NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Carlton Clinkscales, MD

Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician · Englewood, CO

Carlton Clinkscales, MD is an orthopaedic hand surgery physician with a practice address in Englewood, Colorado, and NPI 1699713081, issued on Jun 4, 2006. Check the license (Colorado 34663, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1699713081
Name
Carlton Clinkscales
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician 207XS0106X
License number
34663 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
601 E Hampden Ave, Englewood, CO 80113
Phone
(303) 744-7078
Enumerated
Jun 4, 2006
Record last updated
Nov 13, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(303) 744-0248
Medicaid ID
01346634 CO
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20041229000670); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Emory University School Of Medicine, 1989
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 601 E Hampden Ave

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. John Bell, M.D.Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician1033177456
  2. Allison Biever, AUDAudiologist1336313691
  3. Katharine Breithart, AU.D.Audiologist1275759342
  4. Eric Britton, M.D.Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician1477599405
  5. Judy Chiang, MDSpecialist1083727523
  6. Anna Dickens-Corbett, M.D.Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician1396702668

Verify Carlton Clinkscales in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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41% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic hand surgery physician in 2024

109 Medicare Part D claims for 93 beneficiaries, against an average of 186 among the 2,203 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 90 claims were for opioids.

  1. Carlton Clinkscales109
  2. Specialty average186

Most prescribed

  1. Oxycodone Hcl63 claims
  2. Tramadol Hcl17 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.

No measured MIPS final score for 2023

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $25,341.54

35 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. The 1,819 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,529.86 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Carlton Clinkscales$25,342
  2. Specialty average$5,530

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

  1. Orthopedic Centers OF Colorado LLCEnglewood, CO

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Carlton Clinkscales among 77 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in Colorado

Carlton Clinkscales, MD is one of 77 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records with a practice address in Colorado. 87% 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 14% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 14% of these records are older, 53% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • Graduated1989 · median 2007 among the 61 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2014 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XS0106X and a Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician providers in Colorado

There are 77 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in Colorado.

The 8 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Eric Britton, M.D.Englewood, CO 801131477599405
  2. Philip Heyman, MDEnglewood, CO 801131194765008
  3. Rudy Kovachevich, M.D.Englewood, CO 801131801915350
  4. Jason Rovak, MDEnglewood, CO 801131306925482
  5. Kulvinder Sachar, M.D.Englewood, CO 801131649218116
  6. Matthew Delarosa, MDEnglewood, CO 801121659613420
  7. Jennifer Kummer, MDEnglewood, CO 801121265690531
  8. Rajshri Bolson, MDCastle Rock, CO 801091588772610

Common questions

What is Carlton Clinkscales, MD's NPI number?

Carlton Clinkscales, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1699713081, issued on Jun 4, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Carlton Clinkscales, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 601 E Hampden Ave, Englewood, CO, 80113. Phone: (303) 744-7078. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Carlton Clinkscales, MD's license?

NPPES lists Colorado license number 34663, 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 Carlton Clinkscales, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Carlton Clinkscales, MD had 109 Medicare Part D claims for 93 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic hand surgery physician prescribers was 186. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Carlton Clinkscales, MD's MIPS final score?

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.

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.