 1,514 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Texas.

The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Ermias Abebe, M.D.Texarkana, TX 755031548558273
  2. Howard Brown, MD,FACS,FAAOSTexarkana, TX 755031982717138
  3. Frank Hamlin, MDTexarkana, TX 755031861470684
  4. Richard Hilborn, M.D.Texarkana, TX 755031639164023
  5. Steven Porter, M.D.Texarkana, TX 755031922071737
  6. Gregory Smolarz, MDTexarkana, TX 755031386644953
  7. Douglas Thompson, MDTexarkana, TX 755031891796736
  8. Harold Weems, MDTexarkana, TX 755031225038383

Common questions

What is Darius Franklin Mitchell, MD's NPI number?

Darius Franklin Mitchell, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1992780738, issued on Dec 14, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Darius Franklin Mitchell, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5002 Cowhorn Creek RD, Texarkana, TX, 75503. Phone: (903) 614-3000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Darius Franklin Mitchell, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number M2717, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Darius Franklin Mitchell, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Darius Franklin Mitchell, MD had 193 Medicare Part D claims for 75 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

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.