Michael Opoku-Darko, M.D., MSC.
Neurological Surgery Physician · Sioux Falls, SD
Michael Opoku-Darko, M.D., MSC. is a neurological surgery physician with a practice address in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and NPI 1205480704, issued on Aug 1, 2019. Check the license on the South Dakota Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael Opoku-Darko
- Credential
- M.D., MSC.
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurological Surgery Physician 207T00000X
- License numbers
- 16383 ND
65364 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1210 W 18TH St Ste 100, Sioux Falls, SD 57104
- Phone
- (605) 312-8500
- Enumerated
- Aug 1, 2019
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 1210 W 18TH St Ste 100
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Ahmed Abd ElazimStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1285157065
- Nessim Amin, MDNeurological Surgery Physician1316369523
- Hasmik Amirjanyan, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1396309670
- Alexis Blackwelder, FNPNurse Practitioner1588291744
- Santiago Diaz GonzalezNeurology Physician1619545993
- Kayla FaberNurse Practitioner1184219560
Verify Michael Opoku-Darko in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Dakota Board of Medical and Osteopathic ExaminersCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
The practice group's Medicare quality score for 2023: 76.7 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,095.06
9 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 5,024 providers of this specialty with any payment received $15,526.12 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.
2 hospital and facility affiliations
- Sanford ClinicMitchell, SD
- Sanford Medical CenterSioux Falls, SD
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Neurological Surgery Physician providers in South Dakota
There are 25 neurological surgery physician records in South Dakota.
Other neurological surgery physician records in South Dakota
- Nessim Amin, MDSioux Falls, SD1316369523
- Margaret Carmody, M.D.Sioux Falls, SD1346482890
- Luis Diaz-Aguilar, MDDakota Dunes, SD1306342555
- Quentin Durward, MDDakota Dunes, SD1457354383
- Mark Fox, MDSioux Falls, SD1750355236
- Troy Gust, M.D.Rapid City, SD1558585927
- Jorge Johnson, MDFort Meade, SD1841358371
- Matthew Johnson, MD, MPHDakota Dunes, SD1376688150
- Hendrik Klopper, MDDakota Dunes, SD1942429394
- Mark Monasky, MDRapid City, SD1467537217
Common questions
What is Michael Opoku-Darko, M.D., MSC.'s NPI number?
Michael Opoku-Darko, M.D., MSC.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1205480704, issued on Aug 1, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael Opoku-Darko, M.D., MSC. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1210 W 18TH St Ste 100, Sioux Falls, SD, 57104. Phone: (605) 312-8500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael Opoku-Darko, M.D., MSC.'s license?
Search the South Dakota Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners at https://www.sdbmoe.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
What is Michael Opoku-Darko, M.D., MSC.'s Medicare quality score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 76.7 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), loaded Aug 27, 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.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.