NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

George Thomas Morton, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Rifle, CO

George Thomas Morton, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Rifle, Colorado, and NPI 1285672899, issued on Jun 4, 2006. Check the license (Colorado 16787, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado Medical Board; 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
1285672899
Name
George Thomas Morton
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
16787 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
220 East Ave, Rifle, CO 81650
Phone
(970) 625-5521
Enumerated
Jun 4, 2006
Record last updated
Oct 5, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(970) 625-9339
Medicaid ID
01167873 CO
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 220 East Ave

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Verify George Thomas Morton in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical Board
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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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99% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

39 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.

  1. George Morton39
  2. Specialty average3,176

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): 9.4 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 score0.0
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities20 of 40 points · 15%50.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

George Thomas Morton among 2,046 internal medicine physician records in Colorado

George Thomas Morton, MD is one of 2,046 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Colorado. 71% 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 10% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 60% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 53% of these records are
  • Record last updated2016 · 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 207R00000X and a Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

4 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Rifle

They are 4 of the 239 NPPES records with a practice address in Rifle, and 2,046 internal medicine physician records in Colorado.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Lihua Du, MDRifle, CO 816501215198320
  2. Sandra Holzhauer-Feeney, MDRifle, CO 816501992773055
  3. Peter Schaiberger, M.D.Rifle, CO 816501548224678
  4. Barbara Phillips, M.D.New Castle, CO 816471467575803
  5. Grace Choe, MDVail, CO 816571467870550
  6. Frederick Eck, MDVail, CO 816571013987031
  7. Jamie Gray, MDVail, CO 816571619924610
  8. Andrew Knerl, MDVail, CO 816571306097100

Common questions

What is George Thomas Morton, MD's NPI number?

George Thomas Morton, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285672899, issued on Jun 4, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is George Thomas Morton, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 220 East Ave, Rifle, CO, 81650. Phone: (970) 625-5521. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify George Thomas Morton, MD's license?

NPPES lists Colorado license number 16787, 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 George Thomas Morton, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, George Thomas Morton, MD had 39 Medicare Part D claims; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is George Thomas Morton, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 9.4 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.

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.