Amber L. Price, M.D.
Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician · Durango, CO
Amber L. Price, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician with a practice address in Durango, Colorado, and NPI 1457714552, issued on Apr 5, 2016. Check the license (Colorado DR.0071274, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Amber L. Price
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician 207XS0117X
- License numbers
- DR.0071274 CO
MD2021-0777 NM
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1 Mercado St Ste 200, Durango, CO 81301
- Phone
- (970) 382-9500
- Enumerated
- Apr 5, 2016
- Record last updated
- Oct 18, 2023
- Fax
- (970) 375-0007
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230809002083); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Creighton University School Of Medicine, 2016
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1 Mercado St Ste 200
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Andrea Cameron, PA-CPhysician Assistant1699332882
- Vanessa Capron, NP-CNurse Practitioner1184445223
- Chelsea Dean, LMTMassage Therapist1851959001
- Ryan MartynOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1427444173
- Brandon Messerli, DOPhysical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician1447446778
- Amy Schuck, LMTMassage Therapist1629679378
Verify Amber L. Price in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical Board
Search for license DR.0071274Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
72% more Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician in 2024
655 Medicare Part D claims for 137 beneficiaries, against an average of 381 among the 1,714 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 79 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin179 claims
- Celecoxib119 claims
- Cyclobenzaprine Hcl62 claims
- Methocarbamol45 claims
- Pregabalin45 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl40 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 76 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $2,316.57
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was travel and lodging; the largest payer was Alphatec Spine, Inc. The 1,726 providers of this specialty with any payment received $34,071.55 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 one group practice
- Spine Colorado PCDurango, CO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Amber L. Price among 70 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records in Colorado
Amber L. Price, M.D. is one of 70 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records with a practice address in Colorado. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 73% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 73% of these records are older, 24% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2004 among the 51 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XS0117X 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 of the Spine Physician providers in Colorado
There are 70 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records in Colorado.
All 70 in Colorado → Every provider in Durango → Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jim Youssef, M.D.Durango, CO 813011154373850
- Kirk Clifford, MDGrand Junction, CO 815051366478034
- James Gebhard, MDGrand Junction, CO 815051811989114
- Peter Shorten, M.D.Grand Junction, CO 815051902223043
- Stuart Kinsella, MDAspen, CO 816111023421971
- Donald Corenman, M.D.Vail, CO 816571497700835
- Sanjitpal Gill, M.D.Vail, CO 816571598704454
- James Bee, MDColorado Springs, CO 809201689659625
Common questions
What is Amber L. Price, M.D.'s NPI number?
Amber L. Price, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457714552, issued on Apr 5, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Amber L. Price, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1 Mercado St Ste 200, Durango, CO, 81301. Phone: (970) 382-9500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Amber L. Price, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number DR.0071274, 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 Amber L. Price, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Amber L. Price, M.D. had 655 Medicare Part D claims for 137 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician prescribers was 381. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Amber L. Price, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 76 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.