Bret Michael James Clawson, MD
Hospitalist Physician · Denver, CO
Bret Michael James Clawson, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Denver, Colorado, and NPI 1275093726, issued on Mar 21, 2019. Check the license (Colorado DR.72679, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Bret Michael James Clawson
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License numbers
- DR.72679 CO
DR.0072679 CO
89780 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2525 S Downing St, Denver, CO 80210
- Phone
- (303) 715-7184
- Enumerated
- Mar 21, 2019
- Record last updated
- Jul 27, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240909000156); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Virginia Commonwealth University, School Of Medicine, 2019
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Bret Michael James Clawson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical Board
Search for license DR.72679Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
92% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
43 Medicare Part D claims for 18 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 33% of 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
- Portercare Adventist Health SystemDenver, CO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Bret Michael James Clawson among 806 hospitalist physician records in Colorado
Bret Michael James Clawson, MD is one of 806 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Colorado. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 80% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 80% of these records are older, 15% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
- Graduated2019 · median 2012 among the 622 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 38% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hospitalist Physician providers in Colorado
There are 806 hospitalist physician records in Colorado.
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The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Brian Bost, MDDenver, CO 802101013125939
- Claudia Clopton, MDDenver, CO 802101992718571
- Cory Garten, DODenver, CO 802101568583086
- Payam Khalighi, DODenver, CO 802101043282304
- Seth Mathern, M.D.Denver, CO 802101972998110
- Carolyn Tank, MDDenver, CO 802101710990395
- Marisa Echaniz, M.D.Denver, CO 802061164539060
- Megan Sturdy, DODenver, CO 802061033590997
Common questions
What is Bret Michael James Clawson, MD's NPI number?
Bret Michael James Clawson, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1275093726, issued on Mar 21, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Bret Michael James Clawson, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2525 S Downing St, Denver, CO, 80210. Phone: (303) 715-7184. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Bret Michael James Clawson, MD's license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number DR.72679, 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 Bret Michael James Clawson, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Bret Michael James Clawson, MD had 43 Medicare Part D claims for 18 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.