Brian Paul Butzen, M.D.
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Durango, CO
Brian Paul Butzen, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Durango, Colorado, and NPI 1669620514, issued on Sep 4, 2008. Check the license (Colorado DR.0052899, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Brian Paul Butzen
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- DR.0052899 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 575 Rivergate Lane, Durango, CO 81301
- Phone
- (970) 259-3020
- Enumerated
- Sep 4, 2008
- Record last updated
- Jan 14, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (970) 259-9766
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140205000059); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Brian Paul Butzen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical Board
Search for license DR.0052899Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
82% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
63 Medicare Part D claims for 47 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 41 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl30 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 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: $48.60
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Celgene Corporation. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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
- Animas Orthopedic Associates And Sports Medicine PCDurango, CO
- Animas Surgical Hospital LLCDurango, CO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Brian Paul Butzen among 471 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Colorado
Brian Paul Butzen, M.D. is one of 471 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Colorado. 73% 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, 32% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2007 · median 2007 among the 290 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Colorado
There are 471 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Colorado.
All 471 in Colorado → Every provider in Durango → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Domenic Esposito, M.D.Durango, CO 813011083970479
- Jennifer Forrest, MDDurango, CO 813011750463774
- Kim Furry, M.D.Durango, CO 813011669423240
- Robert Goodman, MDDurango, CO 813011225093818
- Paige Mallette, M.D.Durango, CO 813011992020259
- Ryan MartynDurango, CO 813011427444173
- Brinceton Phipps, M.D.Durango, CO 813011578592283
- Gary Scott, M.D.Durango, CO 813011699727354
Common questions
What is Brian Paul Butzen, M.D.'s NPI number?
Brian Paul Butzen, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1669620514, issued on Sep 4, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Brian Paul Butzen, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 575 Rivergate Lane, Durango, CO, 81301. Phone: (970) 259-3020. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Brian Paul Butzen, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number DR.0052899, 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 Brian Paul Butzen, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Brian Paul Butzen, M.D. had 63 Medicare Part D claims for 47 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Brian Paul Butzen, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 69 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.