Active NPI 1174557318 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner

Dr. Aaron T Baxter , MD

Orthopaedic Surgery • Thornton, CO

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. Aaron Baxter, MD is a certified Orthopaedic Surgery practicing in Thornton, CO. With approximately 25 years of clinical experience since graduating from University Of Southern California Keck School Of Medicine in 2001, Dr. Baxter delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 9195 GRANT ST.

Dr. Baxter maintains professional affiliations with Select Physical Therapy Of West Denver Limited Partnership, Catholic Health Initiatives Colorado, Platte Valley Medical Group Llc and accepts Medicare assignment.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg, x-ray of knee, aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

9195 Grant St
Suite 120

Thornton, CO 802294386

Telephone 3034532997

Fax 3034532998

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 Healthone Clinic Services, Llc Facility NPI 1922089481

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

University Of Southern California Keck School Of Medicine

Graduation Year

2001

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

In-Person Only

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Orthopaedic Surgery in Thornton, CO

Senior Veteran Specialist (>20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

25 Yrs +10.9 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 14.1 Yrs

State Avg: 23.2 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

9 Specialists

Practicing in Thornton, CO (505 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

22.2% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

55.6% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Baxter (25 Years) 25 Yrs

Thornton Specialty Average (14.1 Years) 14.1 Yrs

Performed Procedures & Service Volume

Top Medicare Part B procedures performed by this practitioner

CMS Official Data (2024)

Reporting Year:

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	516	78	$2.50	$0.99
73564 X-ray of knee, 4 or more views	131	65	$104.25	$48.37
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	111	82	$191.33	$76.19
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	92	84	$282.00	$128.21
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	71	59	$199.25	$91.29
0055T Musculoskeletal surgical navigational orthopedic operation using imaging guidance	57	52	$336.00	$222.33
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	46	46	$367.50	$167.31
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	43	39	$125.00	$56.41
27447 Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee	40	36	$2959.73	$1281.39
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views	27	20	$90.75	$41.78
73501 X-ray of hip with pelvis, 1 view	23	23	$73.75	$33.62
27130 Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis	15	15	$2998.54	$1284.43

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	416	67	$2.50	$1.06
73564 X-ray of knee, 4 or more views	138	74	$107.50	$49.27
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	129	113	$292.00	$130.63
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	114	85	$207.00	$91.99
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	93	70	$191.30	$75.67
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	61	61	$381.50	$167.75
73501 X-ray of hip with pelvis, 1 view	43	41	$75.50	$32.90
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	41	40	$129.25	$58.16
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views	39	29	$95.00	$41.83
0055T Musculoskeletal surgical navigational orthopedic operation using imaging guidance	36	36	$336.00	$228.63
27447 Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee	24	24	$3049.66	$1316.10
73521 X-ray of both hips, 2 views	11	11	$95.75	$43.58

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	289	59	$2.50	$1.13
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	142	120	$292.00	$130.47
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	125	95	$207.00	$92.52
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	94	64	$157.45	$63.73
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	52	45	$129.25	$57.71
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	50	50	$381.50	$170.51
0055T Musculoskeletal surgical navigational orthopedic operation using imaging guidance	48	46	$336.00	$225.18
73564 X-ray of knee, 4 or more views	42	24	$107.50	$49.08
27447 Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee	37	35	$3017.19	$1246.98
73501 X-ray of hip with pelvis, 1 view	25	25	$75.50	$33.02
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views	23	18	$95.00	$43.38
27130 Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis	12	12	$3083.86	$1218.49

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	408	78	$3.00	$1.27
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	151	124	$298.44	$132.79
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	146	109	$209.47	$94.21
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	140	87	$148.72	$60.77
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	84	84	$385.69	$170.04
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	51	47	$130.82	$58.24
0055T Musculoskeletal surgical navigational orthopedic operation using imaging guidance	41	40	$336.00	$232.18
27447 Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee	33	29	$3080.19	$1328.54
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	11	11	$257.50	$115.67
27130 Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis	11	11	$3046.45	$1334.21

