Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Ernest Hoeckel, MD

Anesthesiology Physician · Grand Junction, CO

Ernest Hoeckel, MD is an anesthesiology physician with a practice address in Grand Junction, Colorado, and NPI 1578523767, issued on Mar 23, 2006. Check the license on the Colorado Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1578523767
Name
Ernest Hoeckel
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Anesthesiology Physician 207L00000X
Practice location
2021 N 12TH St, Grand Junction, CO 81501
Phone
(970) 242-0920
Enumerated
Mar 23, 2006
Entity
Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2021 N 12TH St

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

  1. Sigma Alpha, MDAnesthesiology Physician1497715759
  2. Michael Ash, MDAnesthesiology Physician1528022365
  3. Juan Barbero, MDEmergency Medical Services (Emergency Medicine) Physician1790715290
  4. Carolyn Emerson, MDAnesthesiology Physician1548552508
  5. Sara Gaglione, M.D.Diagnostic Radiology Physician1710985528
  6. Kayce Imming, DPTPhysical Therapist1518158054

Verify Ernest Hoeckel in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical BoardCheck the board
  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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The practice group's Medicare quality score for 2023: 95.1 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 score92.8
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%76.8
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%
  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).

37 anesthesiology physician records list a Grand Junction practice address

They are 37 of the 3,482 NPPES records with a Grand Junction practice address, and 1,158 anesthesiology physician records in Colorado.

Other anesthesiology physician records in Colorado

  1. Benjamin Aakre, MDAurora, CO1407140395
  2. Richard Abbott, MDGreenwood Village, CO1508839333
  3. Benjamin Abrams, MDAurora, CO1619316742
  4. Henri Acosta, MDGreenwood Village, CO1114073798
  5. Ryan Adams, MDFort Collins, CO1154448611
  6. Aalok Agarwala, MDAurora, CO1699801068
  7. Bryan Ahlgren, DOAurora, CO1730208315
  8. Maarij Ahmad, DOGreenwood Village, CO1073176228
  9. Sarah Al-Najar, MDDenver, CO1396373866
  10. Richard Alessi, M.D.Fort Collins, CO1063409860

Common questions

What is Ernest Hoeckel, MD's NPI number?

Ernest Hoeckel, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578523767, issued on Mar 23, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ernest Hoeckel, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2021 N 12TH St, Grand Junction, CO, 81501. Phone: (970) 242-0920. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ernest Hoeckel, MD's license?

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.

What is Ernest Hoeckel, MD's Medicare quality score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 95.1 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.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.