Lance R. Little, M.D.
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Lafayette, CO
Lance R. Little, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Lafayette, Colorado, and NPI 1053441816, issued on Mar 7, 2007. Check the license (Colorado 42557, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lance R. Little
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- 42557 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 280 Exempla Cir, Lafayette, CO 80026
- Phone
- (303) 338-4545
- Enumerated
- Mar 7, 2007
- Record last updated
- Apr 5, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 09658017 CO
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20051006000234); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Temple University School Of Medicine, 1999
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 280 Exempla Cir
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Sandra AllenNurse's Aide1760519789
Verify Lance R. Little in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical Board
Search for license 42557Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
862 Medicare Part D claims for 352 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 283 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Meloxicam267 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl199 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium130 claims
- Amoxicillin53 claims
- Tramadol Hcl48 claims
- Hydromorphone Hcl30 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: $179.06
8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Heraeus Medical, LLC. 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
- Colorado Permanente Medical Group PCLafayette, CO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Lance R. Little among 471 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Colorado
Lance R. Little, M.D. 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
- Graduated1999 · median 2007 among the 290 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 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).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Colorado
There are 471 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Colorado.
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The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Lan Chen, MDLafayette, CO 800261821257148
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- Michael Gallagher, M.D.Lafayette, CO 800261548218654
- Thomas Hanson, MDLafayette, CO 800261033640701
- Jeffrey Hrutkay, MDLafayette, CO 800261891822821
- James Hubbard, M.D.Lafayette, CO 800261104232255
- James Macdougall, MDLafayette, CO 800261821128760
- Julie MelchiorLafayette, CO 800261003946948
Common questions
What is Lance R. Little, M.D.'s NPI number?
Lance R. Little, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1053441816, issued on Mar 7, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lance R. Little, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 280 Exempla Cir, Lafayette, CO, 80026. Phone: (303) 338-4545. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lance R. Little, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number 42557, 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 Lance R. Little, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lance R. Little, M.D. had 862 Medicare Part D claims for 352 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.