Carolyn Joy Steele, D.O.
Family Medicine Physician · Durango, CO
Carolyn Joy Steele, D.O. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Durango, Colorado, and NPI 1174729719, issued on Jun 21, 2007. Check the license (Colorado DR.0066203, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Carolyn Joy Steele
- Credential
- D.O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License numbers
- DR.0066203 CO
2116 OK
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 810 E 3RD St, Durango, CO 81301
- Phone
- (970) 764-1790
- Enumerated
- Jun 21, 2007
- Record last updated
- Sep 15, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (970) 375-7927
- Medicaid ID
- 100129610A OK
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Carolyn Joy Steele in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical Board
Search for license DR.0066203Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
95% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
163 Medicare Part D claims for 137 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin21 claims
- Ofloxacin16 claims
- Methylprednisolone12 claims
- Azithromycin11 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.
Carolyn Joy Steele among 3,563 family medicine physician records in Colorado
Carolyn Joy Steele, D.O. is one of 3,563 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Colorado. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 44% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 44% of these records are older, 42% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 58% of these records are
- Record last updated2021 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
44 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Durango
They are 44 of the 1,407 NPPES records with a practice address in Durango, and 3,563 family medicine physician records in Colorado.
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Common questions
What is Carolyn Joy Steele, D.O.'s NPI number?
Carolyn Joy Steele, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1174729719, issued on Jun 21, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Carolyn Joy Steele, D.O. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 810 E 3RD St, Durango, CO, 81301. Phone: (970) 764-1790. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Carolyn Joy Steele, D.O.'s license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number DR.0066203, 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 Carolyn Joy Steele, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Carolyn Joy Steele, D.O. had 163 Medicare Part D claims for 137 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.