NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ashwin A. Kurian, MD

Surgery Physician · Denver, CO

Ashwin A. Kurian, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Denver, Colorado, and NPI 1336304310, issued on Jul 18, 2008. Check the license (Colorado 52124, 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
1336304310
Name
Ashwin A. Kurian
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Surgery Physician 208600000X
License number
52124 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2535 S Downing St Ste 400, Denver, CO 80210
Phone
(303) 788-8989
Enumerated
Jul 18, 2008
Record last updated
Jun 6, 2023
Fax
(303) 788-8982
Medicaid ID
04531311 CO
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 2535 S Downing St Ste 400

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

  1. David Baer, MDSurgery Physician1962411280
  2. James Deline, MDSurgery Physician1679679229
  3. Thomas Heffron, MDTransplant Surgery Physician1063522423
  4. Ahmed Zihni, M.D., M.P.H.Surgery Physician1619280997

Verify Ashwin A. Kurian in five checks

  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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3.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average surgery physician in 2024

464 Medicare Part D claims for 184 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 3% of claims. 48 claims were for opioids.

  1. Ashwin Kurian464
  2. Specialty average147

Most prescribed

  1. Omeprazole164 claims
  2. Sucralfate58 claims
  3. Ondansetron Hcl49 claims
  4. Hydromorphone Hcl31 claims
  5. Famotidine29 claims
  6. Pantoprazole Sodium14 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: $592.26

7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Tela Bio, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Ashwin Kurian$592.26
  2. Specialty average$3,513.80

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Ashwin A. Kurian among 608 surgery physician records in Colorado

Ashwin A. Kurian, MD is one of 608 surgery physician records with a practice address in Colorado. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 61% of them.

  • NPI issued2008 · 61% of these records are older, 35% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 61% of these records are
  • Record last updated2023 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Surgery Physician providers in Colorado

There are 608 surgery physician records in Colorado.

The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. David Baer, MDDenver, CO 802101962411280
  2. James Deline, MDDenver, CO 802101679679229
  3. Michael Friedberg, M.D.Denver, CO 802101265673396
  4. Warren Kortz, M.D.Denver, CO 802101851489918
  5. Ory Newman, DODenver, CO 802101184127268
  6. Ahmed Zihni, M.D., M.P.H.Denver, CO 802101619280997
  7. Jeffrey Cross, M.D.Denver, CO 802111205872587
  8. Brian Koper, D.O.Denver, CO 802111275699308

Common questions

What is Ashwin A. Kurian, MD's NPI number?

Ashwin A. Kurian, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1336304310, issued on Jul 18, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ashwin A. Kurian, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2535 S Downing St Ste 400, Denver, CO, 80210. Phone: (303) 788-8989. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ashwin A. Kurian, MD's license?

NPPES lists Colorado license number 52124, 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 Ashwin A. Kurian, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Ashwin A. Kurian, MD had 464 Medicare Part D claims for 184 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.