NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Dawn E. Carlson, MD

Emergency Medicine Physician · Colorado Springs, CO

Dawn E. Carlson, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and NPI 1790774776, issued on Oct 20, 2005. Check the license 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
1790774776
Name
Dawn E. Carlson
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License numbers
2005021691 MO
C1-0006172 DE
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
445 E Cheyenne Mountain Blvd Ste C, Colorado Springs, CO 80906
Phone
(877) 978-8100
Enumerated
Oct 20, 2005
Record last updated
Apr 17, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid ID
207294406 MO
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20080626000312); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Medical College Of Wisconsin, 1999
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 445 E Cheyenne Mountain Blvd Ste C

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

  1. Lori Ganz, OTRPediatric Occupational Therapist1467893057

Verify Dawn E. Carlson in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical BoardCheck the board
  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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34% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

149 Medicare Part D claims for 94 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 14 claims were for opioids.

  1. Dawn Carlson149
  2. Specialty average226

Most prescribed

  1. Prednisone15 claims
  2. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen13 claims
  3. Cephalexin12 claims
  4. Doxycycline Monohydrate11 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): 83.9 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 score75.2
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%60.5
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%96.0
  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. Huerfano County Hospital DistrictWalsenburg, CO

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

Dawn E. Carlson among 1,434 emergency medicine physician records in Colorado

Dawn E. Carlson, MD is one of 1,434 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Colorado. 77% 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, 88% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
  • Graduated1999 · median 2011 among the 810 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2008 · 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 207P00000X and a Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Emergency Medicine Physician providers in Colorado

There are 1,434 emergency medicine physician records in Colorado.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Paul Baker, MDColorado Springs, CO 809071992753271
  2. William Freedman, M.D.Colorado Springs, CO 809071407805773
  3. Christopher Galloway, MDColorado Springs, CO 809071215986583
  4. Eric Glanzer, MDColorado Springs, CO 809071902854888
  5. Timothy Hurtado, DOColorado Springs, CO 809071033108915
  6. Mason Kates, MDColorado Springs, CO 809071033168364
  7. Christopher Layton, MDColorado Springs, CO 809071417936436
  8. Thomas Macfarlane, MDColorado Springs, CO 809071508814963

Common questions

What is Dawn E. Carlson, MD's NPI number?

Dawn E. Carlson, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1790774776, issued on Oct 20, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Dawn E. Carlson, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 445 E Cheyenne Mountain Blvd Ste C, Colorado Springs, CO, 80906. Phone: (877) 978-8100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Dawn E. Carlson, MD's license?

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 Dawn E. Carlson, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Dawn E. Carlson, MD had 149 Medicare Part D claims for 94 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Dawn E. Carlson, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 83.9 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.

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