Charles S. Nowak, DO
Family Medicine Physician · Grand Junction, CO
Charles S. Nowak, DO is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Grand Junction, Colorado, and NPI 1679564058, issued on Nov 3, 2005. Check the license (Colorado CO 48799, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Charles S. Nowak
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- CO 48799 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2020 N 12TH St, Grand Junction, CO 81501
- Phone
- (970) 644-4220
- Enumerated
- Nov 3, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jun 28, 2022
- Fax
- (970) 263-4239
- Medicaid ID
- 01555022 CO
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100802000453); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- At Still University Of Health Sciences, College Of Osteo Med, Kirksville, 1998
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Charles S. Nowak in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical Board
Search for license CO 48799Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
15% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
3,019 Medicare Part D claims for 212 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 133 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Lisinopril215 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium177 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium131 claims
- Tamsulosin Hcl88 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium82 claims
- Hydrochlorothiazide78 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Community Medical Group LLCGrand Junction, CO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Charles S. Nowak among 3,563 family medicine physician records in Colorado
Charles S. Nowak, DO 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 88% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 2008 among the 2,077 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 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).
135 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Grand Junction
They are 135 of the 3,482 NPPES records with a practice address in Grand Junction, and 3,563 family medicine physician records in Colorado.
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Common questions
What is Charles S. Nowak, DO's NPI number?
Charles S. Nowak, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679564058, issued on Nov 3, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Charles S. Nowak, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2020 N 12TH St, Grand Junction, CO, 81501. Phone: (970) 644-4220. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Charles S. Nowak, DO's license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number CO 48799, 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 Charles S. Nowak, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Charles S. Nowak, DO had 3,019 Medicare Part D claims for 212 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.