Aaron T. Baxter, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Thornton, CO
Aaron T. Baxter, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Thornton, Colorado, and NPI 1174557318, issued on Jul 11, 2006. Check the license (Colorado 35448, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Aaron T. Baxter
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- 35448 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 9195 Grant St, Thornton, CO 80229
- Phone
- (303) 453-2997
- Enumerated
- Jul 11, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 2, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (303) 453-2998
- Medicaid IDs
- 85927716 CO
10025785900 NE - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20130829000329); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Southern California Keck School Of Medicine, 2001
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 9195 Grant St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Kimberly Barry, PTPhysical Therapist1457332124
- Patricia Caporale, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1508545427
- Diem Chang, NPPediatric Nurse Practitioner1073116125
- Kristen Garcia, M.D.Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician1154594125
- Mary Hamilton, OTROccupational Therapist1649269549
- Jeffrey Hawke, MDOccupational Medicine Physician1407845316
Verify Aaron T. Baxter in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical Board
Search for license 35448Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
68% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
111 Medicare Part D claims for 73 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 26 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Tramadol Hcl16 claims
- Methylprednisolone15 claims
- Methocarbamol13 claims
- Clindamycin Hcl11 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Industry payments in 2024: $842.59
12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through 3 group practices
- Catholic Health Initiatives ColoradoLongmont, CO
- Platte Valley Medical Group LLCBrighton, CO
- Select Physical Therapy OF West Denver Limited PartnershipCommerce City, CO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Aaron T. Baxter among 471 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Colorado
Aaron T. Baxter, MD is one of 471 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Colorado. 73% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 11% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 53% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2001 · median 2007 among the 290 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Colorado
There are 471 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Colorado.
All 471 in Colorado → Every provider in Thornton → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Michael Cain, M.D.Thornton, CO 802291366706129
- Christopher Isaacs, DOThornton, CO 802291558371716
- Ezra Levy, DOThornton, CO 802291861846818
- Michelle Nentwig, M.D.Thornton, CO 802291073961553
- Oscar Noel, D.O.Thornton, CO 802291407295470
- Christina Ottomeyer, DOThornton, CO 802291073931705
- Jacob Rumley, D.O.Thornton, CO 802291588980130
- David Zurita, DOThornton, CO 802291336642925
Common questions
What is Aaron T. Baxter, MD's NPI number?
Aaron T. Baxter, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1174557318, issued on Jul 11, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Aaron T. Baxter, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9195 Grant St, Thornton, CO, 80229. Phone: (303) 453-2997. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Aaron T. Baxter, MD's license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number 35448, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado Medical Board at https://dpo.colorado.gov/Medical. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Aaron T. Baxter, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Aaron T. Baxter, MD had 111 Medicare Part D claims for 73 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.