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2026 NPPES data Foot Surgery Podiatrist NPI 1639195639 DPM
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Foot Surgery Podiatrist in Lacombe, Louisiana.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 1,519 in Foot Surgery Podiatrist, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
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Prescribing volume
1K
Medicare Part D claims · 390 beneficiaries · Foot Surgery Podiatrist avg: 342
Generic prescribing
97%
generic claims · 3% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
MIPS score
55.3/100
▼ 28 pts below national avg 83.1 · Mid-tier
Industry payments
$540.91
11 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File, 2023
Compiled from official public sources by the PlainDoctor editorial team.
What the federal data shows
Darren Vigee, DPM reported a CMS MIPS final score of 55.3/100 - below the 83.1 national average - and filed 1,055 Medicare Part D claims in 2023.
- 55.3/100
- MIPS score · -28 vs avg
- 1K
- Part D claims, 2023
- 97%
- generic prescribing
- $540.91
- industry payments (Sunshine Act)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Darren Vigee, DPM's MIPS score vs every scored U.S. clinician
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure
55 5th percentile higher than 5% of 477,587 scored providers
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more scored providers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023
Where Darren Vigee, DPM sits
This provider among foot surgery podiatrist peers
Across the 457 foot surgery podiatrist providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Darren Vigee, DPM writes more Part D claims than 95% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 30% - placing this provider in the high-volume, lower-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.
Part D claim volume vs MIPS quality, by specialty percentile
Each dot is one foot surgery podiatrist peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is Darren Vigee, DPM. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.
What does the federal data show about Darren Vigee, DPM?
Below national averagePrimary specialty
Foot Surgery Podiatrist
Medicare Part D claims
1,055 208% vs specialty avg
MIPS final score
55.3/100 27.8 pts vs avg
Specialty distribution in Louisiana
How Foot Surgery Podiatrist compares to other specialties among Louisiana providers
Medicare quality performance, MIPS
Darren Vigee, DPM's 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Foot Surgery Podiatrist national average
- MIPS Final Score
- 55.3/100
- vs 83.1 national avg · 2023 performance year
MIPS final score (Foot Surgery Podiatrist) - 55.3/100 vs national avg 83.1
How MIPS and board certification work
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
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Darren Vigee, DPM appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Foot Surgery Podiatrist provider holding DPM credentials at 64301 HIGHWAY 434, Lacombe, LA, 70445, with a listed phone of (985) 882-4500. NPI 1639195639 was issued on 07/14/2006.
Medicare Part D records for calendar year 2023 show 1,055 prescription claims written by this provider, covering 390 Medicare beneficiaries and totaling roughly $56K in drug spend, split 3% brand-name and 97% generic by claim count, with an opioid prescribing rate of 8.2%. On the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, this provider earned a Final Score of 55.3/100 for the 2023 performance year (Quality 30.2), compared with the national average of 83.1.
Foot Surgery Podiatrist is a narrow specialty nationwide, with 1,519 enrolled providers across 53 states and an average of 342 Part D claims per prescriber, so the context for interpreting these metrics differs meaningfully from a primary-care baseline.
Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available government data, not medical advice, a malpractice database, or a quality rating. Inclusion here does not imply a recommendation, and absence of complaints or sanctions on this page does not mean none exist, always verify credentials through the NPPES NPI Registry, your state medical board, and the ABMS or AOA before making healthcare decisions.
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1639195639 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Foot Surgery Podiatrist |
| Credentials | DPM |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 07/14/2006 |
CMS Quality Score (MIPS)
Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.
55.3298
Final Score
Avg: 83.1
30.2102
Quality
69
Promoting Interoperability
Reporting: Individual
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where Darren Vigee, DPM bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Paradigm Health System
Mandeville, LA
Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).
Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Darren Vigee, DPM. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$541
Largest payer
Organogenesis Inc.
Most common payment type
Food and Beverage
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Generic-heavy
Darren Vigee, DPM - brand share 3.0%
Foot Surgery Podiatrist average
3% brand-name claims vs 97% generic, on 1,055 2023 Medicare Part D claims.
The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.
