David Henry Elfenbein, M.D.
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Gunnison, CO
David Henry Elfenbein, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Gunnison, Colorado, and NPI 1356443774, issued on Sep 5, 2006. Check the license (Colorado 56343, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- David Henry Elfenbein
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- 56343 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 103 W Tomichi Ave Ste B, Gunnison, CO 81230
- Phone
- (970) 672-1980
- Enumerated
- Sep 5, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 28, 2025
- Fax
- (970) 817-2112
- Medicaid IDs
- 1942708326 CO
001384510 CT - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170215002966); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Albert Einstein College Of Medicine Of Yeshiva University, 1995
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify David Henry Elfenbein in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical Board
Search for license 56343Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
68% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
112 Medicare Part D claims for 52 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 13 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Meloxicam38 claims
- Celecoxib19 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl11 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $36.11
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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.
David Henry Elfenbein among 471 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Colorado
David Henry Elfenbein, M.D. is one of 471 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Colorado. 73% 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 11% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 53% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 2007 among the 290 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Colorado
There are 471 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Colorado.
All 471 in Colorado → Every provider in Gunnison → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Eric Carlson, MDCanon City, CO 812121477532810
- Keith Minihane, MDCanon City, CO 812121669462404
- Jacob PattersonCanon City, CO 812121982682787
- Robert Hunter, MDSalida, CO 812011104891431
- Ramon Perez, D.OSalida, CO 812011215132162
- Brian Butzen, M.D.Durango, CO 813011669620514
- Domenic Esposito, M.D.Durango, CO 813011083970479
- Jennifer Forrest, MDDurango, CO 813011750463774
Common questions
What is David Henry Elfenbein, M.D.'s NPI number?
David Henry Elfenbein, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1356443774, issued on Sep 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is David Henry Elfenbein, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 103 W Tomichi Ave Ste B, Gunnison, CO, 81230. Phone: (970) 672-1980. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify David Henry Elfenbein, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number 56343, 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 Henry Elfenbein, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, David Henry Elfenbein, M.D. had 112 Medicare Part D claims for 52 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is David Henry Elfenbein, M.D.'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.
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.