NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kala Griffith, MD

Family Medicine Physician · Grand Junction, CO

Kala Griffith, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Grand Junction, Colorado, and NPI 1659958197, issued on Mar 29, 2021. Check the license (Colorado DR.0071637, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1659958197
Name
Kala Griffith
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
DR.0071637 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2478 Patterson RD Ste 27, Grand Junction, CO 81505
Phone
(970) 644-4300
Enumerated
Mar 29, 2021
Record last updated
Jul 10, 2024
Fax
(970) 263-4323
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20241028003560); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Wright State University Boonshoft School Of Medicine, 2021
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 2478 Patterson RD Ste 27

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

  1. Tiffany Smith, MDFamily Medicine Physician1235797713

Verify Kala Griffith in five checks

  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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63% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

1,316 Medicare Part D claims for 196 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims. 48 claims were for opioids.

  1. Kala Griffith1,316
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium66 claims
  2. Levothyroxine Sodium61 claims
  3. Lisinopril55 claims
  4. Metformin Hcl55 claims
  5. Gabapentin47 claims
  6. Furosemide29 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

  1. Community Medical Group LLCGrand Jct, CO

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

Kala Griffith among 3,563 family medicine physician records in Colorado

Kala Griffith, 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 2021, is newer than 92% of them.

  • NPI issued2021 · 92% of these records are older, 5% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
  • Graduated2021 · median 2008 among the 2,077 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 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).

135 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Grand Junction

They are 135 of the 3,482 NPPES records with a practice address in Grand Junction, and 3,563 family medicine physician records in Colorado.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jon Freckleton, D.O.Grand Junction, CO 815051114196615
  2. Craig Gustafson, MDGrand Junction, CO 815051013093517
  3. Katherine Howe, DOGrand Junction, CO 815051700846318
  4. Karin Hughes, M.D.Grand Junction, CO 815051689675803
  5. Katie McCloud, PA-CGrand Junction, CO 815051861995789
  6. William Moeller, D.O.Grand Junction, CO 815051750325858
  7. Aaron Moore, DOGrand Jct, CO 815051932637246
  8. Gregory Reicks, D.O.Grand Junction, CO 815051326049321

Common questions

What is Kala Griffith, MD's NPI number?

Kala Griffith, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659958197, issued on Mar 29, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kala Griffith, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2478 Patterson RD Ste 27, Grand Junction, CO, 81505. Phone: (970) 644-4300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Kala Griffith, MD's license?

NPPES lists Colorado license number DR.0071637, 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 Kala Griffith, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Kala Griffith, MD had 1,316 Medicare Part D claims for 196 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.