NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Darren Jay Tapley, PA

Physician Assistant · Tyler, TX

Darren Jay Tapley, PA is a physician assistant with a practice address in Tyler, Texas, and NPI 1376575357, issued on Jul 7, 2006. Check the license (Texas PA000625, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas 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
1376575357
Name
Darren Jay Tapley
Credential
PA
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
License number
PA000625 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
703 S Fleishel Ave, Tyler, TX 75701
Phone
(903) 525-2992
Enumerated
Jul 7, 2006
Record last updated
Oct 14, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid ID
188865301 TX
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20050214000447); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Texas Medical Branch At Galveston, 1991
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 703 S Fleishel Ave

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  4. Marina Flaskas, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1811048697
  5. Sheldon Freeberg, M.D.Interventional Cardiology Physician1639344310
  6. Brandi Holcomb, ACNPNurse Practitioner1578915633

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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98% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024

14 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.

  1. Darren Tapley14
  2. Specialty average830

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: $591.77

15 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Darren Tapley$591.77
  2. Specialty average$841.65

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Christus Trinity ClinicJacksonville, TX
  2. Providence Health AllianceWaco, TX

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

Darren Jay Tapley among 10,999 physician assistant records in Texas

Darren Jay Tapley, PA is one of 10,999 physician assistant records with a practice address in Texas. 74% 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 3% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 3% of these records are older, 86% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 55% of these records are
  • Graduated1991 · median 2017 among the 6,096 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2014 · 40% 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 Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

98 physician assistant records list a practice address in Tyler

They are 98 of the 5,531 NPPES records with a practice address in Tyler, and 10,999 physician assistant records in Texas.

The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. June Belt, NPTyler, TX 757011497708960
  2. Rachel Bizot, PATyler, TX 757011154302719
  3. Stephanie Carter, PA-CTyler, TX 757011376535054
  4. Wesley Castle, P.A.-CTyler, TX 757011114971058
  5. Lindy Dolan, PA-CTyler, TX 757011124010129
  6. Maynard Gonter, PA-CTyler, TX 757011396737391
  7. Matthew Hand, PACTyler, TX 757011992797799
  8. Jason Layne, PA-CTyler, TX 757011578555355

Common questions

What is Darren Jay Tapley, PA's NPI number?

Darren Jay Tapley, PA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1376575357, issued on Jul 7, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Darren Jay Tapley, PA located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 703 S Fleishel Ave, Tyler, TX, 75701. Phone: (903) 525-2992. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Darren Jay Tapley, PA's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number PA000625, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Darren Jay Tapley, PA prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Darren Jay Tapley, PA had 14 Medicare Part D claims; 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.