Darnika Joy Rhodes, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Meriden, CT
Darnika Joy Rhodes, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Meriden, Connecticut, and NPI 1659667335, issued on Jun 22, 2011. Check the license (Connecticut 74323, as entered in NPPES) on the Connecticut Medical Examining Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Darnika Joy Rhodes
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License numbers
- 74323 CT
D80333 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 61 Pomeroy Ave Unit 1, Meriden, CT 06450
- Phone
- (203) 694-5340
- Enumerated
- Jun 22, 2011
- Record last updated
- Sep 6, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230921001274); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Wayne State University School Of Medicine, 2011
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Darnika Joy Rhodes in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersConnecticut Medical Examining Board
Search for license 74323Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
58% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
1,319 Medicare Part D claims for 331 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 16 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium81 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium64 claims
- Lisinopril50 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate45 claims
- Hydrochlorothiazide31 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate31 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 89.4 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $20.84
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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
- Hartford Healthcare Medical Group IncMeriden, CT
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Darnika Joy Rhodes among 2,623 internal medicine physician records in Connecticut
Darnika Joy Rhodes, M.D. is one of 2,623 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Connecticut. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 64% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 64% of these records are older, 33% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2004 among the 1,646 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Connecticut practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
21 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Meriden
They are 21 of the 897 NPPES records with a practice address in Meriden, and 2,623 internal medicine physician records in Connecticut.
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Common questions
What is Darnika Joy Rhodes, M.D.'s NPI number?
Darnika Joy Rhodes, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659667335, issued on Jun 22, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Darnika Joy Rhodes, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 61 Pomeroy Ave Unit 1, Meriden, CT, 06450. Phone: (203) 694-5340. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Darnika Joy Rhodes, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Connecticut license number 74323, as entered by the provider. Search the Connecticut Medical Examining Board at https://www.elicense.ct.gov/Lookup/LicenseLookup.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Darnika Joy Rhodes, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Darnika Joy Rhodes, M.D. had 1,319 Medicare Part D claims for 331 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Darnika Joy Rhodes, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 89.4 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.