NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Colin Catel, PA

Surgical Physician Assistant · Aurora, CO

Colin Catel, PA is a surgical physician assistant with a practice address in Aurora, Colorado, and NPI 1821043480, issued on May 23, 2006. Check the license (Colorado PA.0001875, as entered in NPPES) with the Colorado board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1821043480
Name
Colin Catel
Credential
PA
Primary taxonomy
Surgical Physician Assistant 363AS0400X
License numbers
PA.0001875 CO
1875 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
12605 E 16TH Ave, Aurora, CO 80045
Phone
(720) 848-0000
Enumerated
May 23, 2006
Record last updated
Oct 19, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid ID
81028768 CO
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040322000081); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 12605 E 16TH Ave

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Benjamin Aakre, MDAnesthesiology Physician1407140395
  2. Alec Aaronson, DOPsychiatry Physician1972065233
  3. Mona Abaza, MDOtolaryngology Physician1043313844
  4. Meagan AbbagnaroAnesthesiologist Assistant1851254262
  5. Jean Abbott, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1578672820
  6. Adam Abraham, MDInternal Medicine Physician1720178304

Verify Colin Catel in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Colorado board licenses this profession
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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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50% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgical physician assistant in 2024

152 Medicare Part D claims for 48 beneficiaries, against an average of 304 among the 10,174 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 52 claims were for opioids.

  1. Colin Catel152
  2. Specialty average304

Most prescribed

  1. Oxycodone Hcl46 claims
  2. Levetiracetam24 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): 38.3 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score0.0
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%46.0
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%98.0
  4. Improvement activities0 of 40 points · 15%0.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $222.31

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was KLS-Martin L.P. The 7,578 providers of this specialty with any payment received $703.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Colin Catel$222.31
  2. Specialty average$703.95

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

  1. University Physicians IncorporatedAurora, CO

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Colin Catel among 699 surgical physician assistant records in Colorado

Colin Catel, PA is one of 699 surgical physician assistant records with a practice address in Colorado. 83% 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 4% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 82% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
  • Graduated2003 · median 2015 among the 511 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2018 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AS0400X and a Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

232 surgical physician assistant records list a practice address in Aurora

They are 232 of the 17,400 NPPES records with a practice address in Aurora, and 699 surgical physician assistant records in Colorado.

The 8 surgical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Louann Berroa, PA CAurora, CO 800451982666962
  2. Michelle Degrave, PAAurora, CO 800451124121926
  3. John Dodge, PA-CAurora, CO 800451770503153
  4. Roberta Gray, PAAurora, CO 800451518940022
  5. Douglas Haase, PA-CAurora, CO 800451396834867
  6. Robert Hamblin, PACAurora, CO 800451023027968
  7. Steven Kent, PA-CAurora, CO 800451235111618
  8. Susan Morelli, PA-CAurora, CO 800451255445169

Common questions

What is Colin Catel, PA's NPI number?

Colin Catel, PA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1821043480, issued on May 23, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Colin Catel, PA located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 12605 E 16TH Ave, Aurora, CO, 80045. Phone: (720) 848-0000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Colin Catel, PA's license?

NPPES lists Colorado license number PA.0001875, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Colin Catel, PA prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Colin Catel, PA had 152 Medicare Part D claims for 48 beneficiaries; the average among surgical physician assistant prescribers was 304. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Colin Catel, PA's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 38.3 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.

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