NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Eric Verploeg, MD

Specialist · Steamboat Springs, CO

Eric Verploeg, MD is a specialist with a practice address in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, and NPI 1447257860, issued on Jun 30, 2005. Check the license (Colorado 29871, as entered in NPPES) with the Colorado board that licenses this profession; 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
1447257860
Name
Eric Verploeg
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Specialist 174400000X
License number
29871 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
940 Central Park Dr, Steamboat Springs, CO 80487
Phone
(970) 879-6663
Enumerated
Jun 30, 2005
Record last updated
Nov 2, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(970) 871-1234
Medicaid ID
01298710 CO
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20181107001709); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Iowa, Rj & L Carver College Of Medicine, 1982
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 940 Central Park Dr

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  2. Allen Belshaw, MDSurgery Physician1912956129
  3. Brickley Biondi, PA-CPhysician Assistant1245990696
  4. Kevin Borgerding, MDInternal Medicine Physician1730158502
  5. Wendy Bower, RNRegistered Nurse1356483754
  6. Mary Bowman, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1083709836

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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Colorado board licenses this profession
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  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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99% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average specialist in 2024

13 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 1,380 among the 8,233 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.

  1. Eric Verploeg13
  2. Specialty average1,380

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): 67.7 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 score49.5
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%85.0
  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: $14.75

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. The 5,844 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,760.79 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Eric Verploeg$14.75
  2. Specialty average$4,760.79

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. Perkins County Hospital DistrictGrant, NE

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

Eric Verploeg among 1,105 specialist records in Colorado

Eric Verploeg, MD is one of 1,105 specialist records with a practice address in Colorado. 12% 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, 96% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 12% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 8% of these records are
  • Graduated1982 · median 1993 among the 86 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2011 · 89% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 174400000X and a Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

7 specialist records list a practice address in Steamboat Springs

They are 7 of the 467 NPPES records with a practice address in Steamboat Springs, and 1,105 specialist records in Colorado.

The 8 specialist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Douglas Forney, CNMT, CMTSteamboat Springs, CO 804871619198652
  2. Dean Hazama, MPTSteamboat Springs, CO 804871992874945
  3. Amy Ploeger, CMTSteamboat Springs, CO 804871427270420
  4. Thomas Walker, CARSteamboat Springs, CO 804871578622247
  5. Sandra Zila-Eivins, M.D.Steamboat Springs, CO 804871972509909
  6. Roberta Rodin-Geier, M.ED., CMT, CNMTSteamboat Springs, CO 804881760697999
  7. Karen-Jo Dolamore, DVMSilverthorne, CO 804981255873923
  8. William Ferris, MDSilverthorne, CO 804981952347007

Common questions

What is Eric Verploeg, MD's NPI number?

Eric Verploeg, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1447257860, issued on Jun 30, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Eric Verploeg, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 940 Central Park Dr, Steamboat Springs, CO, 80487. Phone: (970) 879-6663. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Eric Verploeg, MD's license?

NPPES lists Colorado license number 29871, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Eric Verploeg, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Eric Verploeg, MD had 13 Medicare Part D claims; the average among specialist prescribers was 1,380. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Eric Verploeg, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 67.7 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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