Bryan Francis Darger
Emergency Medicine • Houston, TX
2121 El Paseo St, #2008
Houston, TX 770543246
This profile restates public CMS/NPPES data; T-MedInfo gives no medical advice — consult a licensed professional, and call 911 for emergencies.
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NPI assigned on March 25, 2015; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 1,170 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:
- 99285 — Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making: 541 service units.
- 93010 — Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only: 330 service units.
- 99284 — Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making: 189 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.
CPT® only copyright 2023 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Service names are shortened from CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors (CMS data, 2024). CPT notice
See all 5 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 274 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:
- Doxycycline Hyclate — 38 prescription fills, including refills.
- Prednisone — 34 prescription fills, including refills.
- Amoxicillin — 23 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 15 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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More Medicare Part B services than 95% of clinicians listed under Emergency Medicine in Houston, TX (2024, 542 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 249. Middle half: 99 to 452.
More Medicare Part B services than 95% of clinicians listed under Emergency Medicine in Texas (2024, 3,145 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 290. Middle half: 132 to 513.
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 1,198 in 2020 to 1,170 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2020–2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
2121 El Paseo St
#2008
Houston, TX 770543246
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 1 group name: Cep America - California. 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
University Of Texas Medical School At Houston
2015
What Public CMS Data Show
Emergency Medicine: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
811 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 $143,640 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 $111,082 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
283 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
$1,318 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)
Fewer than 11 payment records totaling $18.17 in 2024
Drug and medical device companies must report certain payments to doctors and some other clinicians to CMS, such as meals, travel, speaking fees or research funding.
It shows reported financial ties between this clinician and companies. You can ask your clinician about them.
These records are submitted by drug and medical device companies, and a reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper.
General: payments not tied to research, such as meals, travel, consulting or speaking fees.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper. Research payments can go to a hospital or university for a study the clinician leads, not to the clinician personally. Clinicians can dispute records with the company that reported them.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024.
Years since graduation
11 years (graduated 2015)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2015 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
2015
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)
Bryan Darger 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 Bryan Darger 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 Houston and Texas
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
More Medicare Part B services than 95% of clinicians listed under Emergency Medicine in Houston, TX (2024, 542 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 249. Middle half: 99 to 452.
More Medicare Part B services than 95% of clinicians listed under Emergency Medicine in Texas (2024, 3,145 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 290. Middle half: 132 to 513.
Medicare-allowed amount
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 95% of clinicians listed under Emergency Medicine in Houston, TX (2024, 542 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $31,994. Middle half: $14,345 to $55,365.
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 95% of clinicians listed under Emergency Medicine in Texas (2024, 3,145 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $36,170. Middle half: $16,337 to $61,083.
Paid by Medicare
A higher Medicare payment amount than 95% of clinicians listed under Emergency Medicine in Houston, TX (2024, 542 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $24,697. Middle half: $11,100 to $42,226.
A higher Medicare payment amount than 95% of clinicians listed under Emergency Medicine in Texas (2024, 3,145 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $27,475. Middle half: $12,386 to $47,065.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
More Part D prescriptions than 85% of clinicians listed under Emergency Medicine in Houston, TX (2024, 393 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 97. Middle half: 40 to 185.
More Part D prescriptions than 80% of clinicians listed under Emergency Medicine in Texas (2024, 2,614 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 114. Middle half: 46 to 221.
Part D drug cost
A higher Part D drug cost than 70% of clinicians listed under Emergency Medicine in Houston, TX (2024, 393 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $758. Middle half: $241 to $1,456.
A higher Part D drug cost than 65% of clinicians listed under Emergency Medicine in Texas (2024, 2,614 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $839. Middle half: $311 to $1,721.
819 active clinicians are listed under Emergency Medicine with a practice address in Houston, TX (4,895 in Texas).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Houston
2.3% of these 819 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
61.1% of these 819 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 stayed about the same: 1,198 in 2020 and 1,170 in 2024.
- 2020: 1,198
- 2021: 1,232
- 2022: 1,333
- 2023: 1,231
- 2024: 1,170
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount stayed about the same: $133,327 in 2020 and $143,640 in 2024.
