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Robert Alan Harper, MD

Orthopedic Surgery · Boulder

NPI 1124488572

Medicare standing
Clear
Enrolled, allowed to bill and order, not excluded
Plans that list them
Not verified
Not the same as out of network.
Offices
3
Since medical school
11 years
University of Missouri, Columbia School of Medicine, 2015

Offices

3 locations · Bouldercentre for Orthopedics PC · Select Physical Therapy of West Denver Limited Partnership · Wray Community District Hospital

Looking this up.

Hospitals listed: Foothills Hospital · St Anthony North Hospital · Wray Community District Hospital. That is not proof they admit you there this week.

Plan participation

Not verified

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California Medical Board record

Licence A146327 · Current

Licensed to practise in California · since 2016 · expires 2026-12-31 · University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine.

No disciplinary actions, convictions, malpractice judgments or citations in this record.

State licence records

1 licence

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School, training and certification

What this clinician told their state board, medical school and everything before it. Only some states publish this, so nothing here means the state does not say, not that there was no training or certification.

Specialty certification

  • Orthopaedic Surgery

Education

  • University of Missouri - Columbia School of Med2015

What else the board holds

Hospitals they may admit to

Where the clinician told their state board they may admit and treat patients.

  • Boulder Community Health - Foothills Hospital · Boulder, CO
  • Centura Health · Colorado Springs, CO
  • Commonspirit - St. Anthony North Hospital · Westminster, CO
  • Stanford University · Palo Alto, CA
  • UCHealth Memorial Hospital North · Colorado Springs, CO
  • Wray Hospital & Clinic · Wray, CO

Also licensed in

States the clinician told their board they are also licensed in. Only the states we check are verified.

California

Hospitals they work in

3 hospitals

These rate the hospital, not this clinician. Most measures at most hospitals are no different from the national rate.

  • Boulder Community HealthBoulder, COAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Private · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of Boulder Community HealthPatients rate it 4 of 5 · 81% would definitely recommend it
    Overall rating: 4 of 5 starsBetter than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.278, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
  • Centura Health-St Anthony North Health CampusWestminster, COAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Private · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of CommonSpirit Health, which runs 145 hospitals in 19 statesPatients rate it 3 of 5 · 69% would definitely recommend it
    Overall rating: 5 of 5 starsBetter than the national rate — Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): 0.194, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.367, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
  • Wray Community District HospitalWray, COCritical Access Hospital · Government - Hospital District or Authority · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendly74% would definitely recommend it
    No overall ratingNo measure marked better or worse than the national rate
See every measure and the patient survey for Boulder Community Health

Behind the star rating — Deaths: 0 better, 8 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 1 better, 5 the same, 1 worse of 7 measures. Readmissions: 3 better, 6 the same, 0 worse of 9 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.

Every scored measure at Boulder Community Health
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections0.278BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths1.61 (0.61 to 2.6) · 743 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths1.27 (0.94 to 1.6)No differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths191.55 (131.54 to 251.57) · 53 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths1.9 · 53 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths8.7 · 56 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths9.5 · 83 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths7.5 · 272 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths10.7 · 239 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths12.3 · 137 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths3.2 · 2,540 casesNoneJul 2024 – Jun 2025
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths0.32 (0.12 to 0.53) · 4,355 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths0.27 (0.07 to 0.47) · 4,475 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths3.05 (1 to 5.1) · 1,413 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths1.51 (0.06 to 2.97) · 705 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths2.26 (0.76 to 3.77) · 1,187 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths14.03 (8.14 to 19.91) · 704 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths6.04 (2.49 to 9.59) · 695 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths1.93 (0.46 to 3.39) · 315 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths1.04 (0.23 to 1.85) · 3,362 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths4.4 · 104 casesNoneApr 2023 – Mar 2025
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.641No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.809No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
MRSA BacteremiaInfections2.191No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections1.114No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits13.2 · 131 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits17.9 · 375 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits-13.3 · 92 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits-39.3 · 305 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits-41.7 · 248 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits15.8 · 304 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits6.4 · 110 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits9 · 67 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits19.4 · 73 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits12.4 (9.1 to 16.8) · 256 casesNo differentJan 2022 – Dec 2024
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits1 (0.8 to 1.2) · 754 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024

