Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Douglas Adams, M.D.

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Colorado Springs, CO

Douglas Adams, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and NPI 1760689707, issued on Jul 2, 2007. Check the license (Colorado 59977, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, loaded Aug 27, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1760689707
Name
Douglas Adams
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
License number
59977 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4110 Briargate Pkwy Ste 300, Colorado Springs, CO 80920
Phone
(719) 632-7669
Enumerated
Jul 2, 2007
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 4110 Briargate Pkwy Ste 300

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

  1. Lauren Barr, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1841951233
  2. Kelsey Chrane, PA-CPhysician Assistant1750766432
  3. David Forrester, MDAdult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1871099192
  4. Kayla Golkiewicz, PTPhysical Therapy Assistant1619509411
  5. Matthew Israel, PTPhysical Therapist1720724800
  6. Cole Kelly, DPTOrthopedic Physical Therapist1841950607

Verify Douglas Adams in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical Board
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  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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29% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024

247 Medicare Part D claims for 70 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims. 49 claims were for opioids.

  1. Douglas Adams247
  2. Specialty average346

Most prescribed

  1. Gabapentin65 claims
  2. Cyclobenzaprine Hcl49 claims
  3. Oxycodone Hcl41 claims
  4. Naproxen25 claims
  5. Xarelto20 claims
  6. Ibuprofen14 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 Medicare quality score for 2023: 88.2 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 score89.0
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%81.0
  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).

Industry payments in 2024: $2,543.62

32 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. 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.

  1. Douglas Adams$2,543.62
  2. Specialty average$23,022.89

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Colorado Springs Orthopaedic GroupColorado Springs, CO
  2. Select Physical Therapy OF Colorado Springs LPColorado Springs, CO

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Colorado

There are 471 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Colorado.

Other orthopaedic surgery physician records in Colorado

  1. Richard Ackerson, MDFruita, CO1104091438
  2. Robert Adams, M.D.Glenwood Spgs, CO1689638793
  3. Arnold Ahnfeldt, M.D.Colorado Springs, CO1396981387
  4. Ryan Albrecht, MDMontrose, CO1942595319
  5. Kris Alden, M.D., PHD.Basalt, CO1992842132
  6. Richard Amendola, M.D.Vail, CO1588190979
  7. Brett Anderson, MDColorado Springs, CO1124002449
  8. Elizabeth Anish-BabuDenver, CO1699802611
  9. John Apostolakos, MD, MPHVail, CO1306378419
  10. Andrew Apple, M.D.Denver, CO1255712568

Common questions

What is Douglas Adams, M.D.'s NPI number?

Douglas Adams, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1760689707, issued on Jul 2, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Douglas Adams, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4110 Briargate Pkwy Ste 300, Colorado Springs, CO, 80920. Phone: (719) 632-7669. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Douglas Adams, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Colorado license number 59977, 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 Douglas Adams, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Douglas Adams, M.D. had 247 Medicare Part D claims for 70 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Douglas Adams, M.D.'s Medicare quality score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 88.2 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), loaded Aug 27, 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) 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 27, 2026.