NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Darren Blaine Nease, MD

Surgery Physician · Charleston, WV

Darren Blaine Nease, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Charleston, West Virginia, and NPI 1235199480, issued on Mar 23, 2006. Check the license (West Virginia 21712, as entered in NPPES) on the West Virginia Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1235199480
Name
Darren Blaine Nease
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Surgery Physician 208600000X
License number
21712 WV
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
100 Tracy Way, Charleston, WV 25311
Phone
(304) 343-4583
Enumerated
Mar 23, 2006
Record last updated
Aug 6, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20041018000415); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Ohio State University College Of Medicine, 1989
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 100 Tracy Way

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Amber Bays, PTPhysical Therapist1205962180
  2. Elizabeth ButcherLicensed Practical Nurse1619793189
  3. Jonathan Callegari, DOOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1831571207
  4. Jason Castle, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1669492815
  5. Stacie Digman, PA-CPhysician Assistant1326443557
  6. Tyler Farley, MDPhysical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician1194380733

Verify Darren Blaine Nease in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWest Virginia Board of Medicine
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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46% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024

80 Medicare Part D claims for 31 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 13 claims were for opioids.

  1. Darren Nease80
  2. Specialty average147

Most prescribed

  1. Topiramate22 claims
  2. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen13 claims
  3. Omeprazole13 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: $679.91

15 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Darren Nease$679.91
  2. Specialty average$3,513.80

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

  1. Charleston Area Medical Center IncCharleston, WV

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Darren Blaine Nease among 205 surgery physician records in West Virginia

Darren Blaine Nease, MD is one of 205 surgery physician records with a practice address in West Virginia. 77% 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 14% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 14% of these records are older, 44% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
  • Graduated1989 · median 2001 among the 134 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 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 208600000X and a West Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Surgery Physician providers in West Virginia

There are 205 surgery physician records in West Virginia.

The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Saad Ajmal, M.D.Charleston, WV 253111457664047
  2. Samuel Rossi, M.D.Charleston, WV 253111952497703
  3. Gabriel Al-Hajj, M.D.Charleston, WV 253091386670693
  4. Michael Boustany, MDSouth Charleston, WV 253091619973096
  5. Kristen Eads, M.D.South Charleston, WV 253091942429790
  6. Johnna Jackson, D.O.South Charleston, WV 253091255537999
  7. Paul Kyer, MDSo Charleston, WV 253091063461895
  8. David Ranson, MDSouth Charleston, WV 253091306944335

Common questions

What is Darren Blaine Nease, MD's NPI number?

Darren Blaine Nease, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1235199480, issued on Mar 23, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Darren Blaine Nease, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 100 Tracy Way, Charleston, WV, 25311. Phone: (304) 343-4583. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Darren Blaine Nease, MD's license?

NPPES lists West Virginia license number 21712, as entered by the provider. Search the West Virginia Board of Medicine at https://wvbom.wv.gov/public/search/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Darren Blaine Nease, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Darren Blaine Nease, MD had 80 Medicare Part D claims for 31 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.