NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Louis W. Catalano, M.D.

Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician · Aurora, CO

Louis W. Catalano, M.D. is an orthopaedic hand surgery physician with a practice address in Aurora, Colorado, and NPI 1982759957, issued on Jan 23, 2007. Check the license (Colorado DR.0067093, 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
1982759957
Name
Louis W. Catalano
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician 207XS0106X
License numbers
DR.0067093 CO
213031 NY
60-213031 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1635 Aurora CT, Aurora, CO 80045
Phone
(720) 848-0000
Enumerated
Jan 23, 2007
Record last updated
Dec 20, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid ID
02109997 NY
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20220217000862); accepts Medicare assignment
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 1635 Aurora CT

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

  1. Meghan Abrams, NP-CAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1124369582
  2. Emmeline Academia, PHARMDPharmacist1477113991
  3. Elizabeth Ackley, M.D.Neurology Physician1225569791
  4. Yuri Agrawal, M.D.Otology & Neurotology Physician1588710446
  5. Michael Aidi, MDDiagnostic Radiology Physician1386024354
  6. Oluwabukola Akingbola, DOMaternal & Fetal Medicine Physician1316529282

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  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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89% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic hand surgery physician in 2024

21 Medicare Part D claims for 17 beneficiaries, against an average of 186 among the 2,203 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.

  1. Louis Catalano21
  2. Specialty average186

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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score86.5
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $5,421.46

35 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medartis Inc. The 1,819 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,529.86 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Louis Catalano$5,421.46
  2. Specialty average$5,529.86

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

  1. University Physicians IncorporatedAurora, CO

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

Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician providers in Colorado

There are 77 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in Colorado.

Other orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in Colorado

  1. Alireza Alijani, M.D.Parker, CO1184682742
  2. Kane Anderson, M.D.Durango, CO1063514495
  3. Allan Bach, MDColorado Springs, CO1710962758
  4. Rita Baumgartner, MDSalida, CO1538587274
  5. Matthew Belton, MDAurora, CO1457746323
  6. David Bierbrauer, MDWestminster, CO1215917877
  7. Ryan Blalock, M.D.Aurora, CO1013266691
  8. Rajshri Bolson, MDCastle Rock, CO1588772610
  9. Eric Britton, M.D.Englewood, CO1477599405
  10. Jue Cao, M.D.Denver, CO1558650168

Common questions

What is Louis W. Catalano, M.D.'s NPI number?

Louis W. Catalano, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1982759957, issued on Jan 23, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Louis W. Catalano, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1635 Aurora CT, Aurora, CO, 80045. Phone: (720) 848-0000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Louis W. Catalano, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Colorado license number DR.0067093, 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 Louis W. Catalano, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Louis W. Catalano, M.D. had 21 Medicare Part D claims for 17 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic hand surgery physician prescribers was 186. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Louis W. Catalano, M.D.'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.