Paul D. Kanakaraj, MD
Surgery Physician · Rifle, CO
Paul D. Kanakaraj, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Rifle, Colorado, and NPI 1790731255, issued on May 26, 2006. Check the license (Colorado DR42252, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado Medical Board; the federal record below is the public data PlainDoctor holds for this provider.
- Name
- Paul D. Kanakaraj
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- DR42252 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 501 Airport RD, Rifle, CO 81650
- Phone
- (970) 625-1100
- Enumerated
- May 26, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 21, 2022
- Medicaid ID
- 29638259 CO
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Paul D. Kanakaraj in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical Board
Search for license DR42252Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Paul D. Kanakaraj among 608 surgery physician records in Colorado
Paul D. Kanakaraj, MD is one of 608 surgery physician records with a practice address in Colorado. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does not. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 8% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 58% newer
- In a Medicare fileNo · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 61% of these records are
- Record last updated2022 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Colorado
There are 608 surgery physician records in Colorado. No Medicare prescribing, quality score, industry payment or hospital affiliation is published for this NPI.
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The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Barry Hammaker, MDVail, CO 816571649241365
- Zach HartmanVail, CO 816571528358173
- Turner Lisle, MDVail, CO 816571477767168
- David James, MDCraig, CO 816251417060336
- Dana Miller, M.D.Craig, CO 816251275563686
Common questions
What is Paul D. Kanakaraj, MD's NPI number?
Paul D. Kanakaraj, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1790731255, issued on May 26, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Paul D. Kanakaraj, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 501 Airport RD, Rifle, CO, 81650. Phone: (970) 625-1100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Paul D. Kanakaraj, MD's license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number DR42252, 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.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. 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.