What patients said (1,171 patients answered, 29% of those asked)

Patient survey stars by topic at Boulder Community Health
Cleanliness4
Nurse communication4
Doctor communication4
Communication about medicines4
Discharge information4
Overall hospital rating4
Quietness4
Recommend hospital5
Share of patients giving the best answer at Boulder Community Health
Room was "always" clean78%
Nurses "always" communicated well78%
Doctors "always" communicated well79%
Staff "always" explained64%
Yes, staff "did" give patients this information88%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge87%
Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand73%
Doctors "always" listened carefully77%
Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect87%
Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high)77%
Staff "always" explained new medications79%
Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand74%
Nurses "always" listened carefully75%
Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect86%
"Always" quiet at night64%
"YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital81%
Staff "always" explained possible side effects49%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms88%
See every measure and the patient survey for Centura Health-St Anthony North Health Campus

Behind the star rating — Deaths: 0 better, 6 the same, 0 worse of 6 measures. Safety: 2 better, 4 the same, 0 worse of 6 measures. Readmissions: 3 better, 4 the same, 0 worse of 7 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.

Every scored measure at Centura Health-St Anthony North Health Campus
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.194BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections0.367BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths1.25 (0.2 to 2.3) · 508 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths0.83 (0.41 to 1.26)No differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths9.5 · 71 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths10.5 · 59 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths12.1 · 210 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths13.4 · 191 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths12.5 · 134 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths3.2 · 2,337 casesNoneJul 2024 – Jun 2025
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths0.18 (0 to 0.41) · 2,656 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths0.25 (0.04 to 0.46) · 2,704 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths3.31 (0.91 to 5.71) · 491 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths1.58 (0 to 3.26) · 142 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths2.13 (0.47 to 3.79) · 461 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths7.97 (0 to 17.35) · 143 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths4.68 (0.58 to 8.79) · 127 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths1.71 (0.2 to 3.22) · 102 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths0.32 (0 to 1.28) · 1,675 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths4.3 · 32 casesNoneApr 2023 – Mar 2025
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.359No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
MRSA BacteremiaInfections0.473No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections0.833No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits14.3 · 150 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits20 · 538 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits-29.6 · 76 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits-34.5 · 248 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits-35 · 228 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits14.7 · 451 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits5.6 · 37 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits19.3 · 149 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits13 (9.6 to 17.5) · 284 casesNo differentJan 2022 – Dec 2024
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits1.1 (0.8 to 1.4) · 304 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024

What patients said (927 patients answered, 17% of those asked)

Patient survey stars by topic at Centura Health-St Anthony North Health Campus
Cleanliness4
Nurse communication2
Doctor communication2
Communication about medicines2
Discharge information3
Overall hospital rating3
Quietness4
Recommend hospital4
Share of patients giving the best answer at Centura Health-St Anthony North Health Campus
Room was "always" clean71%
Nurses "always" communicated well75%
Doctors "always" communicated well76%
Staff "always" explained60%
Yes, staff "did" give patients this information84%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge81%
Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand69%
Doctors "always" listened carefully74%
Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect84%
Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high)70%
Staff "always" explained new medications75%
Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand71%
Nurses "always" listened carefully72%
Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect82%
"Always" quiet at night62%
"YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital69%
Staff "always" explained possible side effects45%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms86%
See every measure and the patient survey for Wray Community District Hospital

Behind the star rating — Deaths: 0 better, 1 the same, 0 worse of 1 measures. Safety: 0 better, 1 the same, 0 worse of 1 measures. Readmissions: 0 better, 4 the same, 0 worse of 4 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.

