Darren Lee Johnson, MD
Orthopaedic Trauma Physician · Lexington, KY
Darren Lee Johnson, MD is an orthopaedic trauma physician with a practice address in Lexington, Kentucky, and NPI 1851497846, issued on Sep 16, 2006. Check the license (Kentucky 29627, as entered in NPPES) on the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Darren Lee Johnson
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Trauma Physician 207XX0801X
- License number
- 29627 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 740 S Limestone, Lexington, KY 40536
- Phone
- (859) 323-5533
- Enumerated
- Sep 16, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 17, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 64296270 KY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040715000379); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California, Geffen School Of Medicine, 1987
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Darren Lee Johnson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKentucky Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license 29627Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
93% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic trauma physician in 2024
11 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 151 among the 627 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 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: $57,526.68
42 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Smith+Nephew, Inc. The 722 providers of this specialty with any payment received $15,814.30 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
- Kentucky Medical Services Foundation, IncLexington, KY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Darren Lee Johnson among 11 orthopaedic trauma physician records in Kentucky
Darren Lee Johnson, MD is one of 11 orthopaedic trauma physician records with a practice address in Kentucky. 73% 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 0% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 0% of these records are older, 64% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
- Record last updated2019 · 82% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XX0801X and a Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Trauma Physician providers in Kentucky
There are 11 orthopaedic trauma physician records in Kentucky.
All 11 in Kentucky → Every provider in Lexington → Orthopaedic Trauma Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic trauma physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Michael Boland, MDLexington, KY 405361689770273
- Ryan Cassidy, MDLexington, KY 405361588760177
- Ryan Deangelis, MDLexington, KY 405361114415601
- Thomas Krupko, M.D.Lexington, KY 405361831432681
- Eric Moghadamian, MDLexington, KY 405361598871733
- Brandon Scott, MDLexington, KY 405361134485899
- Raymond Wright, Jr., MDLexington, KY 405361750590089
- David Zuelzer, M.D.Lexington, KY 405361548676265
Common questions
What is Darren Lee Johnson, MD's NPI number?
Darren Lee Johnson, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1851497846, issued on Sep 16, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Darren Lee Johnson, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 740 S Limestone, Lexington, KY, 40536. Phone: (859) 323-5533. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Darren Lee Johnson, MD's license?
NPPES lists Kentucky license number 29627, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure at https://web1.ky.gov/GenSearch/LicenseSearch.aspx?AGY=5. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Darren Lee Johnson, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Darren Lee Johnson, MD had 11 Medicare Part D claims; the average among orthopaedic trauma physician prescribers was 151. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Darren Lee Johnson, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.