Dr. Christopher John Copeland , DO
Orthopaedic Surgery • Fruita, CO
401 Kokopelli Blvd Ste 1
Fruita, CO 815213308
This profile restates public CMS/NPPES data; T-MedInfo gives no medical advice — consult a licensed professional, and call 911 for emergencies.
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Dr. Christopher Copeland is listed in NPPES under Orthopaedic Surgery.
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NPI assigned on May 28, 2006; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 289 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:
- 99213 — Established patient outpatient office visit: 86 service units.
- 99214 — Established patient outpatient office visit: 55 service units.
- 73564 — X-ray of knee, 4 or more views: 36 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 8 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 53 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:
- Amoxicillin — 23 prescription fills, including refills.
- Oxycodone Hcl — 17 prescription fills, including refills.
- Tramadol Hcl — 13 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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Fewer Medicare Part B services than 70% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Colorado (2024, 234 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 846. Middle half: 249 to 2,082.
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 505 in 2020 to 289 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2020–2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
401 Kokopelli Blvd Ste 1
Fruita, CO 815213308
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
NPPES lists 2 distinct additional practice-address records in Fruita, CO; Grand Junction, CO. See the list
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry, practice location records; 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
Kansas City University Of Med & Biosciences, College Of Osteo Med
2000
What Public CMS Data Show
Orthopaedic Surgery: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
97 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 $21,174 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 $14,187 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
53 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
$90 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: $189.77 across 4 records.
By nature of payment
- Food and Beverage: $189.77 across 4 records.
Reporting-company totals
- Stryker Corporation: $161.58 across 3 records.
- Organogenesis Inc.: $28.19 across 1 record.
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
26 years (graduated 2000)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2000 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.
May accept Medicare assignment
CMS data show this clinician may accept Medicare assignment. Clinicians who do not always accept assignment can decide case by case.
Ask the office before your visit. If a clinician does not accept assignment for a service, they can charge up to 15% more than the Medicare-approved amount, and you may be asked to pay the full amount at the visit.
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)
Dr. Copeland 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 Dr. Copeland 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 Fruita and Colorado
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 70% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Colorado (2024, 234 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 846. Middle half: 249 to 2,082.
Too few clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Fruita have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Medicare-allowed amount
A lower Medicare-allowed amount than 75% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Colorado (2024, 234 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $60,567. Middle half: $25,010 to $136,063.
Too few clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Fruita have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Paid by Medicare
A lower Medicare payment amount than 75% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Colorado (2024, 234 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $44,311. Middle half: $19,071 to $102,625.
Too few clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Fruita have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
Fewer Part D prescriptions than 75% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Colorado (2024, 226 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 113. Middle half: 55 to 245.
Too few clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Fruita have Medicare Part D data for 2024 to compare.
Part D drug cost
A lower Part D drug cost than 90% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Colorado (2024, 226 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $826. Middle half: $261 to $2,019.
Too few clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Fruita have Medicare Part D data for 2024 to compare.
3 active clinicians are listed under Orthopaedic Surgery with a practice address in Fruita, CO (471 in Colorado).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
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 43% from 505 in 2020 to 289 in 2024.
- 2020: 505
- 2021: 679
- 2022: 633
- 2023: 454
- 2024: 289
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount decreased 42% from $36,358 in 2020 to $21,174 in 2024.
- 2020: $36,358
- 2021: $66,964
- 2022: $61,889
- 2023: $32,146
- 2024: $21,174
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare decreased 44% from $25,165 in 2020 to $14,187 in 2024.
- 2020: $25,165
- 2021: $50,298
- 2022: $44,694
- 2023: $23,384
- 2024: $14,187
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions varied from year to year: 56 in 2020 and 53 in 2024.
- 2020: 56
- 2021: 181
- 2022: 62
- 2023: 62
- 2024: 53
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30-day fills
30-day fills varied from year to year: 56 in 2020 and 53 in 2024.
- 2020: 56
- 2021: 181
- 2022: 62
- 2023: 62
- 2024: 53
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost went from $338 in 2020 to $90 in 2024.
- 2020: $338
- 2021: $1,522
- 2022: $299
- 2023: $212
- 2024: $90
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $50.33 in 2019 to $189.77 in 2025.
- 2019: $50.33
- 2020: $11.55
- 2021: $121.05
- 2024: $49.75
- 2025: $189.77
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 $189.77.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Stryker Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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MAKO | General | $63.74 |
| Stryker Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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VARIAX | General | $49.94 |
| Stryker Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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MAKO | General | $47.90 |
| Organogenesis Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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NOVACHOR | General | $28.19 |
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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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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86 | 61 | $188.00 | $89.80 |
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99214
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
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55 | 42 | $265.85 | $125.13 |
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73564
X-ray of knee, 4 or more views
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36 | 30 | $82.83 | $46.04 |
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73610
X-ray of ankle, minimum of 3 views
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34 | 19 | $65.00 | $37.38 |
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73562
X-ray of knee, 3 views
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25 | 16 | $74.00 | $41.83 |
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20610
Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint
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18 | 18 | $129.17 | $67.11 |
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73630
X-ray of foot, minimum of 3 views
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18 | 14 | $72.00 | $30.99 |
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73502
X-ray of hip, 2-3 views
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17 | 13 | $86.00 | $48.77 |
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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| Amoxicillin | Amoxicillin | 23 | 23 | $23.32 | 17 |
| Oxycodone Hcl | Oxycodone Hcl | 17 | 88 | $41.44 | 16 |
| Tramadol Hcl | Tramadol Hcl | 13 | 76 | $25.51 | 11 |
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: 2020-11-23NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207X00000X
An orthopaedic surgeon is trained in the preservation, investigation and restoration of the form and function of the extremities, spine and associated structures by medical, surgical and physical means. An orthopaedic surgeon is involved with the care of patients whose musculoskeletal problems include congenital deformities, trauma, infections, tumors, metabolic disturbances of the musculoskeletal system, deformities, injuries and degenerative diseases of the spine, hands, feet, knee, hip, shoulder and elbow in children and adults. An orthopaedic surgeon is also concerned with primary and secondary muscular problems and the effects of central or peripheral nervous system lesions of the musculoskeletal system.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY
I20060824000112
CO
7214839919
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Secondary Practice Locations
300 W Ottley Ave
Fruita, CO 815212118
Phone: 9708583900
2373 G Rd, Suite 100
Grand Junction, CO 815059641
Phone: 9702450484
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Orthopaedic Surgery
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Physician Assistant - Surgical
Physician Assistant (Certified)
Orthopaedic Surgery - Hand Surgery
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Physician Assistant
Orthopaedic Surgery
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Physician Assistant
Physician Assistant (Certified), Certified Athletic Trainer
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Orthopaedic Surgery (license number reported to NPPES: CO DR.0044571)
Registered at 401 KOKOPELLI BLVD STE 1, FRUITA, CO 815213308 (Tel: 9708582705)
Registered at PO BOX 130, FRUITA, CO 815210130 (Tel: 9708582186)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 2373 G RD, SUITE 100, GRAND JUNCTION, CO 815059641 (Tel: 9702450484)
Registered at 2373 G RD, SUITE 100, GRAND JUNCTION, CO 815059641 (Tel: 9702450484)
Recorded as CHRISTOPHER COPELAND, DO
Orthopaedic Surgery (license number reported to NPPES: CO 44571)
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Orthopaedic Surgery Specialists in Fruita
Mailing Address
Po Box 130
Fruita, CO 815210130
Phone: 9708582186