Robert S. Bliss, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Florence, CO
Robert S. Bliss, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Florence, Colorado, and NPI 1972505964, issued on Aug 10, 2005. Check the license (Colorado 028322, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Robert S. Bliss
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 028322 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 501 W 5TH St, Florence, CO 81226
- Phone
- (719) 784-4816
- Enumerated
- Aug 10, 2005
- Record last updated
- Aug 7, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (719) 784-6014
- Medicaid ID
- 05638952 CO
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101112000462); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Colorado School Of Medicine, Denver, 1986
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 501 W 5TH St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Robert S. Bliss in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical Board
Search for license 028322Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
6% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
3,335 Medicare Part D claims for 215 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 106 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium165 claims
- Lisinopril159 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium155 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate141 claims
- Omeprazole113 claims
- Furosemide91 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: $14.74
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Aimmune Therapeutics, Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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
- Florence Medical Center LLCFlorence, CO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Robert S. Bliss among 3,563 family medicine physician records in Colorado
Robert S. Bliss, MD is one of 3,563 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Colorado. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 88% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated1986 · median 2008 among the 2,077 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
2 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Florence
They are 2 of the 49 NPPES records with a practice address in Florence, and 3,563 family medicine physician records in Colorado.
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Common questions
What is Robert S. Bliss, MD's NPI number?
Robert S. Bliss, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972505964, issued on Aug 10, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Robert S. Bliss, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 501 W 5TH St, Florence, CO, 81226. Phone: (719) 784-4816. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Robert S. Bliss, MD's license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number 028322, 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 S. Bliss, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Robert S. Bliss, MD had 3,335 Medicare Part D claims for 215 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.