Hans Carl Coester, MD
Neurological Surgery Physician · Fort Collins, CO
Hans Carl Coester, MD is a neurological surgery physician with a practice address in Fort Collins, Colorado, and NPI 1043256613, issued on Jun 21, 2006. Check the license (Colorado 31578, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Hans Carl Coester
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurological Surgery Physician 207T00000X
- License number
- 31578 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1107 S Lemay Ave, Fort Collins, CO 80524
- Phone
- (970) 495-7421
- Enumerated
- Jun 21, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 19, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (970) 495-7424
- Medicaid ID
- 01315787 CO
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110505000739); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Iowa, Rj & L Carver College Of Medicine, 1986
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Hans Carl Coester in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical Board
Search for license 31578Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
86% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neurological surgery physician in 2024
24 Medicare Part D claims for 14 beneficiaries, against an average of 172 among the 4,378 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin12 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): 97.6 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: $18.61
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. The 5,377 providers of this specialty with any payment received $14,925.58 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 2 group practices
- Poudre Valley Medical Group LLCFort Collins, CO
- Select Physical Therapy OF West Denver Limited PartnershipGreeley, CO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Hans Carl Coester among 175 neurological surgery physician records in Colorado
Hans Carl Coester, MD is one of 175 neurological surgery physician records with a practice address in Colorado. 74% 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 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 57% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1986 · median 2006 among the 110 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207T00000X and a Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Neurological Surgery Physician providers in Colorado
There are 175 neurological surgery physician records in Colorado.
All 175 in Colorado → Every provider in Fort Collins → Neurological Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 neurological surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Donn Turner, MDFort Collins, CO 805241316975022
- James Warson, MDFort Collins, CO 805241417247164
- Timothy Wirt, MDFort Collins, CO 805241992741839
- David Blatt, MDLoveland, CO 805381053411579
- Regina Bower, M.D.Loveland, CO 805381194972000
- Matthew Piazza, MDLoveland, CO 805381043573959
- Chih-Ta Lin, M.D.Longmont, CO 805011265759955
- Alan Villavicencio, MDLongmont, CO 805011720033939
Common questions
What is Hans Carl Coester, MD's NPI number?
Hans Carl Coester, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1043256613, issued on Jun 21, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Hans Carl Coester, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1107 S Lemay Ave, Fort Collins, CO, 80524. Phone: (970) 495-7421. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Hans Carl Coester, MD's license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number 31578, 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 Hans Carl Coester, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Hans Carl Coester, MD had 24 Medicare Part D claims for 14 beneficiaries; the average among neurological surgery physician prescribers was 172. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Hans Carl Coester, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.6 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.