George H Baumchen , PA
Physician Assistant - Surgical • Durango, CO
1 Mercado St Ste 202
Durango, CO 813017307
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George Baumchen is listed in NPPES under Physician Assistant - Surgical.
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NPI assigned on April 14, 2006; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 795 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- J3301 — Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg: 173 service units.
- J1100 — Injection, dexamethasone sodium phosphate, 1 mg: 164 service units.
- 20610 — Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint: 103 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
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See all 11 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 63 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2024:
- Oxycodone Hcl — 32 prescription fills, including refills.
- Meloxicam — 31 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See the full table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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Close to the middle for Medicare Part B services among clinicians listed under Physician Assistant - Surgical in Durango, CO (2024, 11 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 795. Middle half: 521 to 1,001.
More Medicare Part B services than 75% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant - Surgical in Colorado (2024, 293 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 190. Middle half: 45 to 625.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 1,011 in 2020 to 795 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2020–2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
1 Mercado St Ste 202
Durango, CO 813017307
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
NPPES lists 1 additional practice-address record in Durango, CO. See the list
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry, practice location records; release date unavailable.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 1 group name: Catholic Health Initiatives Colorado. See the list
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, release date unavailable.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
2002
What Public CMS Data Show
Physician Assistant - Surgical: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
193 people with Original Medicare in 2024
It gives a sense of how many people with Medicare this clinician treated that year.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $30,309 in 2024
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2024. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount
This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $21,589 in 2024
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2024, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
What this does not show: Paid by Medicare
This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024.
30-day fills
67 standardized 30-day fills in 2024
CMS converts prescriptions to 30-day supplies so they can be compared. A 90-day prescription counts as about three 30-day fills.
What this does not show: 30-day fills
It is not a count of patients and not a measure of quality.
Part D drug cost
$172 in 2024
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2024, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.
It shows the total spending on drugs this clinician prescribed, not what any one patient paid.
What this does not show: Part D drug cost
A higher cost often reflects the type of medicines a specialty uses. It is not your out-of-pocket cost and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024.
Open Payments general payments, program year 2025
All general payments: $53.61 across 3 records.
By nature of payment
- Food and Beverage: $53.61 across 3 records.
Reporting-company totals
- Stryker Corporation: $53.61 across 3 records.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper and is not a measure of care quality. Clinicians can review and dispute these records.
Source: Calculated by T-MedInfo from CMS Open Payments general-payment records for program year 2025 (published June 30, 2026).
Years since graduation
24 years (graduated 2002)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2002 as the year this clinician finished professional school.
It tells you roughly how long ago the clinician finished school.
What this does not show: Years since graduation
It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File.
NPI first issued
2006
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Accepts Medicare assignment
CMS data list this clinician as accepting Medicare assignment. This means agreeing to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.
With Original Medicare, you usually pay only your deductible and coinsurance, and the office sends the claim to Medicare for you.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, “Does your provider accept Medicare as full payment?”
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
George Baumchen has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists George Baumchen as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Durango and Colorado
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Physician Assistant - Surgical in Durango, CO (2024, 11 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 795. Middle half: 521 to 1,001.
More Medicare Part B services than 75% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant - Surgical in Colorado (2024, 293 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 190. Middle half: 45 to 625.
Medicare-allowed amount
A lower Medicare-allowed amount than 60% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant - Surgical in Durango, CO (2024, 11 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $43,510. Middle half: $23,929 to $79,003.
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 70% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant - Surgical in Colorado (2024, 293 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $15,478. Middle half: $3,837 to $34,024.
Paid by Medicare
A lower Medicare payment amount than 60% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant - Surgical in Durango, CO (2024, 11 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $31,649. Middle half: $16,626 to $57,450.
A higher Medicare payment amount than 70% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant - Surgical in Colorado (2024, 293 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $11,546. Middle half: $3,010 to $25,686.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
Fewer Part D prescriptions than 60% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant - Surgical in Colorado (2024, 363 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 101. Middle half: 44 to 241.
Too few clinicians listed under Physician Assistant - Surgical in Durango have Medicare Part D data for 2024 to compare.
Part D drug cost
A lower Part D drug cost than 80% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant - Surgical in Colorado (2024, 363 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $956. Middle half: $256 to $3,924.
Too few clinicians listed under Physician Assistant - Surgical in Durango have Medicare Part D data for 2024 to compare.
13 active clinicians are listed under Physician Assistant - Surgical with a practice address in Durango, CO (699 in Colorado).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Durango
30.8% of these 13 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
100% of these 13 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part B services
Medicare Part B services decreased 21% from 1,011 in 2020 to 795 in 2024.
- 2020: 1,011
- 2021: 1,267
- 2022: 1,223
- 2023: 831
- 2024: 795
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount decreased 57% from $70,111 in 2020 to $30,309 in 2024.
