Ernest Earl Braxton, M.D.
Neurological Surgery Physician · Edwards, CO
Ernest Earl Braxton, M.D. is a neurological surgery physician with a practice address in Edwards, Colorado, and NPI 1407080716, issued on May 14, 2009. Check the license (Colorado DR.0058687, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ernest Earl Braxton
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurological Surgery Physician 207T00000X
- License number
- DR.0058687 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1140 Edwards Village Blvd Ste B-105, Edwards, CO 81632
- Phone
- (970) 569-3240
- Enumerated
- May 14, 2009
- Record last updated
- Apr 10, 2024
- Fax
- (866) 725-4659
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170630001783); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Perelman School Of Med At The University Of Pennsylvania, 2001
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1140 Edwards Village Blvd Ste B-105
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Ernest Earl Braxton in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical Board
Search for license DR.0058687Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
88% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neurological surgery physician in 2024
21 Medicare Part D claims for 14 beneficiaries, against an average of 172 among the 4,378 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $66,712.35
87 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Integrity Implants Inc. dba Accelus. The 5,377 providers of this specialty with any payment received $14,925.58 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
- Select Physical Therapy OF West Denver Limited PartnershipWoodland Park, CO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ernest Earl Braxton among 175 neurological surgery physician records in Colorado
Ernest Earl Braxton, M.D. is one of 175 neurological surgery physician records with a practice address in Colorado. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 63% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 63% of these records are older, 34% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2001 · median 2006 among the 110 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207T00000X and a Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Neurological Surgery Physician providers in Colorado
There are 175 neurological surgery physician records in Colorado.
All 175 in Colorado → Every provider in Edwards → Neurological Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 neurological surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Lee Krauth, M.D.Rifle, CO 816501134138811
- Bruce Brunson, M.D.Silt, CO 816521942435839
- Wade Ceola, M.D.Glenwood Spgs, CO 816011669429049
- David Miller, M.D.Glenwood Springs, CO 816011497764195
- Larry Tice, MDFruita, CO 815211942213475
- Basheal Agrawal, M.D.Grand Junction, CO 815011154365153
- Robert Fox, MDGrand Junction, CO 815011588677017
- Edward Maurin, MDGrand Junction, CO 815011730112772
Common questions
What is Ernest Earl Braxton, M.D.'s NPI number?
Ernest Earl Braxton, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1407080716, issued on May 14, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ernest Earl Braxton, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1140 Edwards Village Blvd Ste B-105, Edwards, CO, 81632. Phone: (970) 569-3240. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ernest Earl Braxton, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number DR.0058687, 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 Ernest Earl Braxton, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ernest Earl Braxton, M.D. had 21 Medicare Part D claims for 14 beneficiaries; the average among neurological surgery physician prescribers was 172. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Ernest Earl Braxton, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.