Donald Bart Darnell, OD
Optometrist · Saginaw, MI
Donald Bart Darnell, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Saginaw, Michigan, and NPI 1306839535, issued on Aug 23, 2005. Check the license (Michigan DD003811, as entered in NPPES) with the Michigan board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Donald Bart Darnell
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- DD003811 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2393 Schust RD, Saginaw, MI 48603
- Phone
- (989) 793-2820
- Enumerated
- Aug 23, 2005
- Record last updated
- Sep 19, 2023
- Fax
- (989) 755-1463
- Medicaid ID
- 3484042 MI
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060404000775); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Ferris State College - College Of Optometry, 1996
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Donald Bart Darnell in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Michigan board licenses this profession
Search for license DD003811Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
8.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average optometrist in 2024
2,397 Medicare Part D claims for 432 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost1,247 claims
- Timolol Maleate243 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol222 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate160 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate83 claims
- Dorzolamide Hcl56 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 77.7 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Great Lakes Eye InstituteSaginaw, MI
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Donald Bart Darnell among 1,963 optometrist records in Michigan
Donald Bart Darnell, OD is one of 1,963 optometrist records with a practice address in Michigan. 69% 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, 89% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
- Graduated1996 · median 2009 among the 1,121 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 68% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152W00000X and a Michigan practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Michigan
There are 1,963 optometrist records in Michigan.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ashley Bailey, O.D.Saginaw, MI 486031538349055
- Patrick Bell, ODSaginaw, MI 486031013900612
- Johnny Deflonty, ODSaginaw, MI 486031639162233
- Joseph Douglas, O.D.Saginaw, MI 486031114935426
- Karen Douglas, O.D.Saginaw, MI 486031669583258
- Jason Fliegel, O.D.Saginaw, MI 486031215958061
- Kenneth Larson, O.D.Saginaw, MI 486031952462384
- Gabrielle McGuire, ODSaginaw, MI 486031457702060
Common questions
What is Donald Bart Darnell, OD's NPI number?
Donald Bart Darnell, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1306839535, issued on Aug 23, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Donald Bart Darnell, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2393 Schust RD, Saginaw, MI, 48603. Phone: (989) 793-2820. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Donald Bart Darnell, OD's license?
NPPES lists Michigan license number DD003811, as entered by the provider. Search the Michigan board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Donald Bart Darnell, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Donald Bart Darnell, OD had 2,397 Medicare Part D claims for 432 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Donald Bart Darnell, OD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 77.7 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.