NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Colton Lee Palmer, MD

Interventional Pain Medicine Physician · Grand Junction, CO

Colton Lee Palmer, MD is an interventional pain medicine physician with a practice address in Grand Junction, Colorado, and NPI 1649731779, issued on Mar 29, 2019. Check the license (Colorado DR.0072286, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1649731779
Name
Colton Lee Palmer
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Interventional Pain Medicine Physician 208VP0014X
License number
DR.0072286 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2373 G RD Ste 160, Grand Junction, CO 81505
Phone
(970) 644-3250
Enumerated
Mar 29, 2019
Record last updated
May 7, 2024
Fax
(970) 644-3915
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240515003166); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Texas Tech University Health Science Center School Of Medicine, 2019
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 2373 G RD Ste 160

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

  1. Robert Brooks, MDThoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1316979255
  2. Audrey Kramer, ACNPNurse Practitioner1497098065
  3. Brandon Vossen, PA-CPhysician Assistant1255988044
  4. Brent Woodson, DOPulmonary Disease Physician1710133491

Verify Colton Lee Palmer in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado 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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64% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average interventional pain medicine physician in 2024

820 Medicare Part D claims for 239 beneficiaries, against an average of 2,306 among the 2,100 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 113 claims were for opioids.

  1. Colton Palmer820
  2. Specialty average2,306

Most prescribed

  1. Gabapentin262 claims
  2. Tizanidine Hcl76 claims
  3. Pregabalin60 claims
  4. Duloxetine Hcl53 claims
  5. Meloxicam47 claims
  6. Nortriptyline Hcl46 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: $1,033.26

6 payments; by number, the most common kind was travel and lodging; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 1,966 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,889.53 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Colton Palmer$1,033.26
  2. Specialty average$3,889.53

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. Community Medical Group LLCGrand Junction, CO

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

Colton Lee Palmer among 28 interventional pain medicine physician records in Colorado

Colton Lee Palmer, MD is one of 28 interventional pain medicine physician records with a practice address in Colorado. 93% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 96% of them.

  • NPI issued2019 · 96% of these records are older, 0% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 93% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
  • Graduated2019 · median 2001 among the 18 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208VP0014X and a Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Interventional Pain Medicine Physician providers in Colorado

There are 28 interventional pain medicine physician records in Colorado.

The 8 interventional pain medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Matthew Langston, MDGrand Jct, CO 815051740327014
  2. Scott Brandt, MDEdwards, CO 816321285603043
  3. Thomas Evans, MDVail, CO 816571083643654
  4. Lisa Pearson, DNAP, CRNA, NSPMCCanon City, CO 812121790749604
  5. James Leek, M.D.Salida, CO 812011528042033
  6. Andrew Roberts, M.D.Pueblo, CO 810081578635371
  7. Maria VanushkinaColorado Springs, CO 809201497133987
  8. Joseph Brooks, M.D.Colorado Springs, CO 809071932140498

Common questions

What is Colton Lee Palmer, MD's NPI number?

Colton Lee Palmer, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1649731779, issued on Mar 29, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Colton Lee Palmer, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2373 G RD Ste 160, Grand Junction, CO, 81505. Phone: (970) 644-3250. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Colton Lee Palmer, MD's license?

NPPES lists Colorado license number DR.0072286, 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 Colton Lee Palmer, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Colton Lee Palmer, MD had 820 Medicare Part D claims for 239 beneficiaries; the average among interventional pain medicine physician prescribers was 2,306. 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.