Frank A. Laws, M.D.
Interventional Cardiology Physician · Glenwood Springs, CO
Frank A. Laws, M.D. is an interventional cardiology physician with a practice address in Glenwood Springs, Colorado, and NPI 1285648196, issued on Jul 28, 2006. Check the license (Colorado 44640, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Frank A. Laws
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Interventional Cardiology Physician 207RI0011X
- License numbers
- 44640 CO
DR.0044640 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1906 Blake Ave, Glenwood Springs, CO 81601
- Phone
- (970) 384-7290
- Enumerated
- Jul 28, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 26, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (970) 384-7293
- Medicaid ID
- 37184351 CO
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20061019000319); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Frank A. Laws in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical Board
Search for license 44640Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
16% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average interventional cardiology physician in 2024
2,678 Medicare Part D claims for 485 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,179 among the 6,605 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 21% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Eliquis334 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate166 claims
- Clopidogrel155 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium146 claims
- Diltiazem 24hr Er (Cd)141 claims
- Losartan Potassium134 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 88 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $5,730.14
52 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 6,394 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,062.29 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.
2 hospitals and group practices
- Valley View Hospital AssociationGlenwood Spgs, CO · Acute Care Hospitals4 of 5 stars
- The Memorial HospitalCraig, CO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Frank A. Laws among 119 interventional cardiology physician records in Colorado
Frank A. Laws, M.D. is one of 119 interventional cardiology physician records with a practice address in Colorado. 93% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 55% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 93% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 83% of these records are
- Graduated1993 · median 2003 among the 99 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0011X and a Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Interventional Cardiology Physician providers in Colorado
There are 119 interventional cardiology physician records in Colorado.
All 119 in Colorado → Every provider in Glenwood Springs → Interventional Cardiology Physician nationwide →
The 8 interventional cardiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Kurt Spriggs, DOGrand Junction, CO 815061851337802
- Carl Rouch, M.D.Grand Junction, CO 815051124099650
- Mohammad Reza Movahed Shariat Panahi, MD, PHDDurango, CO 813011578574232
- Levi Rice, D.O.Durango, CO 813011306176235
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Common questions
What is Frank A. Laws, M.D.'s NPI number?
Frank A. Laws, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285648196, issued on Jul 28, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Frank A. Laws, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1906 Blake Ave, Glenwood Springs, CO, 81601. Phone: (970) 384-7290. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Frank A. Laws, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number 44640, 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 Frank A. Laws, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Frank A. Laws, M.D. had 2,678 Medicare Part D claims for 485 beneficiaries; the average among interventional cardiology physician prescribers was 3,179. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Frank A. Laws, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 88 of 100. 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.
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.