Robert Francis Adams, M.D.
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Glenwood Spgs, CO
Robert Francis Adams, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Glenwood Spgs, Colorado, and NPI 1689638793, issued on Apr 14, 2006. Check the license (Colorado 36178, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Robert Francis Adams
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- 36178 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1830 Blake Ave, Glenwood Spgs, CO 81601
- Phone
- (970) 384-7140
- Enumerated
- Apr 14, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 23, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 1361781 CO
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Robert Francis Adams in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical Board
Search for license 36178Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
90% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
34 Medicare Part D claims for 24 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. 16 claims were for opioids.
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): 88 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $54.94
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. 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.
Robert Francis Adams among 471 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Colorado
Robert Francis Adams, M.D. 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 2006, is newer than 11% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 53% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 62% of these records are
- Record last updated2015 · 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).
1 orthopaedic surgery physician record lists a practice address in Glenwood Spgs
They are 1 of the 18 NPPES records with a practice address in Glenwood Spgs, and 471 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Colorado.
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Common questions
What is Robert Francis Adams, M.D.'s NPI number?
Robert Francis Adams, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1689638793, issued on Apr 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Robert Francis Adams, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1830 Blake Ave, Glenwood Spgs, CO, 81601. Phone: (970) 384-7140. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Robert Francis Adams, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number 36178, 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 Robert Francis Adams, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Robert Francis Adams, M.D. had 34 Medicare Part D claims for 24 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Robert Francis Adams, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 88 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.