Debra Erin Edelson, MD
Psychiatry Physician · Boulder, CO
Debra Erin Edelson, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Boulder, Colorado, and NPI 1952417057, issued on Aug 22, 2006. Check the license (Colorado 55873, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Debra Erin Edelson
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- 55873 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1000 Alpine Ave, Boulder, CO 80304
- Phone
- (303) 443-8500
- Enumerated
- Aug 22, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 7, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid IDs
- 000271400 FL
000542704E GA - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170427002616); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Emory University School Of Medicine, 1989
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Debra Erin Edelson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical Board
Search for license 55873Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average psychiatry physician in 2024
3,515 Medicare Part D claims for 126 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Lorazepam198 claims
- Gabapentin181 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate159 claims
- Trazodone Hcl137 claims
- Clonazepam131 claims
- Lamotrigine112 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Clinica Campesina Family Health ServicesBoulder, CO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Debra Erin Edelson among 990 psychiatry physician records in Colorado
Debra Erin Edelson, MD is one of 990 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Colorado. 65% 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 5% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 62% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 65% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 35% of these records are
- Graduated1989 · median 2009 among the 351 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 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 2084P0800X and a Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
71 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Boulder
They are 71 of the 5,635 NPPES records with a practice address in Boulder, and 990 psychiatry physician records in Colorado.
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Common questions
What is Debra Erin Edelson, MD's NPI number?
Debra Erin Edelson, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1952417057, issued on Aug 22, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Debra Erin Edelson, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1000 Alpine Ave, Boulder, CO, 80304. Phone: (303) 443-8500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Debra Erin Edelson, MD's license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number 55873, 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 Debra Erin Edelson, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Debra Erin Edelson, MD had 3,515 Medicare Part D claims for 126 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.