Kelsey E. Darden, NP-C
Adult Health Nurse Practitioner · Columbia, SC
Kelsey E. Darden, NP-C is an adult health nurse practitioner with a practice address in Columbia, South Carolina, and NPI 1144716945, issued on Jul 3, 2018. Check the license (South Carolina 22008, as entered in NPPES) with the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kelsey E. Darden
- Credential
- NP-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Adult Health Nurse Practitioner 363LA2200X
- License number
- 22008 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1526 Lake Murray Blvd, Columbia, SC 29212
- Phone
- (803) 749-1155
- Enumerated
- Jul 3, 2018
- Record last updated
- Feb 18, 2026
- Fax
- (803) 749-1786
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20181018002934); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical University Of South Carolina College Of Medicine, 2018
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kelsey E. Darden in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich South Carolina board licenses this profession
Search for license 22008Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average adult health nurse practitioner in 2024
5,531 Medicare Part D claims for 941 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,280 among the 16,937 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 21% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Eliquis574 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate574 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium359 claims
- Furosemide334 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate267 claims
- Losartan Potassium250 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): 83 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,910.02
93 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. The 12,291 providers of this specialty with any payment received $946.40 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
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
- Lexington Health IncWest Columbia, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kelsey E. Darden among 402 adult health nurse practitioner records in South Carolina
Kelsey E. Darden, NP-C is one of 402 adult health nurse practitioner records with a practice address in South Carolina. 72% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 74% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 74% of these records are older, 22% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2015 among the 224 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LA2200X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Adult Health Nurse Practitioner providers in South Carolina
There are 402 adult health nurse practitioner records in South Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Kelsey E. Darden, NP-C's NPI number?
Kelsey E. Darden, NP-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1144716945, issued on Jul 3, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kelsey E. Darden, NP-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1526 Lake Murray Blvd, Columbia, SC, 29212. Phone: (803) 749-1155. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kelsey E. Darden, NP-C's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 22008, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Kelsey E. Darden, NP-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kelsey E. Darden, NP-C had 5,531 Medicare Part D claims for 941 beneficiaries; the average among adult health nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,280. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Kelsey E. Darden, NP-C's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 83 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.