Darrell R. Pietsch, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Waco, TX
Darrell R. Pietsch, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Waco, Texas, and NPI 1780689992, issued on Jun 15, 2005. Check the license (Texas K7867, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Darrell R. Pietsch
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- K7867 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6600 Fish Pond RD Ste 202A, Waco, TX 76710
- Phone
- (254) 732-6789
- Enumerated
- Jun 15, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jan 8, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (254) 732-6790
- Medicaid IDs
- 103631105 TX
103631103 TX - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040308001121); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Medical School At San Antonio, 1998
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 6600 Fish Pond RD Ste 202A
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Seth Koster, D.O.Family Medicine Physician1588906077
Verify Darrell R. Pietsch in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license K7867Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
5.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
19,777 Medicare Part D claims for 732 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 557 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium938 claims
- Furosemide693 claims
- Donepezil Hcl667 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate658 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium658 claims
- Gabapentin601 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): 74.3 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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Providence Health AllianceWaco, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Darrell R. Pietsch among 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas
Darrell R. Pietsch, M.D. is one of 11,119 family medicine 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, 88% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 2004 among the 7,095 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
190 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Waco
They are 190 of the 3,295 NPPES records with a practice address in Waco, and 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas.
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Common questions
What is Darrell R. Pietsch, M.D.'s NPI number?
Darrell R. Pietsch, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780689992, issued on Jun 15, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Darrell R. Pietsch, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6600 Fish Pond RD Ste 202A, Waco, TX, 76710. Phone: (254) 732-6789. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Darrell R. Pietsch, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number K7867, 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 Darrell R. Pietsch, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Darrell R. Pietsch, M.D. had 19,777 Medicare Part D claims for 732 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Darrell R. Pietsch, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 74.3 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.