Darla D Easter , NP-C
Nurse Practitioner • Joplin, MO
3105 Mcclelland Blvd
Joplin, MO 648041640
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NPI assigned on October 5, 2009; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 428 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- 20610 — Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint: 237 service units.
- 27447 — Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee: 72 service units.
- 99213 — Established patient outpatient office visit: 63 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
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See all 4 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 200 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2024:
- Celecoxib — 48 prescription fills, including refills.
- Ciprofloxacin Hcl — 37 prescription fills, including refills.
- Amoxicillin — 36 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See all 7 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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More Medicare Part B services than 75% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Joplin, MO (2024, 52 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 192. Middle half: 86 to 414.
More Medicare Part B services than 70% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Missouri (2024, 860 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 231. Middle half: 88 to 493.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 594 in 2020 to 428 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2020–2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
3105 Mcclelland Blvd
Joplin, MO 648041640
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 2 distinct group names: Freeman Neosho Hospital; Freeman-Oak Hill Health System. See the list
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, release date unavailable.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
2009
What Public CMS Data Show
Nurse Practitioner: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
274 people with Original Medicare in 2024
It gives a sense of how many people with Medicare this clinician treated that year.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $33,890 in 2024
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2024. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount
This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $25,503 in 2024
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2024, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
What this does not show: Paid by Medicare
This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024.
30-day fills
216 standardized 30-day fills in 2024
CMS converts prescriptions to 30-day supplies so they can be compared. A 90-day prescription counts as about three 30-day fills.
What this does not show: 30-day fills
It is not a count of patients and not a measure of quality.
Part D drug cost
$1,652 in 2024
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2024, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.
It shows the total spending on drugs this clinician prescribed, not what any one patient paid.
What this does not show: Part D drug cost
A higher cost often reflects the type of medicines a specialty uses. It is not your out-of-pocket cost and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024.
Industry payments (Open Payments)
No Open Payments records are listed for this clinician for 2021–2025.
Years since graduation
17 years (graduated 2009)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2009 as the year this clinician finished professional school.
It tells you roughly how long ago the clinician finished school.
What this does not show: Years since graduation
It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File.
NPI first issued
2009
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Accepts Medicare assignment
CMS data list this clinician as accepting Medicare assignment. This means agreeing to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.
With Original Medicare, you usually pay only your deductible and coinsurance, and the office sends the claim to Medicare for you.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, “Does your provider accept Medicare as full payment?”
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Darla Easter has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Darla Easter as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Joplin and Missouri
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
More Medicare Part B services than 75% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Joplin, MO (2024, 52 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 192. Middle half: 86 to 414.
More Medicare Part B services than 70% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Missouri (2024, 860 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 231. Middle half: 88 to 493.
Medicare-allowed amount
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 75% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Joplin, MO (2024, 52 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $11,666. Middle half: $5,019 to $28,506.
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 70% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Missouri (2024, 860 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $17,615. Middle half: $6,020 to $35,542.
Paid by Medicare
A higher Medicare payment amount than 80% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Joplin, MO (2024, 52 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $8,591. Middle half: $3,857 to $22,091.
A higher Medicare payment amount than 70% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Missouri (2024, 860 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $12,817. Middle half: $4,412 to $26,824.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Joplin, MO (2024, 57 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 165. Middle half: 40 to 712.
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Missouri (2024, 924 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 303. Middle half: 86 to 1,191.
Part D drug cost
A lower Part D drug cost than 60% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Joplin, MO (2024, 57 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $3,059. Middle half: $479 to $53,763.
A lower Part D drug cost than 65% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Missouri (2024, 924 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $13,920. Middle half: $1,057 to $134,310.
88 active clinicians are listed under Nurse Practitioner with a practice address in Joplin, MO (1,721 in Missouri).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Joplin
3.4% of these 88 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
76.1% of these 88 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part B services
Medicare Part B services decreased 28% from 594 in 2020 to 428 in 2024.
- 2020: 594
- 2021: 504
- 2022: 454
- 2023: 390
- 2024: 428
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount decreased 26% from $45,639 in 2020 to $33,890 in 2024.
- 2020: $45,639
- 2021: $41,605
- 2022: $36,988
- 2023: $32,683
- 2024: $33,890
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare decreased 26% from $34,695 in 2020 to $25,503 in 2024.
