NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Joshua Walker Kuethe

Surgery Physician · Fort Collins, CO

Joshua Walker Kuethe is a surgery physician with a practice address in Fort Collins, Colorado, and NPI 1881983807, issued on Mar 30, 2011. Check the license (Colorado DR.0065463, 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 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1881983807
Name
Joshua Walker Kuethe
Primary taxonomy
Surgery Physician 208600000X
License numbers
DR.0065463 CO
35125553 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2121 E Harmony RD Unit 330, Fort Collins, CO 80528
Phone
(970) 221-5878
Enumerated
Mar 30, 2011
Record last updated
Nov 5, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(970) 221-3564
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20201208000858); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Cincinnati College Of Medicine, 2011
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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Also registered at 2121 E Harmony RD Unit 330

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Kelsey Aliabadi, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1083169494
  2. Andrew Bressler, PA-CPhysician Assistant1801177464
  3. Thomas Coopwood, M.D.Surgery Physician1962517086
  4. Christian Dennis, MDSurgical Critical Care Physician1750680484
  5. Heather Lewis, M.D.Surgical Oncology Physician1255593851
  6. Rachael Nemcic, MDSurgery Physician1316266703

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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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27% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024

108 Medicare Part D claims for 82 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 75 claims were for opioids.

  1. Joshua Kuethe108
  2. Specialty average147

Most prescribed

  1. Oxycodone Hcl57 claims
  2. Tramadol Hcl15 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score86.5
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $31.80

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Tela Bio, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Joshua Kuethe$31.80
  2. Specialty average$3,513.80

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

  1. Poudre Valley Medical Group LLCFort Collins, CO

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Surgery Physician providers in Colorado

There are 608 surgery physician records in Colorado.

Other surgery physician records in Colorado

  1. Stuart Ackley, MDGrand Junction, CO1821001033
  2. Samiat Agunbiade, M.D.Aurora, CO1194259127
  3. Rizwan Ahmed, M.D.Durango, CO1467728014
  4. Eric Ahnfeldt, D.O.Fort Carson, CO1790729473
  5. Gretchen Ahrendt, MDAurora, CO1396802500
  6. Drew Albright, D.O.Denver, CO1578944633
  7. Leonardo Alfaro, M.D.Denver, CO1326251398
  8. Christine AlvaradoAurora, CO1396138954
  9. Paul Alvord, M.D.Englewood, CO1447443809
  10. Jason Aminsharifi, M.D.Woodland Park, CO1679815757

Common questions

What is Joshua Walker Kuethe's NPI number?

Joshua Walker Kuethe's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1881983807, issued on Mar 30, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Joshua Walker Kuethe located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2121 E Harmony RD Unit 330, Fort Collins, CO, 80528. Phone: (970) 221-5878. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Joshua Walker Kuethe's license?

NPPES lists Colorado license number DR.0065463, 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 Joshua Walker Kuethe prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Joshua Walker Kuethe had 108 Medicare Part D claims for 82 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Joshua Walker Kuethe'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.