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Michael Brian Ellman, M.D.

NPI 1336305952ActiveIndividual· Orthopaedic Surgery· Golden, CO

Orthopaedic Surgery (M.D.) in Golden, Colorado, trained at University of Michigan Medical School (class of 2008). Mostly services rather than prescriptions: Medicare paid $51,844 for 130 patients in 2024, with only 21 Part D claims. Stryker Corporation was the largest of 2 companies reporting payments in 2025, $50,859 in all, mostly royalties and licenses.

Overview

NPI1336305952
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialM.D.
Sole proprietorNo
NPI issuedAug 3, 2008
Last updated in NPPESFeb 14, 2017

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Orthopaedic Surgery Primary207X00000X51983CO

About license numbers in NPPES

Exclusion screening

ListResultDetails
HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026No matchChecked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 10, 2026No match—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)Enrolled Practitioner - Orthopedic Surgery (CO)
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients130
Services billed379 across 31 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$51,844

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)21 · 22 30-day fills
Patients14
Total drug cost$101.64
Generic share100% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical schoolUniversity of Michigan Medical School
Graduation year2008
Medicare specialtyOrthopedic Surgery
TelehealthOffers telehealth

Medical group

Hospital affiliations

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$50,859 · 25 payments from 2 companies
  • 2024$43,694 · 38 payments from 2 companies

Top paying companies in 2025

CompanyAmountPayments
Stryker Corporation$50,83524
Avanos Medical$24.001

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Royalty or License$27,183 · 3 payments
  • Consulting Fee$21,500 · 13 payments
  • Travel and Lodging$1,904 · 2 payments
  • Food and Beverage$271.85 · 7 payments

Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records

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