Tarsha Joy Darden, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Silver Spring, MD
Tarsha Joy Darden, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Silver Spring, Maryland, and NPI 1679732234, issued on Jun 8, 2008. Check the license (Maryland D0075165, as entered in NPPES) on the Maryland Board of Physicians; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Tarsha Joy Darden
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- D0075165 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8206 Georgia Ave, Silver Spring, MD 20910
- Phone
- (301) 960-4682
- Enumerated
- Jun 8, 2008
- Record last updated
- Mar 24, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150929000102); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill School Of Medicine, 2005
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Tarsha Joy Darden in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMaryland Board of Physicians
Search for license D0075165Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
98% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
65 Medicare Part D claims for 46 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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): 61.7 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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Patient First Maryland Medical Group PLLCAspen Hill, MD
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Tarsha Joy Darden among 1,912 family medicine physician records in Maryland
Tarsha Joy Darden, M.D. is one of 1,912 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Maryland. 73% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 58% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 58% of these records are older, 38% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated2005 · median 2004 among the 1,141 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Maryland practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Tarsha Joy Darden, M.D.'s NPI number?
Tarsha Joy Darden, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679732234, issued on Jun 8, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Tarsha Joy Darden, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8206 Georgia Ave, Silver Spring, MD, 20910. Phone: (301) 960-4682. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Tarsha Joy Darden, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Maryland license number D0075165, as entered by the provider. Search the Maryland Board of Physicians at https://www.mbp.state.md.us/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Tarsha Joy Darden, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Tarsha Joy Darden, M.D. had 65 Medicare Part D claims for 46 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Tarsha Joy Darden, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 61.7 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.