- 2020: $70,111
- 2021: $87,630
- 2022: $86,388
- 2023: $56,220
- 2024: $30,309
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare decreased 58% from $51,139 in 2020 to $21,589 in 2024.
- 2020: $51,139
- 2021: $64,609
- 2022: $62,669
- 2023: $40,202
- 2024: $21,589
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions decreased 80% from 320 in 2020 to 63 in 2024.
- 2020: 320
- 2021: 471
- 2022: 552
- 2023: 396
- 2024: 63
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30-day fills
30-day fills decreased 80% from 331 in 2020 to 67 in 2024.
- 2020: 331
- 2021: 497
- 2022: 583
- 2023: 422
- 2024: 67
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost decreased 94% from $2,893 in 2020 to $172 in 2024.
- 2020: $2,893
- 2021: $5,554
- 2022: $4,626
- 2023: $4,635
- 2024: $172
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $433.77 in 2022 to $53.61 in 2025.
- 2022: $433.77
- 2023: $1,083.67
- 2024: $101.58
- 2025: $53.61
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), CMS Open Payments (2025), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Pharma & Medical Device Financial Disclosures
Payments and other transfers of value that drug and medical device companies reported to CMS Open Payments
Program year 2025 (payments made January 1 – December 31, 2025): fewer than 11 records totaling $53.61.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Stryker Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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MAKO | General | $19.82 |
| Stryker Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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MAKO | General | $17.86 |
| Stryker Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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MAKO | General | $15.93 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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J3301
Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg
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173 | 36 | $5.00 | $0.97 |
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J1100
Injection, dexamethasone sodium phosphate, 1 mg
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164 | 31 | $1.00 | $0.11 |
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20610
Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint
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103 | 58 | $251.40 | $57.61 |
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99213
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more
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103 | 87 | $336.00 | $77.57 |
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73030
X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views
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64 | 54 | $133.00 | $30.38 |
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99203
New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
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55 | 55 | $414.00 | $93.72 |
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J7323
Hyaluronan or derivative, euflexxa, for intra-articular injection, per dose
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52 | 18 | $486.00 | $118.45 |
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73564
X-ray of knee, 4 or more views
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42 | 39 | $178.00 | $41.11 |
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73502
X-ray of hip, 2-3 views
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14 | 13 | $181.00 | $41.48 |
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73562
X-ray of knee, 3 views
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14 | 12 | $158.00 | $35.60 |
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96372
Injection of drug or substance under skin or into muscle
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11 | 11 | $54.00 | $12.32 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2024; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications
Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2024.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Oxycodone Hcl | Oxycodone Hcl | 32 | 128 | $106.35 | 30 |
| Meloxicam | Meloxicam | 31 | 985 | $65.76 | 27 |
Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2024; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
Self-certified to NPPES: 2024-08-13NUCC Taxonomy Code: 363AS0400X
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 363A00000X
A physician assistant is a person who has successfully completed an accredited education program for physician assistant, is licensed by the state and is practicing within the scope of that license. Physician assistants are formally trained to perform many of the routine, time-consuming tasks a physician can do. In some states, they may prescribe medications. They take medical histories, perform physical exams, order lab tests and x-rays, and give inoculations. Most states require that they work under the supervision of a physician.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT
I20051214000107
CO
6608897939
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Medicare Group Practice Enrollments
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
Catholic Health Initiatives Colorado
1010 Three Springs Blvd, Durango, CO 813018296
Catholic Health Initiatives Colorado
1 Mercado St, Durango, CO 813017307
Phone: 9707649400
Catholic Health Initiatives Colorado
41 State Hwy 67, Woodland Park, CO 808635008
Phone: 7197764780
Secondary Practice Locations
1 Mercado St Ste 200
Durango, CO 813017308
Phone: 9703829500
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Physician Assistant
Physician Assistant - Surgical
Physician Assistant (Certified)
Physician Assistant
Physician Assistant
Family Medicine - Sports Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Orthopaedic Surgery
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Podiatrist
Doctor of Podiatric Medicine
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at 1 MERCADO ST STE 202, DURANGO, CO 813017307 (Tel: 9707649400)
Registered at PO BOX 800022, KANSAS CITY, MO 641800022 (Tel: 8009530104)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 1 MERCADO ST, SUITE 200, DURANGO, CO 813017306 (Tel: 9703829500)
Registered at 1 MERCADO ST, SUITE 200, DURANGO, CO 813017306 (Tel: 9703829500)
Recorded as GEORGE BAUMCHEN, PA
Physician Assistant (license number reported to NPPES: CO 1570)
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Physician Assistant - Surgicals in Durango
- Trevor Wall, PA-C
- Valerie Mehaffie, PA-C
- Casey Gardner, PA-C
- Ann Theine, PA-C
- John Prince, PA
- Rebecca Goranson, PA-C
Mailing Address
Po Box 800022
Kansas City, MO 641800022
Phone: 8009530104