Ronald R. Hugate, M.D.
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Golden, CO
Ronald R. Hugate, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Golden, Colorado, and NPI 1275514960, issued on Nov 9, 2005. Check the license (Colorado 43557, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ronald R. Hugate
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- 43557 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 660 Golden Ridge RD, Golden, CO 80401
- Phone
- (303) 837-0072
- Enumerated
- Nov 9, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jun 15, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (303) 837-0075
- Medicaid IDs
- 80688047 CO
121259100 WY
1245556091 NE
81107773 NM - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20051201000838); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Eastern Virginia Medical School, 1998
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 660 Golden Ridge RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Jessica Barber, PA CPhysician Assistant1043272024
- Melinda Belcher, PA-CPhysician Assistant1881668044
- Barry Bronk, PA-CPhysician Assistant1700848785
- Jason Browder, PA-CPhysician Assistant1134544240
- Mary Bryan, PAMedical Physician Assistant1285715771
Verify Ronald R. Hugate in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical Board
Search for license 43557Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
59% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
143 Medicare Part D claims for 83 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 35 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin41 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl17 claims
- Clindamycin Hcl15 claims
- Meloxicam14 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): 82.9 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: $115.95
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Panorama Orthopedics And Spine Center PCGolden, CO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ronald R. Hugate among 471 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Colorado
Ronald R. Hugate, 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 89% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 2007 among the 290 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 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).
29 orthopaedic surgery physician records list a practice address in Golden
They are 29 of the 1,371 NPPES records with a practice address in Golden, and 471 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Colorado.
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Common questions
What is Ronald R. Hugate, M.D.'s NPI number?
Ronald R. Hugate, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1275514960, issued on Nov 9, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ronald R. Hugate, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 660 Golden Ridge RD, Golden, CO, 80401. Phone: (303) 837-0072. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ronald R. Hugate, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number 43557, 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 Ronald R. Hugate, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ronald R. Hugate, M.D. had 143 Medicare Part D claims for 83 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Ronald R. Hugate, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 82.9 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.