Richard Michael Ackerson, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Fruita, CO
Richard Michael Ackerson, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Fruita, Colorado, and NPI 1104091438, issued on Apr 28, 2008. Check the license (Colorado DR.0048512, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Michael Ackerson
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- DR.0048512 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 300 W Ottley Ave, Fruita, CO 81521
- Phone
- (970) 858-2705
- Enumerated
- Apr 28, 2008
- Record last updated
- Sep 11, 2023
- Fax
- (970) 858-9961
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20141020000845); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Richard Michael Ackerson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical Board
Search for license DR.0048512Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
72% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
96 Medicare Part D claims for 76 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 82 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl79 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: $36.77
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC. 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.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Richard Michael Ackerson among 471 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Colorado
Richard Michael Ackerson, 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 updated2023 · 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).
3 orthopaedic surgery physician records list a practice address in Fruita
They are 3 of the 192 NPPES records with a practice address in Fruita, and 471 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Colorado.
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- David Fisher, MDGrand Junction, CO 815051346232782
- Steven Gammon, MDGrand Junction, CO 815051356552657
- Steven Heil, MDGrand Junction, CO 815051639161979
- Waqqar Khan-Farooqi, MDGrand Junction, CO 815051275516486
Common questions
What is Richard Michael Ackerson, MD's NPI number?
Richard Michael Ackerson, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1104091438, issued on Apr 28, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Michael Ackerson, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 300 W Ottley Ave, Fruita, CO, 81521. Phone: (970) 858-2705. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Michael Ackerson, MD's license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number DR.0048512, 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 Richard Michael Ackerson, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Michael Ackerson, MD had 96 Medicare Part D claims for 76 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.