Gregory Ales, D.O.
Neurology Physician in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 20,467 in Neurology Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
What the federal data shows
Gregory Ales, D.O. reported a CMS MIPS final score of 81.6/100 - below the 83.5 national average - and filed 280 Medicare Part D claims in 2024.
- 81.6/100
- MIPS score · -2 vs avg
- 280
- Part D claims, 2024
- Likely
- board-certified (heuristic)
- ≥32nd
- pct among measured MIPS (lower-bound band)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Federal trust snapshot
What official records show about Gregory Ales, D.O.
Federal records show an active NPI with both Medicare prescribing volume and a measured CMS quality score — objective registry data, not patient reviews.
- Verified
NPI registry status
Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1205825692), first enumerated 10/18/2005.
Source: CMS NPPES
- Reported
Medicare Part D participation
Filed 280 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.
Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF
- Reported
CMS quality reporting (MIPS)
Reported a CMS MIPS final score of 81.6/100 in the Quality Payment Program — a federal quality measure, not a patient review.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program
- Reported
Board certification signal
Heuristic suggests board-certified status based on ABMS-eligible specialty taxonomy plus active CMS participation signals — not a direct ABMS verification.
- Reported
Industry payment transparency
$44.4 in reported industry payments (2 transfers) in 2024 under the federal Sunshine Act — disclosed transfers of value, not a quality rating.
Source: CMS Open Payments
- Not in federal data
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CMS NPPES provider registry desk
NPI 1205825692 · Neurology Physician
NPI-10 · ENUM-LEGACY · TAX-MID · MIPS-INLINE · RX-LIGHT · BOOK-THIN · PHOTO-FINISH
- NPI-10 1205825692
- ENUM-LEGACY 2005
- TAX-MID 20K Neurology Physician
- MIPS-INLINE 81.6/100
- RX-LIGHT 280
- BOOK-THIN 393 in Colorado
- PHOTO-FINISH Van Woeltz · ±0.1
MIPS final-score neighbourhood
Same-specialty nationwide peers by CMS final score, not geographic proximity
- Van Woeltz · low…
Van Woeltz
81.5 MIPS pts
- Darshan Lal · near
Darshan Lal
81.5 MIPS pts
- Stuart Olinsky ·…
Stuart Olinsky
81.5 MIPS pts
- Ales · this prov…
Ales · this provider
81.6 MIPS pts
What this shows Nearest measured MIPS peers for this NUCC specialty (2023 performance year).
Gregory Ales, D.O.'s MIPS score vs every measured U.S. clinician
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure. Clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded.
82 ≥ 32nd percentile 32% of 454,083 measured providers are in lower value bands
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more measured providers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
The percentile is a conservative whole-score-point band: it counts only measured clinicians in lower score bands. A CMS MIPS metric is not a recommendation or a clinical-quality rating by PlainDoctor. See methodology § corpus placement.
Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023
Where Gregory Ales, D.O. sits
This provider among neurology physician peers
Across the 5,099 neurology physician providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Gregory Ales, D.O. writes more Part D claims than 26% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 40% - placing this provider in the lower-volume, lower-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.
Each dot is one neurology physician peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is Gregory Ales, D.O.. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.
Gregory Ales, D.O. practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).
What does the federal data show about Gregory Ales, D.O.?
Near national averagePrimary specialty
Medicare Part D claims
MIPS final score
Specialty distribution in Colorado
How Neurology Physician compares to other specialties among Colorado providers
Neurology Physician ranks #58 among Colorado's specialties (0.3% of in-state providers)
Each bar is a specialty's share of the Colorado provider total, by primary NUCC taxonomy. The highlighted bar is Neurology Physician; the long tail of smaller specialties is omitted for legibility.
Medicare quality performance, MIPS
Gregory Ales, D.O.'s 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Neurology Physician national average
- MIPS Final Score
- 81.6/100
- vs 83.5 national avg · 2023 performance year
Quality benchmarks
- National MIPS avg 2023 measured reporting year
- Quality dim CMS Quality category
- Cost dim CMS Cost category
- Specialty volume Neurology Physician US NPIs
81.6/100 MIPS final score - 1.9 pts below the 83.5 national average
Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities composite score for the 2023 performance year. Specialty: Neurology Physician. Quality dim: 83.3. Cost dim: 63.4.
How MIPS and board certification work
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1205825692 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Neurology Physician |
| Credentials | D.O. |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 10/18/2005 |
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How we sourced this profile
Profile fields combine the CMS NPPES monthly snapshot (provider directory, taxonomy, and address) with calendar-year 2023 Medicare Part D and MIPS public-use files when records are present. NPI 1205825692 is the unique 10-digit identifier CMS uses to link Ales across every Medicare, Medicaid, and HIPAA-covered transaction. Read full methodology →
CMS Quality Score (MIPS)
Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.
Reporting: Group practice
Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Gregory Ales, D.O.. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$44
Largest payer
Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals, Inc
Most common payment type
Food and Beverage
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2024.
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 539.333
- Total Day Supply
- 16,052
- Generic Drug Cost
- $8K
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 71.7 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 1.41
- Gender Split
- 45% female / 55% male
- Age Distribution
- <65: 18, 65-74: N/A, 75-84: 40, 85+: N/A
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2024. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What Gregory Ales, D.O. prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2024
- Carbidopa-Levodopa
Carbidopa-Levodopa
34 claims
- Gabapentin
Gabapentin
17 claims
- Rytary
Rytary
17 claims
- Donepezil Hcl
Donepezil Hcl
16 claims
- Rizatriptan
Rizatriptan
16 claims
- Memantine Hcl
Memantine Hcl
14 claims
- Lamotrigine 13
Lamotrigine
13 claims
- Levetiracetam Er 13
Levetiracetam Er
13 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Carbidopa-Levodopa Carbidopa/Levodopa | 34 |
| Gabapentin | 17 |
| Rytary Carbidopa/Levodopa | 17 |
| Donepezil Hcl | 16 |
| Rizatriptan Rizatriptan Benzoate | 16 |
| Memantine Hcl | 14 |
| Lamotrigine | 13 |
| Levetiracetam Er Levetiracetam | 13 |
| Emgality Syringe Galcanezumab-Gnlm | 12 |
| Levetiracetam | 11 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
Neurology Physician Overview
How Gregory Ales, D.O. fits within the Neurology Physician landscape nationally.
Gregory Ales, D.O.'s 280 claims are below the specialty average of 1,356.
Nationwide Neurology Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year
Two federal-record peer sets for Ales, both outside Colorado so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.
Similar MIPS final score
Nearest same-specialty clinicians by CMS MIPS final score (81.6 here).
Same NPPES enumeration year (2005)
Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.
Nearby Neurology Physician Providers in Colorado
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Colorado, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Ales.
One of 393 Neurology Physician providers enrolled in Colorado, 5 are shown here.
Compare Neurology Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
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Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2024). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Quality Performance
- CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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