Donald J. Lao, DO
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Colorado Springs, CO
Donald J. Lao, DO is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and NPI 1740799337, issued on Sep 26, 2017. Check the license (Colorado DR.0071081, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Donald J. Lao
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- DR.0071081 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3010 N Circle Dr Ste 100, Colorado Springs, CO 80909
- Phone
- (719) 776-7846
- Enumerated
- Sep 26, 2017
- Record last updated
- Jun 11, 2025
- Fax
- (719) 776-3456
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230717000100); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- At Still Un Of Hlth Sciences, Col Of Osteo Med, Mesa, 2017
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3010 N Circle Dr Ste 100
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Michelle Dudevoir, MDOrthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician1508282591
- Miranda Lenn-Moran, CSFASurgical Assistant1124658844
Verify Donald J. Lao in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical Board
Search for license DR.0071081Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
826 Medicare Part D claims for 221 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 2% of claims. 393 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl227 claims
- Tramadol Hcl84 claims
- Amoxicillin77 claims
- Cyclobenzaprine Hcl77 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen64 claims
- Methocarbamol55 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): 83.5 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: $3,941.75
24 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Catholic Health Initiatives ColoradoColorado Springs, CO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Donald J. Lao among 471 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Colorado
Donald J. Lao, DO 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 2017, is newer than 87% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 87% of these records are older, 10% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · 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.
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The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- George Bowen, MDColorado Springs, CO 809091497775449
- Wiley Jinkins, M.D.Colorado Springs, CO 809091033287396
- Steven Myers, MDColorado Springs, CO 809091669458147
- James Rees, MDColorado Springs, CO 809091538145016
- Jonathan Barnwell, M.D.Colorado Springs, CO 809101215252770
- Megan Brady, MDColorado Springs, CO 809101376701896
- Robert Brumfield, MDColorado Springs, CO 809101689654246
- Peter Fredericks, M.D.Colorado Springs, CO 809101003010919
Common questions
What is Donald J. Lao, DO's NPI number?
Donald J. Lao, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1740799337, issued on Sep 26, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Donald J. Lao, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3010 N Circle Dr Ste 100, Colorado Springs, CO, 80909. Phone: (719) 776-7846. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Donald J. Lao, DO's license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number DR.0071081, 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 Donald J. Lao, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Donald J. Lao, DO had 826 Medicare Part D claims for 221 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Donald J. Lao, DO's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 83.5 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.