Christopher J. Kottenstette, PA-C, CPE
Medical Physician Assistant · Johnstown, CO
Christopher J. Kottenstette, PA-C, CPE is a medical physician assistant with a practice address in Johnstown, Colorado, and NPI 1023099348, issued on Nov 14, 2005. Check the license (Colorado PA 0001157, as entered in NPPES) with the Colorado board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher J. Kottenstette
- Credential
- PA-C, CPE
- Primary taxonomy
- Medical Physician Assistant 363AM0700X
- License numbers
- PA 0001157 CO
PA22070 CA
PA2011-0006 NM
7881457-1206 UT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4795 Larimer Pkwy, Johnstown, CO 80534
- Phone
- (970) 342-2220
- Enumerated
- Nov 14, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jun 29, 2023
- Fax
- (970) 342-2221
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040227000380); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Utah School Of Medicine, 1999
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 4795 Larimer Pkwy
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Christopher J. Kottenstette in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Colorado board licenses this profession
Search for license PA 0001157Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
50% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average medical physician assistant in 2024
574 Medicare Part D claims for 113 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,148 among the 23,801 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 186 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin67 claims
- Topiramate53 claims
- Alendronate Sodium45 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl40 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen35 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen33 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 78.9 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $868.95
12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC. The 16,165 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,055.00 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
- Colorado Pain Practice PLLCLakewood, CO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher J. Kottenstette among 1,308 medical physician assistant records in Colorado
Christopher J. Kottenstette, PA-C, CPE is one of 1,308 medical physician assistant records with a practice address in Colorado. 72% 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, 97% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2014 among the 727 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AM0700X and a Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
2 medical physician assistant records list a practice address in Johnstown
They are 2 of the 163 NPPES records with a practice address in Johnstown, and 1,308 medical physician assistant records in Colorado.
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Common questions
What is Christopher J. Kottenstette, PA-C, CPE's NPI number?
Christopher J. Kottenstette, PA-C, CPE's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1023099348, issued on Nov 14, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher J. Kottenstette, PA-C, CPE located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4795 Larimer Pkwy, Johnstown, CO, 80534. Phone: (970) 342-2220. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher J. Kottenstette, PA-C, CPE's license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number PA 0001157, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Christopher J. Kottenstette, PA-C, CPE prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher J. Kottenstette, PA-C, CPE had 574 Medicare Part D claims for 113 beneficiaries; the average among medical physician assistant prescribers was 1,148. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Christopher J. Kottenstette, PA-C, CPE's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 78.9 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.