Kelby F. Bethards, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Fort Collins, CO
Kelby F. Bethards, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Fort Collins, Colorado, and NPI 1588643894, issued on Jan 13, 2006. Check the license (Colorado 39770, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kelby F. Bethards
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 39770 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2127 E Harmony RD, Fort Collins, CO 80528
- Phone
- (970) 297-6250
- Enumerated
- Jan 13, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 12, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (970) 297-6260
- Medicaid ID
- 01783785 CO
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050217000533); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Iowa, Rj & L Carver College Of Medicine, 2000
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2127 E Harmony RD
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Verify Kelby F. Bethards in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical Board
Search for license 39770Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
76% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
845 Medicare Part D claims for 289 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. 33 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Linzess62 claims
- Budesonide48 claims
- Donepezil Hcl38 claims
- Prednisone38 claims
- Cephalexin36 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate33 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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- 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).
Kelby F. Bethards among 3,563 family medicine physician records in Colorado
Kelby F. Bethards, 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 2006, is newer than 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 56% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated2000 · median 2008 among the 2,077 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 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.
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Common questions
What is Kelby F. Bethards, MD's NPI number?
Kelby F. Bethards, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1588643894, issued on Jan 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kelby F. Bethards, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2127 E Harmony RD, Fort Collins, CO, 80528. Phone: (970) 297-6250. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kelby F. Bethards, MD's license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number 39770, 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 Kelby F. Bethards, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kelby F. Bethards, MD had 845 Medicare Part D claims for 289 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Kelby F. Bethards, 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.