Ariel Girodo
Physician Assistant · Grand Junction, CO
Ariel Girodo is a physician assistant with a practice address in Grand Junction, Colorado, and NPI 1710428560, issued on Mar 13, 2017. Check the license (Colorado PA.0007381, as entered in NPPES) with the Colorado board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ariel Girodo
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- PA.0007381 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1100 North Ave, Grand Junction, CO 81501
- Phone
- (970) 260-6141
- Enumerated
- Mar 13, 2017
- Record last updated
- Jul 15, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220705000203); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ariel Girodo in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Colorado board licenses this profession
Search for license PA.0007381Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
77% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
193 Medicare Part D claims for 100 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 36 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Azelastine Hcl47 claims
- Fluticasone Propionate45 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen16 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl14 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass12 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): 82.5 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: $492.78
9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 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 2 group practices
- Colorado Surgical Affiliates LLCGrand Junction, CO
- Community Medical Group LLCGrand Junction, CO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ariel Girodo among 3,767 physician assistant records in Colorado
Ariel Girodo is one of 3,767 physician assistant records with a practice address in Colorado. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 55% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 55% of these records are older, 42% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2022 · median 2017 among the 2,351 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
168 physician assistant records list a practice address in Grand Junction
They are 168 of the 3,482 NPPES records with a practice address in Grand Junction, and 3,767 physician assistant records in Colorado.
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Common questions
What is Ariel Girodo's NPI number?
Ariel Girodo's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1710428560, issued on Mar 13, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ariel Girodo located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1100 North Ave, Grand Junction, CO, 81501. Phone: (970) 260-6141. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ariel Girodo's license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number PA.0007381, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Ariel Girodo prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ariel Girodo had 193 Medicare Part D claims for 100 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Ariel Girodo's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 82.5 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.