Every scored measure at Wray Community District Hospital
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths3.8 · 65 casesNoneJul 2024 – Jun 2025
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths4.9 · 49 casesNoneApr 2023 – Mar 2025
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits5.7 · 52 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits12.2 (8.9 to 16.3) · 233 casesNo differentJan 2022 – Dec 2024
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits0.9 (0.7 to 1.3) · 105 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Share of patients giving the best answer at Wray Community District Hospital
Room was "always" clean84%
Nurses "always" communicated well83%
Doctors "always" communicated well79%
Staff "always" explained64%
Yes, staff "did" give patients this information88%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge85%
Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand68%
Doctors "always" listened carefully79%
Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect90%
Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high)74%
Staff "always" explained new medications71%
Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand77%
Nurses "always" listened carefully80%
Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect92%
"Always" quiet at night70%
"YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital74%
Staff "always" explained possible side effects56%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms91%

Original Medicare doctor bills

$193,822

Medicare paid this office $193,822 for 365 people.

This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.

Largest Original Medicare bills
Return visit (30+ min)318$66,838$99
Fusion of spine in lower back17$20,481$1,205
Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion25$9,707$194
Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment12$9,275$773
Fusion of lower spine bone through abdomen with partial removal of disc17$8,373$493
See all 17 services
Every Original Medicare service billed
Return visit (30+ min)318$66,838$99
Fusion of spine in lower back17$20,481$1,205
Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion25$9,707$194
Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment12$9,275$773
Fusion of lower spine bone through abdomen with partial removal of disc17$8,373$493
Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments13$7,772$555
X-ray of lower and sacral spine, minimum of 4 views141$6,893$42
New patient visit (45+ min)42$4,862$116
Fusion of additional segment of spine11$4,436$277
X-ray of upper spine, 4-5 views73$3,482$41
Short return visit (20+ min)36$2,929$70
X-ray lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views bending views91$2,899$30
Long return visit (40+ min)16$2,466$145
Fusion of spine bones through front of body with partial removal of disc, each additional disc11$2,425$187
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes12$1,638$136
X-ray of middle spine, 2 views24$674$25
X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views18$586$33

Procedures Medicare counted

Procedure volume Medicare published
Laminectomy or laminotomy (partial removal of spine bones)55More than 80% of doctors who do this
Spinal fusion330More than 96% of doctors who do this

Procedures year by year

Procedures billed to Original Medicare by year
Procedure20202021202220232024
Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion–21–3450
Fusion of additional segment of spine3745––16
Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment1324––12
Fusion of lower spine bone through abdomen with partial removal of disc–11–1117
Fusion of spine in lower back–17––17
Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments–17––14

Times billed to Original Medicare each year. A blank year means fewer than 11 people had it, or none: Medicare does not publish smaller counts. Medicare Advantage patients are not included.

Who their Medicare patients are

365 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 74 · Under 65 3% · 85 and older 9% · Women 56% · Also on Medicaid 8% · Health risk score 1.01. At or below the middle of the specialty; the typical orthopedic surgery clinician is at 1.13.

Conditions among them: High blood pressure 52% · Coronary heart disease 33% · Depression 25% · Chronic kidney disease 15% · Diabetes 14% · Cancer 14% · COPD 13% · Atrial fibrillation 13% · Heart failure 10% · Dementia 5% · Stroke 4%.

The office billed $661,980, Medicare allowed $247,938 and paid $193,822; for 1,493 services of 64 kinds.

Original Medicare patients only. A risk score of 1.0 is the average Medicare patient; higher means sicker. Any count under 11 is hidden.

Year by year

Original Medicare by year
20243651,493741.01$661,980$193,822
20232521,219730.90$927,822$149,751
2022203929730.96$482,363$93,146
2021123406731.21$841,138$47,762
202045193761.52$500,676$20,035

Original Medicare only. A service billed for fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden, so the lines can add up to less than the year's total.

See the services billed each year

2023: 14 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2023
Short return visit (20+ min)187$25,650$67
Return visit (30+ min)102$13,741$92
Mri scan of lower spinal canal without contrast57$9,267$157
X-ray of lower and sacral spine, minimum of 4 views133$6,942$41
Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion18$6,812$200
Fusion of lower spine bone through abdomen with partial removal of disc11$4,823$438
New patient visit (45+ min)33$4,111$125
Mri scan of upper spinal canal without contrast22$3,265$148
New patient visit (30+ min)31$2,477$80
X-ray of upper spine, 4-5 views50$2,394$39
X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views20$821$32
Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint11$729$49
X-ray of middle spine, 2 views13$386$23
Injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg11$138None

