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
- Record last updated
- Sep 6, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230206002017); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Calgary, Faculty Of Medicine, 2013
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 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; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 5,377 providers of this specialty with any payment received $14,925.58 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 2 group practices
- Sanford ClinicMitchell, SD
- Sanford Medical CenterSioux Falls, SD
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michael Opoku-Darko among 27 neurological surgery physician records in South Dakota
Michael Opoku-Darko, M.D., MSC. is one of 27 neurological surgery physician records with a practice address in South Dakota. 67% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 96% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 96% of these records are older, 0% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 2005 among the 15 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 70% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207T00000X and a South Dakota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Neurological Surgery Physician providers in South Dakota
There are 27 neurological surgery physician records in South Dakota.
All 27 in South Dakota → Every provider in Sioux Falls → Neurological Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 neurological surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Seokchun LimSioux Falls, SD 571041154775781
- Shawn Vuong, M.D.Sioux Falls, SD 571041861758856
- George YangSioux Falls, SD 571041124480389
- Margaret Carmody, M.D.Sioux Falls, SD 571051346482890
- Mark Fox, MDSioux Falls, SD 571051750355236
- Michael Puumala, MDSioux Falls, SD 571051821021304
- Luis Diaz-Aguilar, MDDakota Dunes, SD 570491306342555
- Quentin Durward, MDDakota Dunes, SD 570491457354383
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 MIPS final 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), 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.