NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Darren S. Pledger, PA

Physician Assistant · Danville, AR

Darren S. Pledger, PA is a physician assistant with a practice address in Danville, Arkansas, and NPI 1760881049, issued on Aug 22, 2014. Check the license (Arkansas PT2018-033, as entered in NPPES) with the Arkansas board that licenses this profession; 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
1760881049
Name
Darren S. Pledger
Credential
PA
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
License numbers
PT2018-033 AR
PT3190 AR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
719 Detroit Ave, Danville, AR 72833
Phone
(479) 495-6270
Enumerated
Aug 22, 2014
Record last updated
Sep 14, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(479) 495-6299
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20181106001683); accepts Medicare assignment
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 719 Detroit Ave

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

  1. Victoria CarterSpeech-Language Pathologist1548996903
  2. Kelsey Crawford, DPTPhysical Therapist1265989685
  3. Alexandra Dixon, OTAOccupational Therapy Assistant1467916635
  4. Pamela Dollar, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1427666346
  5. Shannon Golden, APNFamily Nurse Practitioner1437698735
  6. Meagan Hambuchen, SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1881206654

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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Arkansas board licenses this profession
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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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51% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024

404 Medicare Part D claims for 178 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 11 claims were for opioids.

  1. Darren Pledger404
  2. Specialty average830

Most prescribed

  1. Cefdinir42 claims
  2. Sucralfate34 claims
  3. Ciprofloxacin Hcl26 claims
  4. Pantoprazole Sodium24 claims
  5. Prednisone20 claims
  6. Levofloxacin19 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. John ED Chambers Memorial Hospital IncDanville, AR

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

Darren S. Pledger among 599 physician assistant records in Arkansas

Darren S. Pledger, PA is one of 599 physician assistant records with a practice address in Arkansas. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 25% of them.

  • NPI issued2014 · 25% of these records are older, 71% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated2016 · median 2018 among the 377 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2018 · 34% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a Arkansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

1 physician assistant record lists a practice address in Danville

They are 1 of the 89 NPPES records with a practice address in Danville, and 599 physician assistant records in Arkansas.

The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Abigail Huddleston, PA-CDardanelle, AR 728341174949747
  2. Susan StuckDardanelle, AR 728341861958951
  3. Jesalyn Wilson, PA-CClarksville, AR 728301205226925
  4. Cole KauffeldHagarville, AR 728391467193615
  5. Kayla Miller, PALamar, AR 728461841189990
  6. Lauren Adkison, PA-CRussellville, AR 728011255755260
  7. Kara Hilburn, PARussellville, AR 728011679847818
  8. Leah Knowlton, PARussellville, AR 728011174898514

Common questions

What is Darren S. Pledger, PA's NPI number?

Darren S. Pledger, PA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1760881049, issued on Aug 22, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Darren S. Pledger, PA located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 719 Detroit Ave, Danville, AR, 72833. Phone: (479) 495-6270. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Darren S. Pledger, PA's license?

NPPES lists Arkansas license number PT2018-033, as entered by the provider. Search the Arkansas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Darren S. Pledger, PA prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Darren S. Pledger, PA had 404 Medicare Part D claims for 178 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. 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.