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Darlene S Davis

Darlene S Davis

USA 2026

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About

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Practice Areas

Darlene Davis is a partner at the firm. She focuses her practice exclusively on health law, primarily representing academic medical centers, health systems, hospitals, home health agencies, hospices, nursing homes, and ancillary service providers, such as laboratories, pharmacies, and durable medical equipment suppliers.

In that capacity, she advises clients on a wide range of regulatory and transactional matters, including the HIPAA privacy, security and breach notification rules; Medicare and Medicaid enrollment and certification, coverage and reimbursement; North Carolina licensure rules; the 340B drug pricing program; contracting; healthcare regulatory diligence; and compliance with fraud and abuse laws (including Stark Law and Anti-Kickback Statute).

Prior to attending law school, Darlene worked for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in its Boston Regional Office.

Publications

Site Neutral Payments - Transaction Concerns, ABA Business and Transactions Interest Group Business Wire, Fall 2016

“Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients Treated for Hypertension: A Review of the Literature from 1990 to 2000,” co-authored article, Clinical Therapeutics, 2002

“How do Precepting Physicians Select Patients for Teaching Medical Students in the Ambulatory Primary Care Setting?” co-authored article, Journal of General Internal Medicine, 2003

Education

Duke University School of Law (magna cum laude; Order of the Coif; Senior Research Editor, Duke Law Journal; Mordecai Scholar)

J.D.

2007

Harvard University (cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa)

A.B.

1998

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Healthcare - North Carolina

Band 2
Band 2

Individual Editorial

Darlene Davis maintains a strong transactional and regulatory practice that includes fraud and abuse matters and HIPAA issues.

Strengths

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  • Darlene's level of sophistication and ability to see the big picture is remarkable.

    HealthcareChambers Guide to the USA
  • Darlene's breadth and depth of knowledge is incredibly valuable.

    HealthcareChambers Guide to the USA
  • She's smart, dedicated and creative.

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