James Robert Denton, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Aurora, CO
James Robert Denton, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Aurora, Colorado, and NPI 1952418162, issued on Aug 24, 2006. Check the license (Colorado 35313, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Robert Denton
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 35313 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1501 S Potomac St, Aurora, CO 80012
- Phone
- (303) 337-0559
- Enumerated
- Aug 24, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040526000524); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Colorado School Of Medicine, Denver, 1991
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify James Robert Denton in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical Board
Search for license 35313Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
64% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
53 Medicare Part D claims for 30 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 24 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl14 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Colorado Surgical And Critical Care Associates PLLCAurora, CO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James Robert Denton among 608 surgery physician records in Colorado
James Robert Denton, M.D. is one of 608 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 8% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 58% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated1991 · median 2005 among the 370 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 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 208600000X and a Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Colorado
There are 608 surgery physician records in Colorado.
All 608 in Colorado → Every provider in Aurora → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Sallie Clark, MDAurora, CO 800121780681999
- Michael Fraterelli, MDAurora, CO 800121407852619
- James Geddes, M.D.Aurora, CO 800121366559585
- Pius Kamau, M.D.Aurora, CO 800121457456840
- Daniel O'Leary, CSAAurora, CO 800121508977737
- Robert Snyder, M.D.Aurora, CO 800121699882803
- Jodie Taylor, M.D.Aurora, CO 800121902908833
- Donald Temple, M.D.Aurora, CO 800121508820044
Common questions
What is James Robert Denton, M.D.'s NPI number?
James Robert Denton, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1952418162, issued on Aug 24, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Robert Denton, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1501 S Potomac St, Aurora, CO, 80012. Phone: (303) 337-0559. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Robert Denton, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number 35313, 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 James Robert Denton, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Robert Denton, M.D. had 53 Medicare Part D claims for 30 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.