David Badesch, MD
Pulmonary Disease Physician · Aurora, CO
David Badesch, MD is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Aurora, Colorado, and NPI 1275623951, issued on Oct 13, 2006. Check the license (Colorado 28171, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- David Badesch
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License number
- 28171 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
- Oct 13, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 7, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 01281716 CO
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040714000322); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Virginia School Of Medicine, 1983
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify David Badesch in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical Board
Search for license 28171Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
22% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024
1,106 Medicare Part D claims for 91 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 35% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Ambrisentan162 claims
- Opsumit134 claims
- Tadalafil123 claims
- Uptravi89 claims
- Sildenafil Citrate85 claims
- Furosemide83 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): 58.5 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: $31,042.98
38 payments; by number, the most common kind was travel and lodging; the largest payer was Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 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
- University Physicians IncorporatedAurora, CO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
David Badesch among 288 pulmonary disease physician records in Colorado
David Badesch, MD is one of 288 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in Colorado. 81% 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 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 52% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
- Graduated1983 · median 2003 among the 210 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in Colorado
There are 288 pulmonary disease physician records in Colorado.
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The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Richard Albert, MDAurora, CO 800451194788737
- Edward Dempsey, MDAurora, CO 800451992895676
- Thomas Donnelly, M.D.Aurora, CO 800451255323895
- Anne Fuhlbrigge, MD MSAurora, CO 800451417913666
- Joyce Lee, M.D.Aurora, CO 800451881603173
- Howard Li, MDAurora, CO 800451083651012
- James Miller, MDAurora, CO 800451932175478
- John Reilly, MDAurora, CO 800451154317709
Common questions
What is David Badesch, MD's NPI number?
David Badesch, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1275623951, issued on Oct 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is David Badesch, MD 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 David Badesch, MD's license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number 28171, 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 David Badesch, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, David Badesch, MD had 1,106 Medicare Part D claims for 91 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is David Badesch, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 58.5 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.