Rita Elizabeth Baumgartner, MD
Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician · Salida, CO
Rita Elizabeth Baumgartner, MD is an orthopaedic hand surgery physician with a practice address in Salida, Colorado, and NPI 1538587274, issued on Mar 31, 2014. Check the license (Colorado DR.0067616, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Rita Elizabeth Baumgartner
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician 207XS0106X
- License numbers
- DR.0067616 CO
2019013056 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1000 Rush Dr, Salida, CO 81201
- Phone
- (710) 530-2200
- Enumerated
- Mar 31, 2014
- Record last updated
- May 8, 2025
- Medicaid ID
- 200073703 MO
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20211115000253); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1000 Rush Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Janessa Almquist, OTR/LOccupational Therapist1649854910
- Alexandria Anderson, DNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1366284630
- Erin Arnett, NPNurse Practitioner1396348439
- Josef Bartels, MDGeriatric Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician1912355462
- Teresa BernhardAthletic Trainer1740847367
Verify Rita Elizabeth Baumgartner in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical Board
Search for license DR.0067616Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 70.2 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: $123.83
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Skeletal Dynamics Inc. The 1,819 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,529.86 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
- Salida Hospital DistrictSalida, CO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Rita Elizabeth Baumgartner among 77 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in Colorado
Rita Elizabeth Baumgartner, MD is one of 77 orthopaedic hand surgery 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 84% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 84% of these records are older, 10% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 79% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2007 among the 61 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 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 207XS0106X and a Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician providers in Colorado
There are 77 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in Colorado.
All 77 in Colorado → Every provider in Salida → Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Kane Anderson, M.D.Durango, CO 813011063514495
- Chance Henderson, M.D.Colorado Springs, CO 809201851503544
- Richard Idler, MDColorado Springs, CO 809201487663167
- Ky Kobayashi, MDColorado Springs, CO 809201972534873
- David Labosky, MDColorado Springs, CO 809201023093051
- Karl Larsen, MDColorado Springs, CO 809201437131547
- Jeffry Watson, MDColorado Springs, CO 809201336236447
- Augusta Kluk, MDColorado Springs, CO 809181023218880
Common questions
What is Rita Elizabeth Baumgartner, MD's NPI number?
Rita Elizabeth Baumgartner, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1538587274, issued on Mar 31, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Rita Elizabeth Baumgartner, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1000 Rush Dr, Salida, CO, 81201. Phone: (710) 530-2200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Rita Elizabeth Baumgartner, MD's license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number DR.0067616, 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.
What is Rita Elizabeth Baumgartner, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 70.2 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.