Robert E. Tonsing, M.D.
Psychiatry Physician · Canon City, CO
Robert E. Tonsing, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Canon City, Colorado, and NPI 1770528630, issued on Jun 17, 2006. Check the license (Colorado 27150, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Robert E. Tonsing
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- 27150 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3225 Independence RD, Canon City, CO 81212
- Phone
- (719) 275-2351
- Enumerated
- Jun 17, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 13, 2024
- Fax
- (719) 269-9386
- Medicaid ID
- 01271501 CO
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040809000147); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Vanderbilt University School Of Medicine, 1984
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3225 Independence RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Aaron AbbottPeer Specialist1578924155
- Heather Adams, LPC, LACProfessional Counselor1962801977
- Mary Ann Alessi-Richards, NURSE PRACTITIONERAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1336194299
- P Alford, MAMental Health Counselor1821284704
- Linda AlgerCounselor1467585455
- Julie Anderson, LPCProfessional Counselor1104223445
Verify Robert E. Tonsing in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical Board
Search for license 27150Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
17% more Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
1,165 Medicare Part D claims for 68 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Trazodone Hcl101 claims
- Buspirone Hcl95 claims
- Venlafaxine Hcl Er67 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate64 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl55 claims
- Olanzapine53 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 38.3 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: $125.00
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 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
- West Central Mental Health Center, IncCanon City, CO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Robert E. Tonsing among 990 psychiatry physician records in Colorado
Robert E. Tonsing, M.D. is one of 990 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Colorado. 65% 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 5% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 62% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 65% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 35% of these records are
- Graduated1984 · median 2009 among the 351 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 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 2084P0800X and a Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Psychiatry Physician providers in Colorado
There are 990 psychiatry physician records in Colorado.
All 990 in Colorado → Every provider in Canon City → Psychiatry Physician nationwide →
The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Mark Diamond, D.O.Canon City, CO 812121124059571
- Michael Gummow, M.D.Canon City, CO 812121285792374
- Alisabeth Thurston-Hicks, M.D.Canon City, CO 812121043367634
- Daniel Severn, DOFlorence, CO 812261003962788
- Charles Barnhart, M.D.Gunnison, CO 812301245319573
- David Drake, DOPagosa Springs, CO 811471245299395
- James Knoll, M.D.Pagosa Springs, CO 811471700971223
- Philip Schechter, MDCrestone, CO 811311801003355
Common questions
What is Robert E. Tonsing, M.D.'s NPI number?
Robert E. Tonsing, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1770528630, issued on Jun 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Robert E. Tonsing, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3225 Independence RD, Canon City, CO, 81212. Phone: (719) 275-2351. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Robert E. Tonsing, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number 27150, 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 E. Tonsing, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Robert E. Tonsing, M.D. had 1,165 Medicare Part D claims for 68 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Robert E. Tonsing, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 38.3 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.