NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Nathan D. Faulkner, MD

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Aurora, CO

Nathan D. Faulkner, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Aurora, Colorado, and NPI 1952566879, issued on Jul 21, 2008. Check the license (Colorado 54033, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1952566879
Name
Nathan D. Faulkner
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
License number
54033 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1411 S Potomac St, Aurora, CO 80012
Phone
(303) 695-6060
Enumerated
Jul 21, 2008
Record last updated
Jan 7, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(303) 369-7776
Medicaid ID
61534757 CO
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20141224000210); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Utah School Of Medicine, 2008
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 1411 S Potomac St

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

  1. Jeffrey Arthur, D.O.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1841456688
  2. Rebecca Bontrager, PAPhysician Assistant1134202617
  3. Ashley Carter, PTPhysical Therapist1033411624
  4. Chutaporn Charnsangavej, M.D.Legal Medicine1174694483
  5. Craig Davis, MDOrthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician1851356299
  6. Philip Fuller, PA-C, MMS, BS, EMT-PSurgical Physician Assistant1447403209

Verify Nathan D. Faulkner in five checks

  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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69% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024

107 Medicare Part D claims for 43 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 18 claims were for opioids.

  1. Nathan Faulkner107
  2. Specialty average346

Most prescribed

  1. Doxycycline Hyclate17 claims
  2. Meloxicam16 claims
  3. Cephalexin11 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: $527.62

8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. 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.

  1. Nathan Faulkner$528
  2. Specialty average$23,023

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. Orthopedic Centers OF Colorado LLCLone Tree, CO

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

Nathan D. Faulkner among 471 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Colorado

Nathan D. Faulkner, MD 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 2008, is newer than 61% of them.

  • NPI issued2008 · 61% of these records are older, 32% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
  • Graduated2008 · median 2007 among the 290 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2015 · 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.

The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jeffrey Arthur, D.O.Aurora, CO 800121841456688
  2. Michael Hewitt, MDAurora, CO 800121164489597
  3. Stephen Lindenbaum, MDAurora, CO 800121033174479
  4. Thomas McDonough, M.D.Aurora, CO 800121760421218
  5. Robert Rokicki, M.D.Aurora, CO 800121376599944
  6. Philip Stull, MDAurora, CO 800121003873357
  7. Lawrence Varner, DOAurora, CO 800121164462842
  8. Stewart Weinerman, MDAurora, CO 800121649235078

Common questions

What is Nathan D. Faulkner, MD's NPI number?

Nathan D. Faulkner, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1952566879, issued on Jul 21, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Nathan D. Faulkner, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1411 S Potomac St, Aurora, CO, 80012. Phone: (303) 695-6060. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Nathan D. Faulkner, MD's license?

NPPES lists Colorado license number 54033, 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 Nathan D. Faulkner, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Nathan D. Faulkner, MD had 107 Medicare Part D claims for 43 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.