NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kimberly Cocce Darlington, MD, PHD

Gastroenterology Physician · Chapel Hill, NC

Kimberly Cocce Darlington, MD, PHD is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and NPI 1407352297, issued on Apr 2, 2018. Check the license (North Carolina 2021-01781, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; 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
1407352297
Name
Kimberly Cocce Darlington
Credential
MD, PHD
Primary taxonomy
Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
License number
2021-01781 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
101 Manning Dr, Chapel Hill, NC 27514
Phone
(984) 974-1000
Enumerated
Apr 2, 2018
Record last updated
Jul 24, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20210721000099); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Duke University School Of Medicine, 2018
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 101 Manning Dr

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

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  2. Abimbola Abiola, M.DStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1831880780
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  4. Amy Abramowitz, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1871983676
  5. Sudeep Acharya, M.D.Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1144719402
  6. Stephen Acosta, MDAnesthesiology Physician1255741757

Verify Kimberly Cocce Darlington in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
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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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77% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average gastroenterology physician in 2024

187 Medicare Part D claims for 49 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 24% of claims.

  1. Kimberly Darlington187
  2. Specialty average811

Most prescribed

  1. Spironolactone18 claims
  2. Omeprazole15 claims
  3. Dicyclomine Hcl13 claims
  4. Carvedilol12 claims
  5. Humira(Cf)12 claims
  6. Pantoprazole Sodium12 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $71.40

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Genzyme Corporation. The 13,350 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,015.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Kimberly Darlington$71.40
  2. Specialty average$5,015.95

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

  1. North Carolina MG LLCRaleigh, NC

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

Kimberly Cocce Darlington among 681 gastroenterology physician records in North Carolina

Kimberly Cocce Darlington, MD, PHD is one of 681 gastroenterology physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 83% 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 92% of them.

  • NPI issued2018 · 92% of these records are older, 5% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
  • Graduated2018 · median 2002 among the 498 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RG0100X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Gastroenterology Physician providers in North Carolina

There are 681 gastroenterology physician records in North Carolina.

The 8 gastroenterology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Alfred Barritt, MDChapel Hill, NC 275141154395879
  2. Jacqueline Chu, MDChapel Hill, NC 275141447909122
  3. Jonathan Cohn, M.D.Chapel Hill, NC 275141881795805
  4. Cary CottonChapel Hill, NC 275141104272582
  5. Oren Fix, M.D., M.SC.Chapel Hill, NC 275141255447165
  6. Christine Hunt, M.D.Chapel Hill, NC 275141881911576
  7. Morton Malkin, MDChapel Hill, NC 275141598709008
  8. Lorena MilloChapel Hill, NC 275141144924408

Common questions

What is Kimberly Cocce Darlington, MD, PHD's NPI number?

Kimberly Cocce Darlington, MD, PHD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1407352297, issued on Apr 2, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kimberly Cocce Darlington, MD, PHD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 101 Manning Dr, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514. Phone: (984) 974-1000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Kimberly Cocce Darlington, MD, PHD's license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2021-01781, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Kimberly Cocce Darlington, MD, PHD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Kimberly Cocce Darlington, MD, PHD had 187 Medicare Part D claims for 49 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. 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.