2022: 9 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2022
Short return visit (20+ min)157$21,868$72
Return visit (30+ min)97$13,854$100
Mri scan of lower spinal canal without contrast45$6,848$152
X-ray of lower and sacral spine, minimum of 4 views120$5,677$42
Mri scan of upper spinal canal without contrast28$3,870$138
New patient visit (45+ min)17$2,240$132
New patient visit (30+ min)25$2,041$82
X-ray of upper spine, 4-5 views41$2,039$44
X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views19$776$32

2021: 11 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2021
Fusion of spine in lower back16$3,940$232
Fusion of additional segment of spine19$3,235$72
Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment24$3,083$128
Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments16$2,316$136
Short return visit (20+ min)23$2,100$75
Placement of stabilizing device to back of 1 spine bone in neck13$1,381$106
Fusion of lower spine bone through abdomen with partial removal of disc11$1,334$121
Return visit (30+ min)13$1,316$101
Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion14$929$44
X-ray of lower and sacral spine, minimum of 4 views19$813$41
Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves, each additional segment15$472$29

2020: 2 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2020
Fusion of additional segment of spine12$2,047$55
Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment13$1,779$137

Medicaid work

$4,532 in 2023

Medicaid paid $4,532 for 231 billed services this clinician did in 2023, up to 23 people in a month for one service.

Medicaid and CHIP claims where this clinician did the service, fee-for-service and managed care together. Any month with fewer than 11 patients is hidden, so small Medicaid practices undercount.

Largest Medicaid services in 2023
Short return visit (20+ min)193$3,965
Return visit (30+ min)21$300
Radiologic examination, spine, lumbosacral; minimum of 4 views17$267
Medicaid work by year
2023231323$4,532
202221112$215
See the largest Medicaid services in earlier years

2022

Largest Medicaid services in 2022
Short return visit (20+ min)21$215

Drugs they prescribed that Part D paid

$4,608

Pharmacies billed $4,608 in 2024.

This is pharmacy cost, not the office bill, and not what patients paid.

Opioids were 34% of their Part D prescriptions (133 of 394) in 2024. Above the middle of the specialty; the typical orthopedic surgery clinician is at 31%. Surgeons prescribe little besides pain medicine after an operation, so their opioid share runs high.

388 generic and fewer than 11 brand-name prescriptions · $4,608 in drug cost.

Part D prescriptions only. The opioid rate is opioid prescriptions as a share of all this clinician's Part D prescriptions; surgeons and pain specialists run higher than others, so it is shown against the same specialty.

Largest Part D drug costs
Oxycodone76$740$10
Methocarbamol47$702$15
Gabapentin50$663$13
Methylprednisolone90$654$7
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen23$296$13
See all 9 drugs
Every Part D drug this clinician prescribed
Oxycodone76$740$10
Methocarbamol47$702$15
Gabapentin50$663$13
Methylprednisolone90$654$7
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen23$296$13
Cyclobenzaprine15$128$9
Tramadol34$102$3
Meloxicam16$46$3
Diazepam16$17$1

Year by year

Part D prescribing by year
202439417434% (133)None$4,608
20232689841% (111)None$3,090
20221596029% (46)None$1,981
2021423057% (24)None$3,546
2020292579% (23)None$340
2019503452% (26)None$1,007
2018523160% (31)0%$314
2017423471% (30)None$431

Part D prescriptions only. A drug prescribed to fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden.

See the drugs prescribed each year

2023: 7 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2023
Methocarbamol36$760$21
Gabapentin49$639$13
Oxycodone58$472$8
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen27$457$17
Methylprednisolone16$129$8
Tramadol23$97$4
Meloxicam17$50$3

2022: 4 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2022
Gabapentin33$362$11
Methocarbamol24$301$13
Oxycodone30$275$9
Methylprednisolone17$145$9

2021: 1 drug

Part D drugs prescribed in 2021
Oxycodone18$157$9

2020: 1 drug

Part D drugs prescribed in 2020
Oxycodone21$136$6

2019: 1 drug

Part D drugs prescribed in 2019
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen16$133$8

2018: 1 drug

Part D drugs prescribed in 2018
Oxycodone18$145$8

2017: 2 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2017
Oxycodone11$142$13
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen16$107$7

Money from drug and device companies

$565 in 2025

Industry payments by year
2025324None$565
202433None$91
202339None$323
2022618None$1,947
202145None$327
202024None$402
201912None$1,102

Paid work is consulting, speaking, honoraria and royalties, as opposed to meals and travel.

