Darek Anderson, P.A.-C
NPI 1518932136ActiveIndividual· Physician Assistant· Tucson, AZ
Physician Assistant (P.A.-C) with Forefront Dermatology SC and 1 other group, practicing in Tucson, Arizona. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $871,169 for 1,431 claims, against $113,363 paid for services in 2024. Abbvie Inc. was the largest of 17 companies reporting payments in 2025, $2,029 in all, mostly food and beverage.
Overview
| NPI | 1518932136 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | P.A.-C |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Feb 17, 2006 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Feb 24, 2026 |
| Certified by provider | Feb 24, 2026 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician Assistant Primary | 363A00000X | 2857 | AZ |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Physician Assistant (AZ) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 875 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 3,494 across 47 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $113,363 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 1,431 · 1,606 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 510 |
| Total drug cost | $871,169 |
| Generic share | 89% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2003 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Physician Assistant |
Medical groups
- Forefront Dermatology SCSouthlake, TX · 662 clinicians
- Sheftel and Associates Dermatology LLPTucson, AZ · 18 clinicians
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$2,029 · 110 payments from 17 companies
- 2024$2,557 · 122 payments from 18 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Abbvie Inc. | $412.57 | 39 |
| Galderma Laboratories, L.P. | $370.07 | 16 |
| Ucb, Inc. | $209.62 | 4 |
| Genzyme Corporation | $176.39 | 9 |
| Janssen Biotech, Inc. | $134.82 | 10 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$1,925 · 108 payments
- Education$104.64 · 2 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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