NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Edward Lawrence Colby, D.O.

Internal Medicine Physician · Cambridge, OH

Edward Lawrence Colby, D.O. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Cambridge, Ohio, and NPI 1518956473, issued on Oct 13, 2005. Check the license (Ohio 34004997, as entered in NPPES) on the State Medical Board of Ohio; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1518956473
Name
Edward Lawrence Colby
Credential
D.O.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
34004997 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
61353 Southgate RD, Cambridge, OH 43725
Phone
(740) 432-3434
Enumerated
Oct 13, 2005
Record last updated
Nov 20, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(740) 432-3053
Medicaid ID
0879830 OH
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20101221000524); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Ohio University, College Of Osteopathic Medicine, 1988
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 61353 Southgate RD

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

  1. Mary NewsomeFamily Nurse Practitioner1215441308
  2. David Ray, DOFamily Medicine Physician1518030733
  3. Linda Swallie, CRNP, MSNNurse Practitioner1659360634

Verify Edward Lawrence Colby in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersState Medical Board of Ohio
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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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3.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024

10,651 Medicare Part D claims for 637 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims. 149 claims were for opioids.

  1. Edward Colby10,651
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Alprazolam520 claims
  2. Levothyroxine Sodium463 claims
  3. Gabapentin438 claims
  4. Omeprazole325 claims
  5. Atorvastatin Calcium283 claims
  6. Amlodipine Besylate272 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $328.16

17 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Exact Sciences Corporation. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Edward Colby$328.16
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

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

  1. Physicians Group OF Southeastern Ohio IncCambridge, OH

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

Edward Lawrence Colby among 5,277 internal medicine physician records in Ohio

Edward Lawrence Colby, D.O. is one of 5,277 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Ohio. 81% 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, 87% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
  • Graduated1988 · median 2006 among the 3,414 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2009 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Ohio practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

16 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Cambridge

They are 16 of the 687 NPPES records with a practice address in Cambridge, and 5,277 internal medicine physician records in Ohio.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Bilimagga Chendraj, M. D.Cambridge, OH 437251891790275
  2. Andrew Eddy, MDCambridge, OH 437251639206626
  3. Anthony Flarey, D.O.Cambridge, OH 437251366443590
  4. Mark Goggin, M.D.Cambridge, OH 437251518962612
  5. Patrick Goggin, M. D.Cambridge, OH 437251316942410
  6. Sandra Massullo-Schubert, M.DCambridge, OH 437251023062700
  7. Kayode Ojedele, MDCambridge, OH 437251871546929
  8. Vijay Pallekonda, M.D.Cambridge, OH 437251811089089

Common questions

What is Edward Lawrence Colby, D.O.'s NPI number?

Edward Lawrence Colby, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518956473, issued on Oct 13, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Edward Lawrence Colby, D.O. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 61353 Southgate RD, Cambridge, OH, 43725. Phone: (740) 432-3434. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Edward Lawrence Colby, D.O.'s license?

NPPES lists Ohio license number 34004997, as entered by the provider. Search the State Medical Board of Ohio at https://elicense.ohio.gov/oh_verifylicense. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Edward Lawrence Colby, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Edward Lawrence Colby, D.O. had 10,651 Medicare Part D claims for 637 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.