NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Cory Garten, DO

Hospitalist Physician · Denver, CO

Cory Garten, DO is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Denver, Colorado, and NPI 1568583086, issued on Apr 2, 2007. Check the license (Colorado DR.0046594, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado Medical Board; 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
1568583086
Name
Cory Garten
Credential
DO
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License numbers
DR.0046594 CO
46594 CO
5101016557 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2525 S Downing St, Denver, CO 80210
Phone
(303) 715-7184
Enumerated
Apr 2, 2007
Record last updated
Jan 24, 2023
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20080818000302); accepts Medicare assignment
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 2525 S Downing St

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

  1. Benjamin Alderfer, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1174620025
  2. Gwen Allen, RNMedical-Surgical Registered Nurse1285412239
  3. Madison Bassett, AGACNP-BCNurse Practitioner1548830466
  4. Connie Bassham, RN, CNSPsychiatric/Mental Health Registered Nurse1811134430
  5. John Batiuchok, MDPsychiatry Physician1184637761
  6. Jessica Batten, PAPhysician Assistant1235620402

Verify Cory Garten 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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45% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024

285 Medicare Part D claims for 143 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims. 30 claims were for opioids.

  1. Cory Garten285
  2. Specialty average521

Most prescribed

  1. Ciprofloxacin Hcl22 claims
  2. Oxycodone Hcl18 claims
  3. Prednisone17 claims
  4. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass16 claims
  5. Furosemide14 claims
  6. Metronidazole11 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): 88.2 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 score89.0
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%81.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

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

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Portercare Adventist Health SystemCastle Rock, CO

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

Cory Garten among 806 hospitalist physician records in Colorado

Cory Garten, DO is one of 806 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Colorado. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 19% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 19% of these records are older, 71% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • Graduated2005 · median 2012 among the 622 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 38% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Hospitalist Physician providers in Colorado

There are 806 hospitalist physician records in Colorado.

The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Brian Bost, MDDenver, CO 802101013125939
  2. Bret Clawson, MDDenver, CO 802101275093726
  3. Claudia Clopton, MDDenver, CO 802101992718571
  4. Payam Khalighi, DODenver, CO 802101043282304
  5. Seth Mathern, M.D.Denver, CO 802101972998110
  6. Carolyn Tank, MDDenver, CO 802101710990395
  7. Marisa Echaniz, M.D.Denver, CO 802061164539060
  8. Megan Sturdy, DODenver, CO 802061033590997

Common questions

What is Cory Garten, DO's NPI number?

Cory Garten, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1568583086, issued on Apr 2, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Cory Garten, DO located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2525 S Downing St, Denver, CO, 80210. Phone: (303) 715-7184. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Cory Garten, DO's license?

NPPES lists Colorado license number DR.0046594, 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 Cory Garten, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Cory Garten, DO had 285 Medicare Part D claims for 143 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Cory Garten, DO's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 88.2 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.