Paul W. Orton, M.D.
Specialist · Centennial, CO
Paul W. Orton, M.D. is a specialist with a practice address in Centennial, Colorado, and NPI 1679624266, issued on Jan 12, 2007. Check the license (Colorado 23052, as entered in NPPES) with the Colorado board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Paul W. Orton
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Specialist 174400000X
- License number
- 23052 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7336 S Yosemite St, Centennial, CO 80112
- Phone
- (303) 791-0410
- Enumerated
- Jan 12, 2007
- Record last updated
- Dec 30, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (303) 791-4548
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120511000525); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Utah School Of Medicine, 1978
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Paul W. Orton in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Colorado board licenses this profession
Search for license 23052Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
50% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average specialist in 2024
685 Medicare Part D claims for 297 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,380 among the 8,233 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 31 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Doxycycline Hyclate186 claims
- Triamcinolone Acetonide119 claims
- Valacyclovir63 claims
- Clobetasol Propionate36 claims
- Finasteride32 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen28 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): 95.8 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: $793.12
28 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 5,844 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,760.79 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
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Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Paul W. Orton among 1,105 specialist records in Colorado
Paul W. Orton, M.D. is one of 1,105 specialist records with a practice address in Colorado. 12% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 24% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 24% of these records are older, 52% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 12% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 8% of these records are
- Graduated1978 · median 1993 among the 86 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 89% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 174400000X and a Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Paul W. Orton, M.D.'s NPI number?
Paul W. Orton, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679624266, issued on Jan 12, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Paul W. Orton, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7336 S Yosemite St, Centennial, CO, 80112. Phone: (303) 791-0410. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Paul W. Orton, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number 23052, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Paul W. Orton, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Paul W. Orton, M.D. had 685 Medicare Part D claims for 297 beneficiaries; the average among specialist prescribers was 1,380. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Paul W. Orton, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 95.8 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.