Christopher Pell Fender, MD
Surgery of the Hand (Plastic Surgery) Physician · Golden, CO
Christopher Pell Fender, MD is a surgery of the hand (plastic surgery) physician with a practice address in Golden, Colorado, and NPI 1952311284, issued on Aug 9, 2006. Check the license (Colorado 51038, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher Pell Fender
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery of the Hand (Plastic Surgery) Physician 2082S0105X
- License number
- 51038 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2801 Youngfield St, Golden, CO 80401
- Phone
- (303) 954-8878
- Enumerated
- Aug 9, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 17, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 5914116 NC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20131025000676); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Rochester School Of Medicine And Dentistry, 2003
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest surgery of the hand (plastic surgery) physician records → All 9 in Colorado → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 2801 Youngfield St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- David Ellis, MA, LPC, CAC-IIProfessional Counselor1255524062
- Melissa Fitzgibbon, DPTPhysical Therapist1114111663
- Melissa Helms, MDInternal Medicine Physician1760681282
- Douglas Hemler, M.D.Pain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician1144246786
- Karen Kelly, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1962409342
- Susan Medeiros, LCSWClinical Social Worker1467541334
Verify Christopher Pell Fender in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical Board
Search for license 51038Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
47% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery of the hand (plastic surgery) physician in 2024
59 Medicare Part D claims for 50 beneficiaries, against an average of 112 among the 221 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 42 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl38 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: $462.36
8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Skeletal Dynamics Inc. The 221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,501.42 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Precision Plastic And Hand Surgery LLCGolden, CO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Surgery of the Hand (Plastic Surgery) Physician providers in Colorado
There are 9 surgery of the hand (plastic surgery) physician records in Colorado.
All 9 in Colorado → Every provider in Golden → Surgery of the Hand (Plastic Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery of the hand (plastic surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Seth Tebockhorst, M.D.Boulder, CO 803011639312192
- Kunj Desai, MDDenver, CO 802181174767495
- Norman Payea, MDLakewood, CO 802151740494467
- Michael Gordon, MDAurora, CO 800451194803452
- Melissa Klausmeyer, M.D.Aurora, CO 800451821231093
- Jonathan Sollender, M.D.Aurora, CO 800121881695195
- Matthew Iorio, MDDurango, CO 813011760623417
- Steven Peterson, M.D.Grand Junction, CO 815011679523930
Common questions
What is Christopher Pell Fender, MD's NPI number?
Christopher Pell Fender, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1952311284, issued on Aug 9, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher Pell Fender, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2801 Youngfield St, Golden, CO, 80401. Phone: (303) 954-8878. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher Pell Fender, MD's license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number 51038, 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 Pell Fender, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher Pell Fender, MD had 59 Medicare Part D claims for 50 beneficiaries; the average among surgery of the hand (plastic surgery) physician prescribers was 112. 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.