David R. Colan, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Grand Island, NE
David R. Colan, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Grand Island, Nebraska, and NPI 1154329142, issued on Jul 13, 2005. Check the license (Nebraska 12657, as entered in NPPES) on the Nebraska Board of Medicine and Surgery; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- David R. Colan
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 12657 NE
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 729 N Custer Ave, Grand Island, NE 68803
- Phone
- (308) 382-9266
- Enumerated
- Jul 13, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jan 25, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (308) 382-5290
- Medicaid ID
- 47059252300 NE
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160413000807); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify David R. Colan in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNebraska Board of Medicine and Surgery
Search for license 12657Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
92% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
261 Medicare Part D claims for 114 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims. 17 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Cefuroxime18 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate14 claims
- Furosemide12 claims
- Potassium Chloride11 claims
- Prednisone11 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: $31.04
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Pfizer Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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 3 group practices
- Access Telecare PLLCSpring, TX
- Lonestar Hospital Medicine Associates PAMansfield, TX
- North Texas Physician Services, PLLCWinnsboro, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
David R. Colan among 813 internal medicine physician records in Nebraska
David R. Colan, M.D. is one of 813 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Nebraska. 71% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 97% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 51% of these records are
- Graduated1973 · median 2010 among the 414 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Nebraska practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
25 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Grand Island
They are 25 of the 2,378 NPPES records with a practice address in Grand Island, and 813 internal medicine physician records in Nebraska.
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Common questions
What is David R. Colan, M.D.'s NPI number?
David R. Colan, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1154329142, issued on Jul 13, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is David R. Colan, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 729 N Custer Ave, Grand Island, NE, 68803. Phone: (308) 382-9266. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify David R. Colan, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Nebraska license number 12657, as entered by the provider. Search the Nebraska Board of Medicine and Surgery at https://www.nebraska.gov/LISSearch/search.cgi. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does David R. Colan, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, David R. Colan, M.D. had 261 Medicare Part D claims for 114 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.