Gregory Burton Carlson, M.D.
Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician · Frisco, CO
Gregory Burton Carlson, M.D. is a sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician with a practice address in Frisco, Colorado, and NPI 1609253632, issued on Apr 28, 2015. Check the license (Colorado DR.0066858, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Gregory Burton Carlson
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician 207XX0005X
- License number
- DR.0066858 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 68 School Road, Frisco, CO 80443
- Phone
- (970) 262-7400
- Enumerated
- Apr 28, 2015
- Record last updated
- Aug 23, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210823002197); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Minnesota Medical School, 2015
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 68 School Road
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Gregory Burton Carlson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical Board
Search for license DR.0066858Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
89% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician in 2024
33 Medicare Part D claims for 23 beneficiaries, against an average of 288 among the 2,562 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 70.2 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,765.69
23 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Arthrex, Inc. The 2,400 providers of this specialty with any payment received $19,779.31 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
- Catholic Health Initiatives ColoradoFrisco, CO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Gregory Burton Carlson among 151 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records in Colorado
Gregory Burton Carlson, M.D. is one of 151 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records with a practice address in Colorado. 90% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 70% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 70% of these records are older, 29% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2007 among the 107 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XX0005X and a Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
10 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records list a practice address in Frisco
They are 10 of the 397 NPPES records with a practice address in Frisco, and 151 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records in Colorado.
All 151 in Colorado → Every provider in Frisco → Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Paul Abbott, M.D.Frisco, CO 804431871599753
- Leon Chipman, M.D.Frisco, CO 804431760488639
- Richard Cunningham, M.D.Frisco, CO 804431841296720
- Erik Dorf, MDFrisco, CO 804431891902789
- John Gottlieb, M.D.Frisco, CO 804431710983697
- William Gottlieb, M.D.Frisco, CO 804431780680660
- Peter Janes, M.D.Frisco, CO 804431326044215
- John Joseph, MDFrisco, CO 804431477527679
Common questions
What is Gregory Burton Carlson, M.D.'s NPI number?
Gregory Burton Carlson, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609253632, issued on Apr 28, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Gregory Burton Carlson, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 68 School Road, Frisco, CO, 80443. Phone: (970) 262-7400. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Gregory Burton Carlson, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number DR.0066858, 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 Gregory Burton Carlson, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Gregory Burton Carlson, M.D. had 33 Medicare Part D claims for 23 beneficiaries; the average among sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician prescribers was 288. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Gregory Burton Carlson, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 70.2 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.