NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Stephen Matthews, MD

Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Denver, CO

Stephen Matthews, MD is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Denver, Colorado, and NPI 1982099297, issued on Apr 2, 2015. Check the license (Colorado DR.0065906, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1982099297
Name
Stephen Matthews
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
License number
DR.0065906 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
11700 W 2ND Place, Denver, CO 80228
Phone
(303) 595-2727
Enumerated
Apr 2, 2015
Record last updated
Sep 14, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical Board
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99% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024

25 Medicare Part D claims for 19 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Stephen Matthews25
  2. Specialty average3,078

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): 74.5 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score70.4
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%58.7
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%78.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $27.57

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was CVRx, Inc. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Stephen Matthews$27.57
  2. Specialty average$3,819.56

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Stephen Matthews among 332 cardiovascular disease physician records in Colorado

Stephen Matthews, MD is one of 332 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Colorado. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 87% of them.

  • NPI issued2015 · 87% of these records are older, 11% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 67% of these records are
  • Record last updated2021 · 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 207RC0000X and a Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in Colorado

There are 332 cardiovascular disease physician records in Colorado.

The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. John Altman, MDLakewood, CO 802281780680777
  2. Bridget Beck, MDLakewood, CO 802281922281534
  3. James Beckmann, MDLakewood, CO 802281629032669
  4. Federico Garcia Trobo, M.D.Lakewood, CO 802281417366873
  5. Norman Gray, MDLakewood, CO 802281437295698
  6. David Halpin, M.D.Lakewood, CO 802281972824662
  7. Takeshi Kataoka, M.D.,F.A.C.C.Lakewood, CO 802281821094871
  8. Lawrence Lazar, MDLakewood, CO 802281730204678

Common questions

What is Stephen Matthews, MD's NPI number?

Stephen Matthews, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1982099297, issued on Apr 2, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Stephen Matthews, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 11700 W 2ND Place, Denver, CO, 80228. Phone: (303) 595-2727. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Stephen Matthews, MD's license?

NPPES lists Colorado license number DR.0065906, 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 Stephen Matthews, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Stephen Matthews, MD had 25 Medicare Part D claims for 19 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Stephen Matthews, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 74.5 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.