Kwadwo Gyarteng-Dakwa, MD
Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician · Durham, NC
Kwadwo Gyarteng-Dakwa, MD is a pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician with a practice address in Durham, North Carolina, and NPI 1285679845, issued on Jun 18, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 200500050, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kwadwo Gyarteng-Dakwa
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician 207LP2900X
- License number
- 200500050 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2609 N Duke St, Durham, NC 27704
- Phone
- (919) 220-0107
- Enumerated
- Jun 18, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 22, 2024
- Fax
- (919) 220-7623
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050509000887); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kwadwo Gyarteng-Dakwa in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 200500050Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
5.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician in 2024
10,125 Medicare Part D claims for 537 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,750 among the 2,982 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims. 4,425 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl2,465 claims
- Cyclobenzaprine Hcl1,173 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen1,077 claims
- Diclofenac Potassium517 claims
- Tizanidine Hcl478 claims
- Gabapentin439 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,368.28
16 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Curonix LLC. The 2,789 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,225.41 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.
Kwadwo Gyarteng-Dakwa among 111 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records in North Carolina
Kwadwo Gyarteng-Dakwa, MD is one of 111 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 85% 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 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 57% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
- Graduated1990 · median 2005 among the 85 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207LP2900X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 111 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records in North Carolina.
All 111 in North Carolina → Every provider in Durham → Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician nationwide →
The 8 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- John Pierce, MDDurham, NC 277041992329007
- Jean Elie Tabbal, MDDurham, NC 277041205584588
- Richard Boortz-Marx, MDDurham, NC 277051033113881
- Collin Clarke, M.DDurham, NC 277051093021834
- Joel Goldberg, MDDurham, NC 277051740230788
- David Lindsay, MDDurham, NC 277051689775397
- Shannon Vannasane, AGPCNP-BCDurham, NC 277051801403795
- John Ward, MDDurham, NC 277051841828936
Common questions
What is Kwadwo Gyarteng-Dakwa, MD's NPI number?
Kwadwo Gyarteng-Dakwa, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285679845, issued on Jun 18, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kwadwo Gyarteng-Dakwa, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2609 N Duke St, Durham, NC, 27704. Phone: (919) 220-0107. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kwadwo Gyarteng-Dakwa, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 200500050, 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 Kwadwo Gyarteng-Dakwa, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kwadwo Gyarteng-Dakwa, MD had 10,125 Medicare Part D claims for 537 beneficiaries; the average among pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician prescribers was 1,750. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Kwadwo Gyarteng-Dakwa, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100. 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.