Barton Elgin Giessel, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Pagosa Springs, CO
Barton Elgin Giessel, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Pagosa Springs, Colorado, and NPI 1578616504, issued on Jan 21, 2007. Check the license (Colorado 61317, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Barton Elgin Giessel
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 61317 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 52 Village Dr, Pagosa Springs, CO 81147
- Phone
- (970) 264-2104
- Enumerated
- Jan 21, 2007
- Record last updated
- Feb 9, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20130328000539); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Medical Branch At Galveston, 1996
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Barton Elgin Giessel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical Board
Search for license 61317Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
51% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
1,731 Medicare Part D claims for 243 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 148 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium103 claims
- Lisinopril88 claims
- Tramadol Hcl67 claims
- Gabapentin65 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium57 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate56 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
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Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Barton Elgin Giessel among 3,563 family medicine physician records in Colorado
Barton Elgin Giessel, M.D. is one of 3,563 family medicine physician 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 2007, is newer than 44% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 44% of these records are older, 42% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated1996 · median 2008 among the 2,077 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
13 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Pagosa Springs
They are 13 of the 198 NPPES records with a practice address in Pagosa Springs, and 3,563 family medicine physician records in Colorado.
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Common questions
What is Barton Elgin Giessel, M.D.'s NPI number?
Barton Elgin Giessel, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578616504, issued on Jan 21, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Barton Elgin Giessel, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 52 Village Dr, Pagosa Springs, CO, 81147. Phone: (970) 264-2104. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Barton Elgin Giessel, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number 61317, 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 Barton Elgin Giessel, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Barton Elgin Giessel, M.D. had 1,731 Medicare Part D claims for 243 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.