NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ted Douglas Darden, MD

Family Medicine Physician · Sylmar, CA

Ted Douglas Darden, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Sylmar, California, and NPI 1588754410, issued on Oct 13, 2006. Check the license (California A87457, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1588754410
Name
Ted Douglas Darden
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
A87457 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
14124 Foothill Blvd, Sylmar, CA 91342
Phone
(818) 367-1012
Enumerated
Oct 13, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 10, 2023
Fax
(818) 367-7570
Medicaid ID
00A874570 CA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20060124000808); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Toledo College Of Medicine, 2002
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 14124 Foothill Blvd

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

  1. Jennifer Aguilar, RN, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1831556919
  2. Christina Alvarez, PHARM TECHPharmacy Technician1396860094
  3. Olga Alzogaral, PHARM TECHPharmacy Technician1245355957
  4. Patricia Avnet, PHARM TECHPharmacy Technician1649395328
  5. Kristin AyusteFamily Nurse Practitioner1730585308
  6. Wendy BassPharmacy Technician1992820682

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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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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1% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

3,566 Medicare Part D claims for 209 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 243 claims were for opioids.

  1. Ted Darden3,566
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen169 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium131 claims
  3. Metformin Hcl110 claims
  4. Amlodipine Besylate99 claims
  5. Gabapentin99 claims
  6. Zolpidem Tartrate89 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 87.2 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score84.1
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%56.5
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $13.52

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Pfizer Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Ted Darden$13.52
  2. Specialty average$902.55

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. County OF VenturaVentura, CA

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

Family Medicine Physician providers in California

There are 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.

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  2. Michelle Ababa, MDWilmington, CA1710922513
  3. Anna Tzeitel Abalos, MDRoseville, CA1720200017
  4. Adan Abarca, MDAnaheim, CA1760553689
  5. Vanessa Abarca, DOVentura, CA1952040859
  6. Lorraine Abate, M.D.Sacramento, CA1104840008
  7. Robert Abatecola, MDCastro Valley, CA1669551719
  8. Romeo Abaya, M.D.Cottonwood, CA1598053506
  9. Effiem Abbah, MD, MPHSan Francisco, CA1821185133
  10. Khuzeman Abbasi, MDSanta Rosa, CA1841979952

Common questions

What is Ted Douglas Darden, MD's NPI number?

Ted Douglas Darden, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1588754410, issued on Oct 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ted Douglas Darden, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 14124 Foothill Blvd, Sylmar, CA, 91342. Phone: (818) 367-1012. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ted Douglas Darden, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A87457, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Ted Douglas Darden, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Ted Douglas Darden, MD had 3,566 Medicare Part D claims for 209 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Ted Douglas Darden, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 87.2 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.