NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

William Abner Darden, MD

Surgery Physician · Savannah, GA

William Abner Darden, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Savannah, Georgia, and NPI 1144259755, issued on Jul 3, 2006. Check the license (Georgia 023937, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1144259755
Name
William Abner Darden
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Surgery Physician 208600000X
License number
023937 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4750 Waters Ave, Savannah, GA 31404
Phone
(912) 352-8346
Enumerated
Jul 3, 2006
Record last updated
Sep 13, 2022
Fax
(912) 355-1414
Medicaid IDs
000244043G GA
000244043H GA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20120126000415); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Tennessee, Hsc, College Of Medicine, 1977
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 4750 Waters Ave

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

  1. Ashley Allen, M.S., C.G.C.Genetic Counselor (M.S.)1124314786
  2. Stephanie Alston, RNDiabetes Educator Registered Nurse1902145451
  3. Joan Andres, CNMAdvanced Practice Midwife1457459018
  4. John Angstadt, M.D.Surgery Physician1871535849
  5. Anthony Avino, M.D.Vascular Surgery Physician1649216649
  6. Arthur Baker, MDMaternal & Fetal Medicine Physician1215158928

Verify William Abner Darden in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
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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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The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 77.3 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 score59.3
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%50.1
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%98.0
  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: $177.10

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Silk Road Medical, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. William Darden$177.10
  2. Specialty average$3,513.80

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. Savannah Vascular Institute, LLCSavannah, GA

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

William Abner Darden among 991 surgery physician records in Georgia

William Abner Darden, MD is one of 991 surgery physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 78% 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 11% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 57% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
  • Graduated1977 · median 2004 among the 611 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Surgery Physician providers in Georgia

There are 991 surgery physician records in Georgia.

The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. John Angstadt, M.D.Savannah, GA 314041871535849
  2. Angela Beck, M.D.Savannah, GA 314041508898743
  3. Stacey BowldsSavannah, GA 314041861847394
  4. Carl Boyd, M.D.Savannah, GA 314041962445361
  5. Paula Denitto, MDSavannah, GA 314041699876037
  6. Alana Hagley, MDSavannah, GA 314041932895281
  7. Robert Kelly, MDSavannah, GA 314041033262951
  8. Micah Mabe, MDSavannah, GA 314041801384664

Common questions

What is William Abner Darden, MD's NPI number?

William Abner Darden, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1144259755, issued on Jul 3, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is William Abner Darden, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4750 Waters Ave, Savannah, GA, 31404. Phone: (912) 352-8346. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify William Abner Darden, MD's license?

NPPES lists Georgia license number 023937, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

What is William Abner Darden, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 77.3 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.