- 2020: $133,327
- 2021: $146,770
- 2022: $154,320
- 2023: $149,181
- 2024: $143,640
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare stayed about the same: $106,585 in 2020 and $111,082 in 2024.
- 2020: $106,585
- 2021: $123,229
- 2022: $134,610
- 2023: $119,936
- 2024: $111,082
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions increased 208% from 89 in 2020 to 274 in 2024.
- 2020: 89
- 2021: 186
- 2022: 259
- 2023: 281
- 2024: 274
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30-day fills
30-day fills increased 218% from 89 in 2020 to 283 in 2024.
- 2020: 89
- 2021: 187
- 2022: 260
- 2023: 284
- 2024: 283
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost went from $500 in 2020 to $1,318 in 2024.
- 2020: $500
- 2021: $1,415
- 2022: $2,352
- 2023: $2,371
- 2024: $1,318
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $124.99 in 2021 to $18.17 in 2024.
- 2021: $124.99
- 2024: $18.17
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), CMS Open Payments (2024), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Pharma & Medical Device Financial Disclosures
Payments and other transfers of value that drug and medical device companies reported to CMS Open Payments
Program year 2024 (payments made January 1 – December 31, 2024): fewer than 11 records totaling $18.17.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABBVIE INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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CREON | General | $18.17 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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99285
Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making
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541 | 524 | $1226.75 | $177.77 |
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93010
Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only
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330 | 316 | $63.18 | $8.46 |
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99284
Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making
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189 | 182 | $834.00 | $123.29 |
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99291
Critical care, first 30-74 minutes
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96 | 94 | $1613.69 | $218.86 |
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93308
Ultrasound of heart, follow-up
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14 | 13 | $193.00 | $25.86 |
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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| Doxycycline Hyclate | Doxycycline Hyclate | 38 | 247 | $190.06 | 37 |
| Prednisone | Prednisone | 34 | 196 | $67.86 | 31 |
| Amoxicillin | Amoxicillin | 23 | 155 | $70.13 | 23 |
| Ondansetron Odt | Ondansetron | 23 | 182 | $86.73 | 23 |
| Cefuroxime | Cefuroxime Axetil | 21 | 141 | $307.48 | 21 |
| Ibuprofen | Ibuprofen | 18 | 170 | $58.08 | 18 |
| Naproxen | Naproxen | 17 | 165 | $48.08 | 17 |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 15 | 78 | $52.86 | 15 |
| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass | Amoxicillin/Potassium Clav | 14 | 107 | $126.59 | 13 |
| Tramadol Hcl | Tramadol Hcl | 13 | 100 | $27.81 | 12 |
| Furosemide | Furosemide | 13 | 247 | $31.73 | 13 |
| Omeprazole | Omeprazole | 12 | 360 | $62.39 | 12 |
| Azithromycin | Azithromycin | 11 | 52 | $50.13 | 11 |
| Cephalexin | Cephalexin | 11 | 72 | $37.76 | 11 |
| Metoprolol Succinate | Metoprolol Succinate | 11 | 600 | $99.83 | 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
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207P00000X
An emergency physician focuses on the immediate decision making and action necessary to prevent death or any further disability both in the pre-hospital setting by directing emergency medical technicians and in the emergency department. The emergency physician provides immediate recognition, evaluation, care, stabilization and disposition of a generally diversified population of adult and pediatric patients in response to acute illness and injury.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - EMERGENCY MEDICINE
I20190808001629
CA
1052685864
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
Cep America - California
1911 Johnson Ave, San Luis Obispo, CA 934014131
Phone: 8055435353
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Emergency Medicine (license number reported to NPPES: CA A149278)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 2121 EL PASEO ST, #2008, HOUSTON, TX 770543246 (Tel: 2817871685)
Registered at 2121 EL PASEO ST, #2008, HOUSTON, TX 770543246
Recorded as BRYAN DARGER
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
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Mailing Address
2121 El Paseo St, #2008
Houston, TX 770543246