- 2020: $34,695
- 2021: $31,071
- 2022: $28,416
- 2023: $24,803
- 2024: $25,503
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions increased 22% from 164 in 2020 to 200 in 2024.
- 2020: 164
- 2021: 220
- 2022: 166
- 2023: 278
- 2024: 200
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30-day fills
30-day fills increased 21% from 179 in 2020 to 216 in 2024.
- 2020: 179
- 2021: 239
- 2022: 172
- 2023: 288
- 2024: 216
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost decreased 19% from $2,030 in 2020 to $1,652 in 2024.
- 2020: $2,030
- 2021: $2,901
- 2022: $2,403
- 2023: $3,253
- 2024: $1,652
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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20610
Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint
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237 | 116 | $132.48 | $41.66 |
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27447
Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee
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72 | 69 | $5368.25 | $161.75 |
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99213
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more
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63 | 60 | $101.89 | $52.30 |
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27130
Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis
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56 | 51 | $5376.88 | $162.06 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2024; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications
Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2024.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Celecoxib | Celecoxib | 48 | 1,850 | $686.67 | 23 |
| Ciprofloxacin Hcl | Ciprofloxacin Hcl | 37 | 259 | $296.37 | 37 |
| Amoxicillin | Amoxicillin | 36 | 142 | $45.02 | 15 |
| Gabapentin | Gabapentin | 24 | 762 | $92.70 | 16 |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 23 | 119 | $355.57 | 23 |
| Tramadol Hcl | Tramadol Hcl | 20 | 112 | $39.06 | 20 |
| Doxycycline Hyclate | Doxycycline Hyclate | 12 | 133 | $136.84 | 11 |
Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2024; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
Self-certified to NPPES: 2021-04-07NUCC Taxonomy Code: 363L00000X
(1) A registered nurse provider with a graduate degree in nursing prepared for advanced practice involving independent and interdependent decision making and direct accountability for clinical judgment across the health care continuum or in a certified specialty. (2) A registered nurse who has completed additional training beyond basic nursing education and who provides primary health care services in accordance with state nurse practice laws or statutes. Tasks performed by nurse practitioners vary with practice requirements mandated by geographic, political, economic, and social factors. Nurse practitioner specialists include, but are not limited to, family nurse practitioners, gerontological nurse practitioners, pediatric nurse practitioners, obstetric-gynecologic nurse practitioners, and school nurse practitioners.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 363L00000X
(1) A registered nurse provider with a graduate degree in nursing prepared for advanced practice involving independent and interdependent decision making and direct accountability for clinical judgment across the health care continuum or in a certified specialty. (2) A registered nurse who has completed additional training beyond basic nursing education and who provides primary health care services in accordance with state nurse practice laws or statutes. Tasks performed by nurse practitioners vary with practice requirements mandated by geographic, political, economic, and social factors. Nurse practitioner specialists include, but are not limited to, family nurse practitioners, gerontological nurse practitioners, pediatric nurse practitioners, obstetric-gynecologic nurse practitioners, and school nurse practitioners.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - NURSE PRACTITIONER
I20100109000063
MO
4385785518
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Medicare Group Practice Enrollments
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
Freeman Neosho Hospital
336 S Jefferson St, Neosho, MO 648501769
Phone: 4174554200
Freeman-Oak Hill Health System
3105 Mcclelland Blvd, Joplin, MO 648041640
Phone: 4173475400
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Orthopaedic Surgery
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Physician Assistant
Orthopaedic Surgery
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Orthopaedic Surgery
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.)
Physician Assistant
Physician Assistant
Career & Practice History
NPI enumerated October 05, 2009.
No changes to the name, practice address, taxonomy or NPI status in this record have been observed in the monthly NPPES data files from January 2017 to August 2026.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Nurse Practitioners in Joplin
- Joyce Clement, NP
- Paige Burress, FNP-C
- Jennifer Theis, NP
- Jenifer Webb, NP
- Dr. Reilly Etcheson, DNP, APRN-CNP, FNP
- Brittani Reed, FNP-C
Mailing Address
3105 Mcclelland Blvd
Joplin, MO 648041640
Phone: 4177812807