Darren Brent Kelly, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Rockwell, NC
Darren Brent Kelly, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Rockwell, North Carolina, and NPI 1942298757, issued on Oct 6, 2005. Check the license (North Carolina 97-01003, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Darren Brent Kelly
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 97-01003 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 11055 Highway 52, Rockwell, NC 28138
- Phone
- (704) 209-0418
- Enumerated
- Oct 6, 2005
- Record last updated
- Sep 24, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (704) 209-0420
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20051110000836); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical University Of South Carolina College Of Medicine, 1993
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Darren Brent Kelly in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 97-01003Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
67% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
5,924 Medicare Part D claims for 265 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims. 227 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium211 claims
- Omeprazole198 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium187 claims
- Hydrochlorothiazide170 claims
- Furosemide161 claims
- Lisinopril161 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $44.57
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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
- County OF RowanSalisabury, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Darren Brent Kelly among 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina
Darren Brent Kelly, M.D. is one of 4,953 family medicine 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 88% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1993 · median 2006 among the 3,104 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 50% 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 North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
2 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Rockwell
They are 2 of the 42 NPPES records with a practice address in Rockwell, and 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina.
All 4,953 in North Carolina → Every provider in Rockwell → Family Medicine Physician nationwide →
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- Michael Couser, DORutherfordton, NC 281391891316451
- Mary Duran, MDRutherfordton, NC 281391497726145
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Common questions
What is Darren Brent Kelly, M.D.'s NPI number?
Darren Brent Kelly, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1942298757, issued on Oct 6, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Darren Brent Kelly, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 11055 Highway 52, Rockwell, NC, 28138. Phone: (704) 209-0418. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Darren Brent Kelly, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 97-01003, 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 Darren Brent Kelly, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Darren Brent Kelly, M.D. had 5,924 Medicare Part D claims for 265 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.