Lon Edwin Abney, MD
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Durango, CO
Lon Edwin Abney, MD is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Durango, Colorado, and NPI 1962883272, issued on Jun 11, 2015. Check the license (Colorado DR.0072970, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lon Edwin Abney
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License numbers
- DR.0072970 CO
MD2022-0133 NM
BP10054224 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1 Mercado St Ste 130, Durango, CO 81301
- Phone
- (970) 247-1120
- Enumerated
- Jun 11, 2015
- Record last updated
- Jul 10, 2026
- Fax
- (970) 247-1128
- Medicaid ID
- 9000230224 CO
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240606003039); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1 Mercado St Ste 130
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- William Anderson, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1649241076
- Richard Converse, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1013001486
- Amanda Dunaway, AGACNPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1154833226
- Theresa Gent, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1679042410
- Natalie Hilsenbeck, NP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1699182758
- Robert Palusinski, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1770750044
Verify Lon Edwin Abney in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical Board
Search for license DR.0072970Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
44% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
1,710 Medicare Part D claims for 438 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 24% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium227 claims
- Eliquis182 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate154 claims
- Xarelto98 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium90 claims
- Lisinopril74 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): 83.8 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: $341.42
12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Zoll Services LLC (a/k/a Zoll LifeCor Corp). The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 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
- Catholic Health Initiatives ColoradoDurango, CO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Lon Edwin Abney among 332 cardiovascular disease physician records in Colorado
Lon Edwin Abney, MD is one of 332 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Colorado. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 87% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 87% of these records are older, 11% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2003 among the 221 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 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 207RC0000X and a Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in Colorado
There are 332 cardiovascular disease physician records in Colorado.
All 332 in Colorado → Every provider in Durango → Cardiovascular Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- William Anderson, MDDurango, CO 813011649241076
- Bruce Andrea, M.D.Durango, CO 813011609841949
- Rachel Chaney, M. D,Durango, CO 813011871513887
- Richard Converse, MDDurango, CO 813011013001486
- Michael Demos, M.D.Durango, CO 813011639144975
- Susie Kim, M.D.Durango, CO 813011548258379
- Stephen Lipnik, M.D.Durango, CO 813011629043971
- Eugenia Miller, M.D.Durango, CO 813011114992450
Common questions
What is Lon Edwin Abney, MD's NPI number?
Lon Edwin Abney, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1962883272, issued on Jun 11, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lon Edwin Abney, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1 Mercado St Ste 130, Durango, CO, 81301. Phone: (970) 247-1120. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lon Edwin Abney, MD's license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number DR.0072970, 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 Lon Edwin Abney, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lon Edwin Abney, MD had 1,710 Medicare Part D claims for 438 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Lon Edwin Abney, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 83.8 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.