Richard Penaloza, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Aurora, CO
Richard Penaloza, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Aurora, Colorado, and NPI 1750471330, issued on Oct 13, 2006. Check the license (Colorado 36661, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Penaloza
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 36661 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 12605 E 16TH Ave, Aurora, CO 80045
- Phone
- (720) 848-0000
- Enumerated
- Oct 13, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 18, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 09737561 CO
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040525000794); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Illinois College Of Med (Chi/Peor/Rock/Chm-Urb), 1995
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Richard Penaloza in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical Board
Search for license 36661Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
56% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
1,389 Medicare Part D claims for 138 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 70 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium114 claims
- Eliquis58 claims
- Losartan Potassium58 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium51 claims
- Tamsulosin Hcl42 claims
- Omeprazole41 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 97.6 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- University Physicians IncorporatedAurora, CO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Richard Penaloza among 2,046 internal medicine physician records in Colorado
Richard Penaloza, MD is one of 2,046 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Colorado. 71% 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 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 60% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 53% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 2006 among the 1,090 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 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 207R00000X and a Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
244 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Aurora
They are 244 of the 17,400 NPPES records with a practice address in Aurora, and 2,046 internal medicine physician records in Colorado.
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Common questions
What is Richard Penaloza, MD's NPI number?
Richard Penaloza, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1750471330, issued on Oct 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Penaloza, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 12605 E 16TH Ave, Aurora, CO, 80045. Phone: (720) 848-0000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Penaloza, MD's license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number 36661, 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 Penaloza, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Penaloza, MD had 1,389 Medicare Part D claims for 138 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Richard Penaloza, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.6 of 100. 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.