Kris John Alden, M.D., PHD.
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Basalt, CO
Kris John Alden, M.D., PHD. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Basalt, Colorado, and NPI 1992842132, issued on Jan 30, 2007. Check the license (Colorado DR.0073299, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kris John Alden
- Credential
- M.D., PHD.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License numbers
- DR.0073299 CO
ME140596 FL
036118925 IL
49647 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 200 Robinson St, Basalt, CO 81621
- Phone
- (970) 742-0115
- Enumerated
- Jan 30, 2007
- Record last updated
- Aug 1, 2025
- Fax
- (970) 742-0116
- Medicaid IDs
- 117021900 FL
036118925 IL - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240515001270); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 200 Robinson St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Nicholas Broom, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1518779917
Verify Kris John Alden in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical Board
Search for license DR.0073299Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
27% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
252 Medicare Part D claims for 72 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 56 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Mupirocin53 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium42 claims
- Ondansetron Odt41 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen34 claims
- Amoxicillin27 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl18 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 72.7 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,072,390.34
27 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
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
- Steadman Clinic Professional LLCBasalt, CO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kris John Alden among 471 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Colorado
Kris John Alden, M.D., PHD. is one of 471 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Colorado. 73% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 47% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 47% of these records are older, 39% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2002 · median 2007 among the 290 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
3 orthopaedic surgery physician records list a practice address in Basalt
They are 3 of the 147 NPPES records with a practice address in Basalt, and 471 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Colorado.
All 471 in Colorado → Every provider in Basalt → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Stanley Gertzbein, M.D.Basalt, CO 816211992747620
- Thomas Moore, MDBasalt, CO 816211952416422
- Kevin Borchard, M.D.Craig, CO 816251760686539
- Eleanor Vonstade, MDAspen, CO 816111376621698
- Frederick Ewald, M.D.Edwards, CO 816321508996034
- Robert Adams, M.D.Glenwood Spgs, CO 816011689638793
- Christopher George, MDGlenwood Springs, CO 816011437308335
- Felipe Ituarte, M.D.Glenwood Springs, CO 816011942616339
Common questions
What is Kris John Alden, M.D., PHD.'s NPI number?
Kris John Alden, M.D., PHD.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1992842132, issued on Jan 30, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kris John Alden, M.D., PHD. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 200 Robinson St, Basalt, CO, 81621. Phone: (970) 742-0115. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kris John Alden, M.D., PHD.'s license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number DR.0073299, 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 Kris John Alden, M.D., PHD. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kris John Alden, M.D., PHD. had 252 Medicare Part D claims for 72 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Kris John Alden, M.D., PHD.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 72.7 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.