Brinceton Michael Phipps, M.D.
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Durango, CO
Brinceton Michael Phipps, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Durango, Colorado, and NPI 1578592283, issued on Jul 3, 2006. Check the license (Colorado DR.0048052, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Brinceton Michael Phipps
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- DR.0048052 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 575 Rivergate, Durango, CO 81301
- Phone
- (970) 259-3020
- Enumerated
- Jul 3, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 12, 2024
- Fax
- (970) 259-9766
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20091222000528); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California, Irvine, California College Of Medicine, 2006
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Brinceton Michael Phipps in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical Board
Search for license DR.0048052Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
63% more Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
565 Medicare Part D claims for 236 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 3% of claims. 166 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Meloxicam125 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium111 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl99 claims
- Cephalexin69 claims
- Hydromorphone Hcl33 claims
- Tramadol Hcl27 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: $1,310.21
9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker 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).
Brinceton Michael Phipps among 471 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Colorado
Brinceton Michael Phipps, 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 2006, is newer than 11% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 53% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2006 · median 2007 among the 290 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 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.
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The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- 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
- Gary Scott, M.D.Durango, CO 813011699727354
Common questions
What is Brinceton Michael Phipps, M.D.'s NPI number?
Brinceton Michael Phipps, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578592283, issued on Jul 3, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Brinceton Michael Phipps, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 575 Rivergate, Durango, CO, 81301. Phone: (970) 259-3020. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Brinceton Michael Phipps, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number DR.0048052, 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 Brinceton Michael Phipps, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Brinceton Michael Phipps, M.D. had 565 Medicare Part D claims for 236 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Brinceton Michael Phipps, 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.