1,055
Total Claims
$56K
Total Drug Cost
390
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 1,208
- Total Day Supply
- 24,965
- Brand vs Generic
- 3% brand / 97% generic
- Brand Drug Cost
- $21K
- Generic Drug Cost
- $35K
- Opioid Claims
- 86 (8.2% rate)
- Antibiotic Claims
- 205
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 72.7 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 1.74
- Gender Split
- 58% female / 42% male
- Age Distribution
- <65: 54, 65-74: 167, 75-84: 125, 85+: 44
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What Darren Vigee, DPM prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2023
- Ciclopirox
Ciclopirox
259 claims
- Ammonium Lactate
Ammonium Lactate
125 claims
- Cephalexin 79
Cephalexin
79 claims
- Gabapentin 62
Gabapentin
62 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetam… 54
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen
54 claims
- Methylprednisolone 53
Methylprednisolone
53 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate 40
Doxycycline Hyclate
40 claims
- Terbinafine Hcl 34
Terbinafine Hcl
34 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Ciclopirox | 259 |
| Ammonium Lactate | 125 |
| Cephalexin | 79 |
| Gabapentin | 62 |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 54 |
| Methylprednisolone | 53 |
| Doxycycline Hyclate | 40 |
| Terbinafine Hcl | 34 |
| Clotrimazole-Betamethasone Clotrimazole/Betamethasone Dip | 30 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
Foot Surgery Podiatrist Overview
How Darren Vigee, DPM fits within the Foot Surgery Podiatrist landscape nationally.
1,519
Foot Surgery Podiatrist Providers in US
53
States with Foot Surgery Podiatrist
342
Avg Claims per Provider
Darren Vigee, DPM's 1,055 claims are above the specialty average of 342.
Nearby Foot Surgery Podiatrist Providers in Louisiana
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Louisiana, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Vigee.
Dr. Robert Arango
D.P.M.
Lake Charles, LA
Dr. Evetta Borden
DPM
Shreveport, LA
Dr. Gregory Bryan
DPM
Shreveport, LA
Dr. R. Drummond
DPM
Shreveport, LA
Dr. Denardo Dunham
D.P.M.
New Orleans, LA
Compare Foot Surgery Podiatrist nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
Before you book an appointment
Use this federal record as your verification checklist, not as a recommendation.
- Confirm the NPI record is current in the official CMS registry, providers update their own NPPES details, and moves can lag. Verify this NPI
- Check the active license and any disciplinary history with the Louisiana medical board, federal registration is not a license check. Credential verification guide
- Weigh a second option: compare this provider with a nearby Foot Surgery Podiatrist peer on Medicare volume and prescribing patterns. Compare providers
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is Darren Vigee, DPM's specialty? ▼
Darren Vigee, DPM specializes in Foot Surgery Podiatrist and practices in Lacombe, Louisiana. Credentials: DPM.
How much does Darren Vigee, DPM prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2023, Darren Vigee, DPM wrote 1,055 Medicare Part D claims totaling $56K in drug costs for 390 beneficiaries.
What is Darren Vigee, DPM's Medicare quality score? ▼
Darren Vigee, DPM has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 55.3/100 (Quality: 30.2). The national average MIPS Final Score is 83.1. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Darren Vigee, DPM located? ▼
Darren Vigee, DPM is located at 64301 HIGHWAY 434, Lacombe, LA, 70445. Phone: (985) 882-4500.
What is Darren Vigee, DPM's NPI number? ▼
Darren Vigee, DPM's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1639195639, issued on 07/14/2006.
Does Darren Vigee, DPM prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs? ▼
Darren Vigee, DPM's prescribing is 3% brand-name and 97% generic drugs by claim count, with $21K in brand drug costs.
Does Darren Vigee, DPM prescribe opioids? ▼
Yes, Darren Vigee, DPM had 86 opioid claims in 2023 with an opioid prescribing rate of 8.2%.
How many Foot Surgery Podiatrist providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 1,519 Foot Surgery Podiatrist providers across 53 states in the US. The average Foot Surgery Podiatrist provider writes 342 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Darren Vigee, DPM prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2023 Medicare Part D data, Darren Vigee, DPM's most frequently prescribed drugs include Ciclopirox, Ammonium Lactate, Cephalexin. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Darren Vigee, DPM accept Medicare? ▼
Darren Vigee, DPM appears in CMS Medicare data with 1,055 Part D claims and 390 Medicare beneficiaries in 2023. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Darren Vigee, DPM's credentials? ▼
Darren Vigee, DPM's NPI is 1639195639 with credentials DPM. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.
Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2023). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Quality Performance
- CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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