Dr. Darshan B. Thakkar, MD

Dr. Thakkar practices at AdventHealth Tampa in Tampa, Florida, part of AdventHealth.

Dr. Thakkar's NPI, 1134205164, was assigned on October 31, 2006. Dr. Thakkar graduated from Baroda Medical College in 1990. Dr. Thakkar holds Florida license ME96942.

Dr. Thakkar's primary practice is AdventHealth Tampa, at 3100 E Fletcher Ave, Tampa, FL 33613 in Hillsborough County. The practice phone is (813) 615-7200.

Dr. Thakkar's primary practice is AdventHealth Tampa in Tampa, Florida, part of AdventHealth. Dr. Thakkar is also affiliated with BayCare St. Joseph's Hospital. The medical group on file is AdventHealth Medical Group Cardiovascular Surgery at Tampa. Dmand AI also links Dr. Thakkar to 4 more hospitals, 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Thakkar practices, 8 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Surgery is Dr. Thakkar's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dr. Thakkar is board certified in undersea & hyperbaric medicine by the American Board of Preventive Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Thakkar's licenses on file in 3 states: Florida, New Jersey and South Carolina.

Dmand AI lists abdominal adhesion surgery, abdominal hernia repair surgery, colon removal, gallbladder removal, groin hernia surgery, hemorrhoids and mastectomy among the conditions Dr. Thakkar treats.

CMS data shows 483 Medicare services from Dr. Thakkar across 6 procedure codes in 2024, for 142 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $32,207 for them.

CMS counts 142 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Thakkar in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 70 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 13% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.25, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Thakkar's median patient age at 69, with 59% women.

In 2024, Dr. Thakkar wrote 235 Medicare Part D claims for 164 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 185 of them, across 5 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,678 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 123 claims across 3 drugs.

Dr. Thakkar accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 22 procedures of removal of tissue by Dr. Thakkar, more than 70% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Colonoscopy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Hernia repair (minimally invasive): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Hernia repair - groin (open): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Mastectomy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Removal of skin lesions: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Skin biopsy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 3 papers to Dr. Thakkar, published from 2019 to 2021. 2019 was the busiest year, with 2. Dr. Thakkar's most frequent co-authors are Subhasis Misra, MD and Tatum Nicole Jestila, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 272 general payments to Dr. Thakkar from 59 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 33% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $14,276.

Dmand AI lists 2 awards for Dr. Thakkar, most recently CMS Stage 1 2012 in 2011.

Dr. Thakkar graduated from Baroda Medical College in 1990. Dr. Thakkar is a member of ACS.

Dr. Thakkar is in network with 19 carriers, including Elevance, Aetna and Excellus BlueCross BlueShield. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 13. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.