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Robert E. Darnell, MD

NPI 1952363566ActiveIndividual· Surgery· Louisville, KY

Surgery (MD) in Louisville, Kentucky, trained at University of Louisville School of Medicine (class of 1991). 338 Medicare patients in 2024, $104,722 paid; nearly all of their 223 Part D prescriptions were generic (91%). Intuitive Surgical, Inc. was the largest of 2 companies reporting payments in 2024, $4,539 in all, mostly education.

Overview

NPI1952363566
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialMD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI issuedApr 6, 2006
Last updated in NPPESJul 9, 2016

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Surgery Primary208600000X32076KY

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Exclusion screening

ListResultDetails
HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026No matchChecked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026No match—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)Enrolled Practitioner - General Surgery (KY)
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients338
Services billed674 across 61 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$104,722

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)223 · 238 30-day fills
Patients178
Total drug cost$3,056
Generic share91% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical schoolUniversity of Louisville School of Medicine
Graduation year1991
Medicare specialtyGeneral Surgery

Medical group

Hospital affiliation

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2024$4,539 · 13 payments from 2 companies

Top paying companies in 2024

CompanyAmountPayments
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.$4,49312
Smith+nephew, Inc.$46.381

What the 2024 payments were for

  • Education$2,500 · 1 payment
  • Travel and Lodging$1,853 · 8 payments
  • Food and Beverage$186.85 · 4 payments

Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records

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