NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Colby Nielsen, MD

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Phoenix, AZ

Colby Nielsen, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Phoenix, Arizona, and NPI 1093418170, issued on Mar 27, 2023. Check the license (Arizona 390200000X, as entered in NPPES) on the Arizona Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1093418170
Name
Colby Nielsen
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
License number
390200000X AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1111 E Mcdowell RD, Phoenix, AZ 85006
Phone
(602) 839-2000
Enumerated
Mar 27, 2023
Record last updated
Mar 27, 2023
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1111 E Mcdowell RD

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Verify Colby Nielsen in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArizona Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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85% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024

51 Medicare Part D claims for 31 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 23 claims were for opioids.

  1. Colby Nielsen51
  2. Specialty average346

Most prescribed

  1. Oxycodone Hcl21 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: $908.84

11 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.

  1. Colby Nielsen$909
  2. Specialty average$23,023

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Colby Nielsen among 462 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Arizona

Colby Nielsen, MD is one of 462 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Arizona. 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 2023, is newer than 95% of them.

  • NPI issued2023 · 95% of these records are older, 4% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 61% of these records are
  • 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 207X00000X and a Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Arizona

There are 462 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Arizona.

The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Daniel Aschenbrener, D.O.Phoenix, AZ 850061386600955
  2. Robert Bess, MDPhoenix, AZ 850061841380474
  3. Gregory Grant, M.D.Phoenix, AZ 850061699711838
  4. Jordan HendersonPhoenix, AZ 850061538956727
  5. Dana Jamison, M.D.Phoenix, AZ 850061124117585
  6. Michael McKee, M.D.Phoenix, AZ 850061801056015
  7. Bridget Ralston-Ripple, MDPhoenix, AZ 850061003445792
  8. Glen Bair, M.D.Phoenix, AZ 850081417907114

Common questions

What is Colby Nielsen, MD's NPI number?

Colby Nielsen, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1093418170, issued on Mar 27, 2023. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Colby Nielsen, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1111 E Mcdowell RD, Phoenix, AZ, 85006. Phone: (602) 839-2000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Colby Nielsen, MD's license?

NPPES lists Arizona license number 390200000X, as entered by the provider. Search the Arizona Medical Board at https://www.azmd.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Colby Nielsen, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Colby Nielsen, MD had 51 Medicare Part D claims for 31 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.