Darlene Michelle Esper, M.D.
Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician · Raleigh, NC
Darlene Michelle Esper, M.D. is an obstetrics & gynecology physician with a practice address in Raleigh, North Carolina, and NPI 1205861655, issued on Jul 12, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 2006-00867, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Darlene Michelle Esper
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician 207V00000X
- License number
- 2006-00867 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3024 New Bern Ave, Raleigh, NC 27610
- Phone
- (919) 350-7844
- Enumerated
- Jul 12, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 23, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (919) 350-8091
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070224000094); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Medical School At Houston, 1998
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Darlene Michelle Esper in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2006-00867Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
90% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average obstetrics & gynecology physician in 2024
17 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 165 among the 28,733 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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: $93.52
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Davol Inc. The 21,429 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,030.61 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
- Wakemed Specialists Group LLCRaleigh, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Darlene Michelle Esper among 1,548 obstetrics & gynecology physician records in North Carolina
Darlene Michelle Esper, M.D. is one of 1,548 obstetrics & gynecology physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 79% 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, 51% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 2007 among the 1,043 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207V00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 1,548 obstetrics & gynecology physician records in North Carolina.
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The 8 obstetrics & gynecology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Don Armstrong, MDRaleigh, NC 276101043326465
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- Seth Brody, M.D.Raleigh, NC 276101629088653
- Angela Gantt, MDRaleigh, NC 276101073601472
- James Jacobs, MDRaleigh, NC 276101124015862
- Carol Koeble, M.D.Raleigh, NC 276101033159710
- Thaddeus McDonald, M.D.Raleigh, NC 276101851301832
- Gregory Mohs, M.D.Raleigh, NC 276101629088612
Common questions
What is Darlene Michelle Esper, M.D.'s NPI number?
Darlene Michelle Esper, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1205861655, issued on Jul 12, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Darlene Michelle Esper, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3024 New Bern Ave, Raleigh, NC, 27610. Phone: (919) 350-7844. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Darlene Michelle Esper, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2006-00867, 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 Darlene Michelle Esper, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Darlene Michelle Esper, M.D. had 17 Medicare Part D claims; the average among obstetrics & gynecology physician prescribers was 165. 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.