A payment is not proof that care is biased.

Payments by company
Globus MedicalRise$376
19 payments
  • Meals for Hedron · 2025-12-17 · $22
  • Meals for Rise · 2025-10-24 · $29
  • Meals for Excelsius Gps · 2025-10-08 · $40
  • Meals for Rise · 2025-10-08 · $11
  • Meals for Coalition Agx · 2025-10-02 · $11
  • Meals for Creo · 2025-09-29 · $17
  • Meals for Independence · 2025-09-18 · $12
  • Meals for Rise · 2025-09-10 · $33
  • Meals for Corridor · 2025-09-09 · $16
  • Meals for Corridor · 2025-09-09 · $5
  • Meals for Rise · 2025-08-19 · $15
  • Meals for Independence · 2025-07-22 · $20
  • Meals for Independence · 2025-07-15 · $38
  • Meals for Alif · 2025-05-09 · $19
  • Meals for Alif · 2025-04-10 · $13
  • Meals for Xlif · 2025-03-11 · $14
  • Meals for Alif · 2025-02-19 · $20
  • Meals for Excelsius Gps · 2025-01-20 · $17
  • Meals for Alif · 2025-01-15 · $24
MedtronicOsteocool Rf Ablation System$149
3 payments
  • Meals for Osteocool Rf Ablation System · 2025-08-08 · $79
  • Meals for Kyphon Express II Kyphopak Tray · 2025-05-18 · $13
  • Meals for Osteocool Rf Ablation System · 2025-02-04 · $58
Innovation TechnologiesIrrisept$40
2 payments
  • Meals for Irrisept · 2025-06-04 · $19
  • Meals for Irrisept · 2025-05-27 · $21
See all 24 published payments
Every published payment
Globus MedicalMeals · 2025-12-17Hedron$22
Globus MedicalMeals · 2025-10-24Rise$29
Globus MedicalMeals · 2025-10-08Excelsius Gps$40
Globus MedicalMeals · 2025-10-08Rise$11
Globus MedicalMeals · 2025-10-02Coalition Agx$11
Globus MedicalMeals · 2025-09-29Creo$17
Globus MedicalMeals · 2025-09-18Independence$12
Globus MedicalMeals · 2025-09-10Rise$33
Globus MedicalMeals · 2025-09-09Corridor$16
Globus MedicalMeals · 2025-09-09Corridor$5
Globus MedicalMeals · 2025-08-19Rise$15
MedtronicMeals · 2025-08-08Osteocool Rf Ablation System$79
Globus MedicalMeals · 2025-07-22Independence$20
Globus MedicalMeals · 2025-07-15Independence$38
Innovation TechnologiesMeals · 2025-06-04Irrisept$19
Innovation TechnologiesMeals · 2025-05-27Irrisept$21
MedtronicMeals · 2025-05-18Kyphon Express II Kyphopak Tray$13
Globus MedicalMeals · 2025-05-09Alif$19
Globus MedicalMeals · 2025-04-10Alif$13
Globus MedicalMeals · 2025-03-11Xlif$14
Globus MedicalMeals · 2025-02-19Alif$20
MedtronicMeals · 2025-02-04Osteocool Rf Ablation System$58
Globus MedicalMeals · 2025-01-20Excelsius Gps$17
Globus MedicalMeals · 2025-01-15Alif$24
See earlier years (2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019)

2024: $91

Payments by company in 2024
MedtronicOsteocool Rf Ablation System$54
1 payment
  • Meals for Osteocool Rf Ablation System · 2024-11-08 · $54
StrykerVariax$23
1 payment
  • Meals for Variax · 2024-06-18 · $23
Si-BoneNone$14
1 payment
  • Meals · 2024-08-27 · $14

