Paul W. Fonken, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Estes Park, CO
Paul W. Fonken, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Estes Park, Colorado, and NPI 1831153345, issued on Apr 12, 2006. Check the license (Colorado 28920, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Paul W. Fonken
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 28920 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 131 Stanley Ave, Estes Park, CO 80517
- Phone
- (970) 586-2343
- Enumerated
- Apr 12, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 3, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (970) 586-9060
- Medicaid ID
- 01289206 CO
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050823001055); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of New Mexico School Of Medicine, 1987
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Paul W. Fonken in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical Board
Search for license 28920Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
117 Medicare Part D claims for 62 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims. 12 claims were for opioids.
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): 88.6 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).
Paul W. Fonken among 3,563 family medicine physician records in Colorado
Paul W. Fonken, M.D. is one of 3,563 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Colorado. 76% 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 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 56% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated1987 · median 2008 among the 2,077 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 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 207Q00000X and a Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
11 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Estes Park
They are 11 of the 128 NPPES records with a practice address in Estes Park, and 3,563 family medicine physician records in Colorado.
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Common questions
What is Paul W. Fonken, M.D.'s NPI number?
Paul W. Fonken, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1831153345, issued on Apr 12, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Paul W. Fonken, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 131 Stanley Ave, Estes Park, CO, 80517. Phone: (970) 586-2343. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Paul W. Fonken, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number 28920, 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 Paul W. Fonken, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Paul W. Fonken, M.D. had 117 Medicare Part D claims for 62 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Paul W. Fonken, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 88.6 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.