Darryl Allen Auston, MD PHD
NPI 1962637983ActiveIndividual· Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Trauma· Thornton, CO
Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Trauma (MD PHD) with Intermountain Medical Group Denver LLC, practicing in Thornton, Colorado. Medicare paid $48,596 for services to 69 patients in 2024. Si-Bone, Inc. was the largest of 5 companies reporting payments in 2025, $56,292 in all, mostly consulting fees. Lists Intermountain Health Lutheran Hospital as a hospital affiliation.
Overview
| NPI | 1962637983 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | MD PHD |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | May 19, 2009 |
| Last updated in NPPES | May 18, 2023 |
| Certified by provider | May 18, 2023 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Trauma Primary | 207XX0801X | ME122996 | FL |
| Orthopaedic Surgery | 207X00000X | 2934-320 | WI |
| Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | 390200000X | — | — |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Orthopedic Surgery (CO) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 69 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 137 across 59 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $48,596 |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2009 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Orthopedic Surgery |
Medical group
- Intermountain Medical Group Denver LLCBroomfield, CO · 568 clinicians
Hospital affiliation
- Intermountain Health Lutheran HospitalWheat Ridge, CO
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$56,292 · 39 payments from 5 companies
- 2024$23,630 · 26 payments from 3 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Si-Bone, Inc. | $34,481 | 23 |
| Smith+nephew, Inc. | $15,145 | 12 |
| Xenco Medical LLC | $6,600 | 2 |
| Bioventus LLC | $44.01 | 1 |
| Medartis Inc. | $22.79 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Consulting Fee$37,625 · 16 payments
- Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$13,200 · 1 payment
- Travel and Lodging$4,474 · 11 payments
- Food and Beverage$993.38 · 11 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records