Benjamin Woerner Carelock, DPM
Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist · Fruita, CO
Benjamin Woerner Carelock, DPM is a foot & ankle surgery podiatrist with a practice address in Fruita, Colorado, and NPI 1992949481, issued on Apr 28, 2009. Check the license (Colorado POD.0000730, as entered in NPPES) with the Colorado board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Benjamin Woerner Carelock
- Credential
- DPM
- Primary taxonomy
- Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist 213ES0103X
- License numbers
- POD.0000730 CO
8606148-0501 UT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 281 N Plum St, Fruita, CO 81521
- Phone
- (970) 858-2530
- Enumerated
- Apr 28, 2009
- Record last updated
- Apr 3, 2024
- Fax
- (970) 858-1196
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250822002760); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Benjamin Woerner Carelock in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Colorado board licenses this profession
Search for license POD.0000730Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
84% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average foot & ankle surgery podiatrist in 2024
52 Medicare Part D claims for 41 beneficiaries, against an average of 335 among the 7,761 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 17 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl16 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): 69.4 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: $1,269.77
8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Gemini Mountain Medical, LLC. The 6,936 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,972.24 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
- Fairbanks Foot And Ankle IncFairbanks, AK
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Benjamin Woerner Carelock among 170 foot & ankle surgery podiatrist records in Colorado
Benjamin Woerner Carelock, DPM is one of 170 foot & ankle surgery podiatrist records with a practice address in Colorado. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 44% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 44% of these records are older, 51% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 2009 among the 130 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 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 213ES0103X and a Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
4 foot & ankle surgery podiatrist records list a practice address in Fruita
They are 4 of the 192 NPPES records with a practice address in Fruita, and 170 foot & ankle surgery podiatrist records in Colorado.
All 170 in Colorado → Every provider in Fruita → Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist nationwide →
The 8 foot & ankle surgery podiatrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Douglas Goforth, DPMFruita, CO 815211942534334
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- Ryan Payne, D.P.MFruita, CO 815211427349174
- Terri Schmitt, DPMGrand Junction, CO 815051861441321
- Joshua Thun, D.P.M.Grand Junction, CO 815051518380872
- Laura Venner, DPMGrand Junction, CO 815051578875845
- Edward Behen, DPMGrand Junction, CO 815011457336737
- John Feild, DPMGrand Junction, CO 815011356390991
Common questions
What is Benjamin Woerner Carelock, DPM's NPI number?
Benjamin Woerner Carelock, DPM's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1992949481, issued on Apr 28, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Benjamin Woerner Carelock, DPM located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 281 N Plum St, Fruita, CO, 81521. Phone: (970) 858-2530. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Benjamin Woerner Carelock, DPM's license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number POD.0000730, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Benjamin Woerner Carelock, DPM prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Benjamin Woerner Carelock, DPM had 52 Medicare Part D claims for 41 beneficiaries; the average among foot & ankle surgery podiatrist prescribers was 335. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Benjamin Woerner Carelock, DPM's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 69.4 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.