NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Timothy Ray Kuklo, M.D.

Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician · Denver, CO

Timothy Ray Kuklo, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician with a practice address in Denver, Colorado, and NPI 1487672440, issued on Jul 18, 2006. Check the license (Colorado 48576, 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
1487672440
Name
Timothy Ray Kuklo
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician 207XS0117X
License number
48576 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1601 E 19TH Ave Ste 3800, Denver, CO 80218
Phone
(303) 563-2755
Enumerated
Jul 18, 2006
Record last updated
Feb 9, 2022
Fax
(303) 861-6219
Medicaid ID
68627866 CO
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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Also registered at 1601 E 19TH Ave Ste 3800

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  1. Tamara Sachs, PA-CPhysician Assistant1851762702

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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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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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1% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician in 2024

376 Medicare Part D claims for 91 beneficiaries, against an average of 381 among the 1,714 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims. 190 claims were for opioids.

  1. Timothy Kuklo376
  2. Specialty average381

Most prescribed

  1. Oxycodone Hcl79 claims
  2. Morphine Sulfate Er48 claims
  3. Gabapentin25 claims
  4. Methylprednisolone21 claims
  5. Tizanidine Hcl19 claims
  6. Diazepam18 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: $513,622.58

62 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alphatec Spine, Inc. The 1,726 providers of this specialty with any payment received $34,071.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Timothy Kuklo$513,623
  2. Specialty average$34,072

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

Timothy Ray Kuklo among 70 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records in Colorado

Timothy Ray Kuklo, M.D. is one of 70 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records with a practice address in Colorado. 87% 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 20% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 20% of these records are older, 50% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 73% of these records are
  • Record last updated2022 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XS0117X and a Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician providers in Colorado

There are 70 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records in Colorado.

The 8 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Timothy Birney, M.D.Denver, CO 802181578576567
  2. George Frey, MDDenver, CO 802101487692745
  3. Jeffrey Sabin, M.D.Lakewood, CO 802281356338644
  4. Paul Al-Attar, MDThornton, CO 802291871013714
  5. Griffin Ellis, DOThornton, CO 802291316512536
  6. Michael Janssen, DOThornton, CO 802291922083310
  7. Michael MousselliThornton, CO 802291568082352
  8. Samuel Smith, MDDenver, CO 802041285662528

Common questions

What is Timothy Ray Kuklo, M.D.'s NPI number?

Timothy Ray Kuklo, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1487672440, issued on Jul 18, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Timothy Ray Kuklo, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1601 E 19TH Ave Ste 3800, Denver, CO, 80218. Phone: (303) 563-2755. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Timothy Ray Kuklo, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Colorado license number 48576, 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 Timothy Ray Kuklo, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Timothy Ray Kuklo, M.D. had 376 Medicare Part D claims for 91 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician prescribers was 381. 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.