Marinka Kartalija, MD
Infectious Disease Physician · Wheat Ridge, CO
Marinka Kartalija, MD is an infectious disease physician with a practice address in Wheat Ridge, Colorado, and NPI 1194763086, issued on Jun 3, 2006. Check the license (Colorado 46771, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Marinka Kartalija
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Infectious Disease Physician 207RI0200X
- License number
- 46771 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3885 Upham St Ste 200, Wheat Ridge, CO 80033
- Phone
- (303) 425-9245
- Enumerated
- Jun 3, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 3, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (303) 425-1378
- Medicaid ID
- 55050841 CO
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120425000744); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3885 Upham St Ste 200
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Teresa Cushman, M.D.Infectious Disease Physician1063775005
Verify Marinka Kartalija in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical Board
Search for license 46771Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
72% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average infectious disease physician in 2024
195 Medicare Part D claims for 53 beneficiaries, against an average of 689 among the 7,388 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Cefazolin Sodium22 claims
- Cephalexin18 claims
- Cefadroxil13 claims
- Ceftriaxone12 claims
- Daptomycin12 claims
- Levofloxacin12 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): 94.5 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: $147.59
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 3,895 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,362.19 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
- Western Infectious Disease Consultants, P.C.Wheat Ridge, CO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Marinka Kartalija among 182 infectious disease physician records in Colorado
Marinka Kartalija, MD is one of 182 infectious disease physician records with a practice address in Colorado. 79% 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 11% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 54% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 2004 among the 125 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 68% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0200X and a Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Infectious Disease Physician providers in Colorado
There are 182 infectious disease physician records in Colorado.
All 182 in Colorado → Every provider in Wheat Ridge → Infectious Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 infectious disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Laura Coster, MDWheat Ridge, CO 800331780855247
- Teresa Cushman, M.D.Wheat Ridge, CO 800331063775005
- Mary Degroote, M.D.Wheat Ridge, CO 800331083696827
- Jeffrey Desjardin, MDWheat Ridge, CO 800331821191305
- Charlotte Ellenbogen, D.O.Wheat Ridge, CO 800331417914540
- Norman Fujita, MDWheat Ridge, CO 800331033211990
- Sonali Hemachandra, MDWheat Ridge, CO 800331063578516
- Katherine Johnson, D.O.Wheat Ridge, CO 800331083888937
Common questions
What is Marinka Kartalija, MD's NPI number?
Marinka Kartalija, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1194763086, issued on Jun 3, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Marinka Kartalija, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3885 Upham St Ste 200, Wheat Ridge, CO, 80033. Phone: (303) 425-9245. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Marinka Kartalija, MD's license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number 46771, 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 Marinka Kartalija, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Marinka Kartalija, MD had 195 Medicare Part D claims for 53 beneficiaries; the average among infectious disease physician prescribers was 689. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Marinka Kartalija, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 94.5 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.