NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Andrew Apple, M.D.

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Denver, CO

Andrew Apple, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Denver, Colorado, and NPI 1255712568, issued on Jun 11, 2015. Check the license (Colorado DR.0071740, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1255712568
Name
Andrew Apple
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
License number
DR.0071740 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
8101 E Lowry Blvd Ste 230, Denver, CO 80230
Phone
(303) 344-9090
Enumerated
Jun 11, 2015
Record last updated
Oct 23, 2023
Fax
(303) 344-1922
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20231026000087); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Tulane University School Of Medicine, 2015
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 8101 E Lowry Blvd Ste 230

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Dominic Ball, PT, DPTOrthopedic Physical Therapist1295613198
  2. Tara Barr, PA-CPhysician Assistant1508373028
  3. Leslie Bene, MPTPhysical Therapist1265638282
  4. Emma Butterman, PASurgical Physician Assistant1215627369
  5. Andrew GardnerPhysician Assistant1720454796
  6. Gianna Hill, PA-CPhysician Assistant1285491506

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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7% more Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024

371 Medicare Part D claims for 96 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims. 89 claims were for opioids.

  1. Andrew Apple371
  2. Specialty average346

Most prescribed

  1. Meloxicam84 claims
  2. Oxycodone Hcl47 claims
  3. Mupirocin38 claims
  4. Ondansetron Hcl38 claims
  5. Methocarbamol31 claims
  6. Tramadol Hcl22 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: $3,646.28

21 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was MicroPort Orthopedics Inc. 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.

  1. Andrew Apple$3,646
  2. Specialty average$23,023

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

  1. Orthopedic Centers OF Colorado LLCDenver, CO

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Andrew Apple among 471 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Colorado

Andrew Apple, M.D. 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 2015, is newer than 82% of them.

  • NPI issued2015 · 82% of these records are older, 15% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
  • Graduated2015 · median 2007 among the 290 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 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.

The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Mark Failinger, M.D.Denver, CO 802301396703567
  2. James Ferrari, M.D.Denver, CO 802301326065996
  3. Wayne Gersoff, M.D.Denver, CO 802301477570075
  4. Roger Greenberg, M.D.Denver, CO 802301225055718
  5. Gary Hess, M.D.Denver, CO 802301063460699
  6. Harold Hunt, MDDenver, CO 802301396771192
  7. James Lindberg, M.D.Denver, CO 802301508883026
  8. Herman Motz, M.D.Denver, CO 802301376576405

Common questions

What is Andrew Apple, M.D.'s NPI number?

Andrew Apple, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1255712568, issued on Jun 11, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Andrew Apple, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8101 E Lowry Blvd Ste 230, Denver, CO, 80230. Phone: (303) 344-9090. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Andrew Apple, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Colorado license number DR.0071740, 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 Andrew Apple, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Andrew Apple, M.D. had 371 Medicare Part D claims for 96 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.