Catherine Garrison Velopulos, MD
Trauma Surgery Physician · Aurora, CO
Catherine Garrison Velopulos, MD is a trauma surgery physician with a practice address in Aurora, Colorado, and NPI 1881753002, issued on Dec 6, 2006. Check the license (Colorado DR.0055994, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Catherine Garrison Velopulos
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Trauma Surgery Physician 2086S0127X
- License numbers
- DR.0055994 CO
ME104579 FL
TRN8338 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 12631 E 17TH Ave, Aurora, CO 80045
- Phone
- (303) 724-2821
- Enumerated
- Dec 6, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 12, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 001311100 FL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160202000155); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Medical School At Houston, 2003
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Catherine Garrison Velopulos in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical Board
Search for license DR.0055994Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 97.6 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- University Physicians IncorporatedAurora, CO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Catherine Garrison Velopulos among 44 trauma surgery physician records in Colorado
Catherine Garrison Velopulos, MD is one of 44 trauma surgery physician records with a practice address in Colorado. 93% 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 5% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 68% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 93% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 84% of these records are
- Graduated2003 · median 2010 among the 37 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 36% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2086S0127X and a Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Trauma Surgery Physician providers in Colorado
There are 44 trauma surgery physician records in Colorado.
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The 8 trauma surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Maria Albuja Cruz, MDAurora, CO 800451487700068
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- Mitchell Cohen, MDAurora, CO 800451487693248
- Whitney Jenson, M.D.Aurora, CO 800451982990669
- David Livingston, M.D.Aurora, CO 800451639197874
- Robert McIntyre, MDAurora, CO 800451285728519
- Paul Montero, MDAurora, CO 800451740336353
- Christopher Raeburn, MDAurora, CO 800451700970035
Common questions
What is Catherine Garrison Velopulos, MD's NPI number?
Catherine Garrison Velopulos, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1881753002, issued on Dec 6, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Catherine Garrison Velopulos, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 12631 E 17TH Ave, Aurora, CO, 80045. Phone: (303) 724-2821. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Catherine Garrison Velopulos, MD's license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number DR.0055994, 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.
What is Catherine Garrison Velopulos, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.6 of 100. 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.