Christopher John Copeland, DO
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Fruita, CO
Christopher John Copeland, DO is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Fruita, Colorado, and NPI 1982651634, issued on May 28, 2006. Check the license (Colorado DR.0044571, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher John Copeland
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- DR.0044571 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 401 Kokopelli Blvd Ste 1, Fruita, CO 81521
- Phone
- (970) 858-2705
- Enumerated
- May 28, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 23, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (970) 858-2785
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060824000112); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Kansas City University Of Med & Biosciences, College Of Osteo Med, 2000
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Christopher John Copeland in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical Board
Search for license DR.0044571Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
72% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
97 Medicare Part D claims for 49 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 30 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin23 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl17 claims
- Tramadol Hcl13 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $49.75
2 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.
Christopher John Copeland among 471 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Colorado
Christopher John Copeland, DO 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
- Graduated2000 · median 2007 among the 290 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 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).
3 orthopaedic surgery physician records list a practice address in Fruita
They are 3 of the 192 NPPES records with a practice address in Fruita, and 471 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Colorado.
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The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Richard Ackerson, MDFruita, CO 815211104091438
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- Michael Dohm, MDGrand Junction, CO 815051548252976
- David Fisher, MDGrand Junction, CO 815051346232782
- Steven Gammon, MDGrand Junction, CO 815051356552657
- Steven Heil, MDGrand Junction, CO 815051639161979
- Waqqar Khan-Farooqi, MDGrand Junction, CO 815051275516486
Common questions
What is Christopher John Copeland, DO's NPI number?
Christopher John Copeland, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1982651634, issued on May 28, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher John Copeland, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 401 Kokopelli Blvd Ste 1, Fruita, CO, 81521. Phone: (970) 858-2705. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher John Copeland, DO's license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number DR.0044571, 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 Christopher John Copeland, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher John Copeland, DO had 97 Medicare Part D claims for 49 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.