Darren C. Brucken, MD
Hospitalist Physician · Paris, IL
Darren C. Brucken, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Paris, Illinois, and NPI 1235102062, issued on Feb 10, 2006. Check the license (Illinois 036159332, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Darren C. Brucken
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License numbers
- 036159332 IL
01049016A IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 721 E Court St, Paris, IL 61944
- Phone
- (217) 465-4141
- Enumerated
- Feb 10, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 13, 2022
- Fax
- (812) 299-3263
- Medicaid ID
- 200211110 IN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220420000477); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Indiana University School Of Medicine, 1997
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 721 E Court St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Annie Barrett, PTPhysical Therapist1558753913
- Luke Blake, CSFASurgical Assistant1902770365
- Leslie Brown, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1508525528
- Chandra Cravens, RNEmergency Registered Nurse1578406831
- Jenna Daugherty, DPTPhysical Therapist1790508273
Verify Darren C. Brucken in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
Search for license 036159332Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
7% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
482 Medicare Part D claims for 181 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 39 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Famotidine45 claims
- Cefdinir29 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen24 claims
- Arexvy20 claims
- Eliquis20 claims
- Carvedilol17 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): 95 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: $99.91
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Verity Pharmaceuticals Inc. The 7,324 providers of this specialty with any payment received $494.84 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.
Darren C. Brucken among 1,535 hospitalist physician records in Illinois
Darren C. Brucken, MD is one of 1,535 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 92% 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 1% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 1% of these records are older, 88% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 92% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 87% of these records are
- Graduated1997 · median 2013 among the 1,339 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 32% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
3 hospitalist physician records list a practice address in Paris
They are 3 of the 175 NPPES records with a practice address in Paris, and 1,535 hospitalist physician records in Illinois.
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Common questions
What is Darren C. Brucken, MD's NPI number?
Darren C. Brucken, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1235102062, issued on Feb 10, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Darren C. Brucken, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 721 E Court St, Paris, IL, 61944. Phone: (217) 465-4141. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Darren C. Brucken, MD's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036159332, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation at https://idfpr.illinois.gov/checklicense.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Darren C. Brucken, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Darren C. Brucken, MD had 482 Medicare Part D claims for 181 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Darren C. Brucken, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 95 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.