Dr. Bruce Vaiden Darden II, MD
- Medicare services, 2023
- 729
- Part D claims, 2024
- 62
- Publications
- 17
- Clinical trials
- 3
- MIPS score, 2024
- 58
- Practice address
- 2001 Randolph Rd, Charlotte, NC 28207-1215
- Practice phone
- Call (704) 332-2225
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Orthocarolina - Charlotte (Randolph Rd)
Surgical practice · Charlotte, North Carolina
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Dr. Bruce Vaiden Darden II is an orthopedic surgeon in Charlotte, North Carolina
Dr. Darden practices at Orthocarolina - Charlotte (Randolph Rd) in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Dr. Darden's NPI, 1780666172, was assigned on November 19, 2005. Dr. Darden graduated from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine in 1982. Dr. Darden holds North Carolina license 27365.
- NPI
- 1780666172NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- NPI enumeration date
- November 19, 2005
- NPI status
- Active
- Practice phone
- (704) 332-2225
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 70
- Medical school graduation
- 1982
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Bruce Vaiden Darden II practices at 2 locations in Charlotte, North Carolina
Dr. Darden's primary practice is Orthocarolina - Charlotte (Randolph Rd), at 2001 Randolph Rd, Charlotte, NC 28207-1215. The practice phone is (704) 332-2225. The NPI Registry lists Dr. Darden's practice address as 1901 Randolph Rd, Charlotte, NC 28207.
- Orthocarolina - Charlotte (Randolph Rd)Primary2001 Randolph Rd, Charlotte, NC 28207-1215Phone(704) 332-2225
- NPI Registry address1901 Randolph Rd, Charlotte, NC 28207 · Mecklenburg CountyPhone(704) 323-2000
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Affiliation Data; Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. Bruce Vaiden Darden II is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 2 medical groups
Dr. Darden's primary practice is Orthocarolina - Charlotte (Randolph Rd) in Charlotte, North Carolina. The medical group on file is Atrium Health Levine Children's Gastroenterology. Dmand AI also links Dr. Darden to 1 more group practice or clinic and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Bruce Vaiden Darden II's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Darden practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Orthocarolina - Charlotte (Randolph Rd) | Available with a free account |
| +1 more site and 1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Bruce Vaiden Darden II is one of 809 orthopedic surgeons in North Carolina
Orthopaedic surgery is Dr. Darden's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207X00000X. Dr. Darden is licensed in North Carolina.
Specialties and state licenses
- Orthopaedic surgery, North CarolinaPrimary
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Bruce Vaiden Darden II billed Medicare for 729 services in 2023
CMS data shows 729 Medicare services from Dr. Darden across 8 procedure codes in 2023. Medicare paid $54,063 for them. Every service was in an office.
Dr. Darden's Medicare services by type, 2022 to 2023
- 2022
- 2023
- Office and hospital visits
- 2022: 5092023: 4943%
- Imaging
- 2022: 3272023: 23528%
Dr. Darden compared with the North Carolina median for orthopedic surgeons, 2023
- Dr. Darden
- North Carolina median
- Medicare services
- 729vs 99627% below
- Part D claims
- 32vs 15780% below
Medians across 792 orthopedic surgeons in North Carolina with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Darden's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2023
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Bruce Vaiden Darden II's patients have a median age of 64
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Darden's median patient age at 64, with 47% women.
Dr. Darden's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 64
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women47%
- Men53%
Source: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data
Dr. Bruce Vaiden Darden II wrote 62 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Darden wrote 62 Medicare Part D claims for 26 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 32 of them, across 2 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $130 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 752 claims across 13 drugs.
Dr. Darden's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 7522024: 3296%
Drugs named by CMS: 2 in 2024, 13 in 2023.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Bruce Vaiden Darden II scored 58 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 58 out of 100 for Dr. Darden for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group.
Dr. Darden's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 58of 100Final score
- 33.3of 100Quality
- 90of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 0of 100Improvement Activities
- 83of 100Cost
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Source: Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026
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Dr. Bruce Vaiden Darden II has 17 publications on record
Dmand AI links 17 papers to Dr. Darden, published from 2016 to 2022. 2016 was the busiest year, with 4. The most frequent topics are Cervical Vertebrae, Spinal Fusion and Diskectomy. Dr. Darden has published most often in J Am Acad Orthop Surg. Dr. Darden's most frequent co-authors are Eric Brian Laxer, MD, Alfred Leonard Rhyne, MD and Michael Eric Janssen, MD.
