Peter Shorten, M.D.
Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician · Grand Junction, CO
Peter Shorten, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician with a practice address in Grand Junction, Colorado, and NPI 1902223043, issued on Mar 26, 2014. Check the license (Colorado DR.0064327, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Peter Shorten
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician 207XS0117X
- License numbers
- DR.0064327 CO
11268151-1205 UT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2373 G RD Ste 100, Grand Junction, CO 81505
- Phone
- (970) 644-4010
- Enumerated
- Mar 26, 2014
- Record last updated
- Mar 16, 2022
- Fax
- (970) 644-3920
- Medicaid ID
- 9000182226 CO
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200603003214); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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- Duane Fenton, PA-CPhysician Assistant1205979689
- Regina Gasperini, ATCAthletic Trainer1184210064
Verify Peter Shorten in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical Board
Search for license DR.0064327Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
26% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician in 2024
282 Medicare Part D claims for 94 beneficiaries, against an average of 381 among the 1,714 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 76 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin57 claims
- Pregabalin56 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl52 claims
- Tizanidine Hcl26 claims
- Alprazolam12 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: $263.62
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Nexus Spine, LLC. The 1,726 providers of this specialty with any payment received $34,071.55 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
- Grand Valley OrthopedicsGrand Junction, CO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Peter Shorten among 70 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records in Colorado
Peter Shorten, M.D. is one of 70 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records with a practice address in Colorado. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 70% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 70% of these records are older, 27% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2004 among the 51 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XS0117X 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 of the Spine Physician providers in Colorado
There are 70 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records in Colorado.
All 70 in Colorado → Every provider in Grand Junction → Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Kirk Clifford, MDGrand Junction, CO 815051366478034
- James Gebhard, MDGrand Junction, CO 815051811989114
- Stuart Kinsella, MDAspen, CO 816111023421971
- Donald Corenman, M.D.Vail, CO 816571497700835
- Sanjitpal Gill, M.D.Vail, CO 816571598704454
- Amber Price, M.D.Durango, CO 813011457714552
- Jim Youssef, M.D.Durango, CO 813011154373850
- James Bee, MDColorado Springs, CO 809201689659625
Common questions
What is Peter Shorten, M.D.'s NPI number?
Peter Shorten, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1902223043, issued on Mar 26, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Peter Shorten, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2373 G RD Ste 100, Grand Junction, CO, 81505. Phone: (970) 644-4010. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Peter Shorten, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number DR.0064327, 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 Peter Shorten, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Peter Shorten, M.D. had 282 Medicare Part D claims for 94 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician prescribers was 381. 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.