2023: $323

Payments by company in 2023
MedtronicAnteralign Spinal System With Titan Nanolock Surface Technology$246
5 payments
  • Meals for Mazor X System · 2023-12-09 · $32
  • Meals for Mazor X System · 2023-12-09 · $35
  • Meals for Mazor X System · 2023-12-08 · $5
  • Meals for Mazor X System · 2023-11-28 · $37
  • Meals for Anteralign Spinal System With Titan Nanolock Surface Technology · 2023-11-28 · $137
NevroSenza$41
2 payments
  • Meals for Senza · 2023-11-02 · $21
  • Meals for Senza · 2023-02-23 · $20
AugmedicsXvision$37
2 payments
  • Meals for Xvision · 2023-08-21 · $15
  • Meals for Xvision · 2023-06-21 · $22

2022: $1,947

Payments by company in 2022
NuVasiveXlif$1,596
11 payments
  • Travel for Xlif · 2022-04-05 · $146
  • Travel for Xlif · 2022-04-05 · $138
  • Travel for Tlif · 2022-03-23 · $138
  • Travel for Tlif · 2022-03-23 · $146
  • Meals for Xlif · 2022-03-18 · $9
  • Meals for Xlif · 2022-03-17 · $43
  • Travel for Xlif · 2022-03-14 · $25
  • Travel for Tlif · 2022-03-14 · $238
  • Travel for Tlx · 2022-03-14 · $26
  • Travel for Xlif · 2022-03-14 · $655
  • Travel for Xlif · 2022-03-14 · $32
Si-BoneNone$204
2 payments
  • Meals · 2022-03-08 · $126
  • Meals · 2022-01-06 · $78
Boston ScientificGeneral - Pain Management$75
1 payment
  • Meals for General - Pain Management · 2022-01-06 · $75
MedtronicPrestige Lp Cervical Disc System$37
2 payments
  • Meals for Prestige Lp Cervical Disc System · 2022-02-23 · $16
  • Education for Prestige Lp Cervical Disc System · 2022-02-21 · $21
DePuy Synthes SalesCougar$17
1 payment
  • Meals for Cougar · 2022-01-12 · $17
NevroOmnia$17
1 payment
  • Meals for Omnia · 2022-05-21 · $17

2021: $327

Payments by company in 2021
StrykerEverest Spinal System$164
1 payment
  • Meals for Everest Spinal System · 2021-09-01 · $164
DePuy Synthes SalesExpedium$128
2 payments
  • Meals for Expedium · 2021-08-12 · $86
  • Meals for Symphony · 2021-02-27 · $42
MedtronicSpace-D$19
1 payment
  • Meals for Space-D · 2021-12-15 · $19
Medical Device Business ServicesNone$15
1 payment
  • Meals · 2021-10-30 · $15

2020: $402

Payments by company in 2020
StrykerMesa$353
2 payments
  • Meals for Accolade · 2020-02-06 · $28
  • Travel for Mesa · 2020-02-04 · $325
NuVasiveXlif$49
2 payments
  • Meals for Xlif · 2020-12-06 · $20
  • Meals for Xlif · 2020-12-04 · $29

2019: $1,102

Payments by company in 2019
Sequoia SurgicalNone$1,102
2 payments
  • Meals · 2019-07-10 · $17
  • Education · 2019-07-10 · $1,085

Checkups this office reported

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Medicare’s overall office score
80.7 / 100
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Professional record

NPI
1124488572
Licence
CA A146327, CO DR.0066957California A146327: Current · expires 2026-12-31Colorado DR.66957: Active
Trained
University of Missouri, Columbia School of Medicine, 2015 · 11 years ago
Group
Bouldercentre for Orthopedics PC · Select Physical Therapy of West Denver Limited Partnership · Wray Community District Hospital
Gender
Male
More record details
Sole proprietor
Yes
Taxonomy
Orthopedic surgery (207X00000X); Federal specialty code 207XS0117X (207XS0117X)
Mailing address
4740 Pearl Pkwy Ste 200, Boulder, CO, 80301
NPI first listed
2016-02-27
NPI last updated
2026-06-12
NPI record certified
2026-06-12

This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.

Extra NPI addresses: 1259 Lake Plaza Dr Ste 100, Colorado Springs, CO, 80906 · 4110 Briargate Pkwy Ste 300, Colorado Springs, CO, 80920 · 4860 Y St Ste 3800, Sacramento, CA, 95817 · 300 Pasteur Dr, Stanford, CA, 94305