NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Joseph W. Prows, MD

Family Medicine Physician · Fort Collins, CO

Joseph W. Prows, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Fort Collins, Colorado, and NPI 1417183070, issued on Jun 9, 2009. Check the license (Colorado 52839, 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 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1417183070
Name
Joseph W. Prows
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
52839 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
418 S Howes St Unit 200-B, Fort Collins, CO 80521
Phone
(970) 286-0225
Enumerated
Jun 9, 2009
Record last updated
Apr 21, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20140121001437); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Tulane University School Of Medicine, 2009
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  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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77% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

6,268 Medicare Part D claims for 540 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 245 claims were for opioids.

  1. Joseph Prows6,268
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium423 claims
  2. Rosuvastatin Calcium352 claims
  3. Amlodipine Besylate283 claims
  4. Levothyroxine Sodium271 claims
  5. Lisinopril216 claims
  6. Gabapentin193 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $23.17

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Hologic Sales and Service, LLC. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Joseph Prows$23.17
  2. Specialty average$902.55

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Joseph W. Prows among 3,563 family medicine physician records in Colorado

Joseph W. Prows, MD is one of 3,563 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Colorado. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 62% of them.

  • NPI issued2009 · 62% of these records are older, 36% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
  • Graduated2009 · median 2008 among the 2,077 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

158 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Fort Collins

They are 158 of the 6,928 NPPES records with a practice address in Fort Collins, and 3,563 family medicine physician records in Colorado.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Kyle Hampton, D.O.Fort Collins, CO 805211013219278
  2. Christina Kuroiwa, MDFort Collins, CO 805211669670733
  3. Nola Macdonald, D.O.Fort Collins, CO 805211245256320
  4. Nancy Peltola, M.D.Fort Collins, CO 805211932448735
  5. Aida Yavari, D.O.Fort Collins, CO 805211508168758
  6. Elizabeth Buell, M.D.Fort Collins, CO 805231982963229
  7. Laurie Elwyn, M.D.Fort Collins, CO 805231457395188
  8. Jane Higgins, M.D.Fort Collins, CO 805231063457455

Common questions

What is Joseph W. Prows, MD's NPI number?

Joseph W. Prows, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1417183070, issued on Jun 9, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Joseph W. Prows, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 418 S Howes St Unit 200-B, Fort Collins, CO, 80521. Phone: (970) 286-0225. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Joseph W. Prows, MD's license?

NPPES lists Colorado license number 52839, 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 Joseph W. Prows, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Joseph W. Prows, MD had 6,268 Medicare Part D claims for 540 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.