Dr. Darden's papers by year, 2016 to 2022
Topics Dr. Darden writes about most
- Cervical Vertebrae
- Spinal Fusion
- Diskectomy
- Intervertebral Disc Displacement
- Total Disc Replacement
- Decompression, Surgical
- Intervertebral Disc Degeneration
- Lumbar Vertebrae
Dr. Darden's most frequent co-authors
- Eric Brian Laxer, MD6 shared papers
- Alfred Leonard Rhyne, MD4 shared papers
- Michael Eric Janssen, MD3 shared papers
Recent publications by Dr. Darden
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Bruce Vaiden Darden II has worked on 3 clinical trials
Dmand AI links Dr. Darden to 3 clinical trials. 1 is still active or recruiting. Conditions studied include Agnosia, Neck Pain and Paresis.
Conditions in Dr. Darden's trials
- Agnosia
- Neck Pain
- Paresis
- Perceptual Disorders
Investigators on the most trials with Dr. Darden
- Richard Don Guyer, MD2 shared trials
- Eric Brian Laxer, MD2 shared trials
- Leo Reuben Spector, MD2 shared trials
Recent clinical trials with Dr. Darden
Multimodal Analgesia vs. Routine Care Pain Management for Lumbar Spine Fusion Surgery: A Prospective Randomized Study (opens in a new tab)
2-level Cervical Disc Replacement Comparing Prodisc C SK & Vivo to Mobi-C (opens in a new tab)
Sources: Dmand AI Research Linkage; and ClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine)
Dr. Bruce Vaiden Darden II received $76,697 in industry payments from 2016 to 2024
CMS Open Payments shows 67 general payments to Dr. Darden from 17 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2024. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 57% of the total. Stryker Corporation paid the most, $52,714. It also lists 2 research payments totaling $2,156 in 2016.
General payments to Dr. Darden by program year, 2016 to 2024
General payments to Dr. Darden by kind, 2016 to 2024
- Consulting fees$43,52957%
- Royalties and licenses$25,45633%
- Travel and lodging$4,2316%
- Food and beverage$3,4084%
- Education$740%
Companies that paid Dr. Darden the most, 2016 to 2024
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Bruce Vaiden Darden II graduated from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine
Dr. Darden graduated from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine in 1982.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Bruce Vaiden Darden II's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Affiliation DataDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel Data |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Clinical trials and co-investigators | Dmand AI Research LinkageClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Bruce Vaiden Darden II's NPI number?
Dr. Bruce Vaiden Darden II's NPI number is 1780666172. It was assigned on November 19, 2005, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Bruce Vaiden Darden II?
Dr. Bruce Vaiden Darden II is an orthopedic surgeon in Charlotte, North Carolina. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Orthopaedic Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 207X00000X).
Where does Dr. Bruce Vaiden Darden II practice?
Dr. Darden practices at 2001 Randolph Rd, Charlotte, NC 28207-1215. Dr. Darden also practices at 1901 Randolph Rd, Charlotte, NC 28207. Dr. Darden's primary practice is Orthocarolina - Charlotte (Randolph Rd) in Charlotte, North Carolina. Dmand AI also links Dr. Darden to 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group.
What is Dr. Bruce Vaiden Darden II's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Darden is (704) 332-2225.
What is Dr. Bruce Vaiden Darden II's medical license number?
Dr. Darden holds North Carolina license 27365.
What medical group is Dr. Bruce Vaiden Darden II part of?
Dr. Darden is linked to Atrium Health Levine Children's Gastroenterology. Dmand AI links Dr. Darden to 1 more medical group.
Does Dr. Bruce Vaiden Darden II accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Darden billed Medicare for 729 services in 2023.
What is Dr. Bruce Vaiden Darden II's MIPS score?
Dr. Darden's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 58 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
What services does Dr. Bruce Vaiden Darden II bill to Medicare?
In 2023, Dr. Darden's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), diagnostic imaging (72100) and office visit, established patient (99213).
Where did Dr. Bruce Vaiden Darden II go to medical school?
Dr. Darden graduated from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine in 1982.
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What drugs does Dr. Bruce Vaiden Darden II prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Darden's most prescribed drugs by claims were Meloxicam and Gabapentin.
Has Dr. Bruce Vaiden Darden II received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $76,697 in general payments to Dr. Darden from 17 companies from 2016 to 2024. The largest total came from Stryker Corporation.
How long has Dr. Bruce Vaiden Darden II been practicing?
Dr. Darden graduated from medical school in 1982, 44 years ago.
Does Dr. Bruce Vaiden Darden II do research?
Dmand AI links 17 publications to Dr. Darden, published from 2016 to 2022. Dr. Darden has worked on 3 clinical trials.
Who does Dr. Bruce Vaiden Darden II publish with?
Dr. Darden's most frequent co-authors are Eric Brian Laxer, MD (6 shared papers), Alfred Leonard Rhyne, MD (4 shared papers) and Michael Eric Janssen, MD (3 shared papers).
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