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	429	73	$3.50	$1.37
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	148	84	$149.58	$59.45
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	121	93	$171.25	$76.71
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	115	93	$248.50	$107.94
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	51	51	$376.00	$168.40
J7321 Hyaluronan or derivative, hyalgan, supartz or visco-3, for intra-articular injection, per dose	30	11	$186.50	$80.45
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	28	22	$104.00	$46.10
27447 Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee	14	14	$3179.75	$1408.58
27130 Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis	12	11	$3250.33	$1420.88

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	489	75	$3.75	$1.58
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	168	122	$169.50	$73.97
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	158	127	$248.25	$109.18
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	125	85	$162.06	$64.86
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	40	40	$375.50	$166.03
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	31	28	$103.00	$45.58
27447 Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee	29	27	$3249.93	$1320.40
27130 Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis	15	15	$3222.58	$1410.72
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	11	11	$247.25	$109.48

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	688	108	$7.00	$1.75
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	194	117	$136.21	$65.03
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	183	138	$237.87	$105.65
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	179	126	$157.06	$72.92
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	74	74	$347.85	$164.64
73564 X-ray of knee, 4 or more views	55	41	$75.55	$39.18
J7321 Hyaluronan or derivative, hyalgan, supartz or visco-3, for intra-articular injection, per dose	52	14	$138.82	$83.97
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views	52	45	$67.67	$35.15
27447 Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee	31	27	$3036.09	$1369.02
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	26	24	$90.63	$44.51
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	18	17	$93.57	$42.15
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	16	16	$332.00	$146.64
73501 X-ray of hip with pelvis, 1 view	15	14	$52.55	$30.58
27130 Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis	11	11	$2984.36	$1402.35

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	756	119	$15.22	$1.76
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	283	140	$94.56	$63.04
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	260	175	$129.56	$72.72
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views	167	115	$63.35	$35.99
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	163	124	$190.81	$107.61
73564 X-ray of knee, 4 or more views	154	109	$69.68	$39.89
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	118	118	$293.35	$164.02
J7321 Hyaluronan or derivative, hyalgan, supartz or visco-3, for intra-articular injection, per dose	116	33	$99.79	$85.37
73501 X-ray of hip with pelvis, 1 view	98	57	$52.56	$29.76
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	88	71	$77.16	$44.04
27447 Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee	30	29	$2483.55	$1397.42
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	26	15	$73.43	$41.86
72100 X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views	19	19	$62.07	$35.43
27130 Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis	17	16	$2484.14	$1344.04
29505 Application of long leg splint from thigh to ankle or toe	15	13	$150.78	$85.48
76000 Imaging guidance for procedure, 60 minutes or less	13	13	$84.28	$8.91
29881 Removal of knee cartilage using an endoscope	11	11	$989.61	$416.94

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

Orthopaedic Surgery Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207X00000X

State License CO 35448

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.

Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers

Medicaid State Provider ID

85927716 (CO)

Medicaid State Provider ID

10025785900 (NE)

Hospital & Practice Group Affiliations

Platte Valley Medical Group Llc

1600 Prairie Ctr Pkwy, Brighton, CO 806014006

Phone: 3034981600

Platte Valley Medical Group Llc

1610 Prairie Ctr Pkwy, Brighton, CO 806014008

Phone: 3034981885

Catholic Health Initiatives Colorado

2030 Mountain View Ave, Longmont, CO 805013180

Phone: 7206528444

Platte Valley Medical Group Llc

4859 Yampa St, Denver, CO 802497760

Phone: 3034981885

Select Physical Therapy Of West Denver Limited Partnership

13659 E 104th Ave, Commerce City, CO 800229402

Phone: 7205065340

Select Physical Therapy Of West Denver Limited Partnership

13659 E 104th Ave, Commerce City, CO 800229402

Phone: 7205065340

Practice Associates & Co-Workers

Healthcare professionals and specialists practicing at this location or sharing practice phone/fax

4 Associated Practitioners

Robert Botnick , PA

Physician Assistant

NPI 1275620155

Physician Assistant

Alyson Evans

Physician Assistant

NPI 1821413394

Taylor Russell , ATC

Specialist/Technologist - Athletic Trainer

NPI 1891250379

Certified Athletic Trainer

Dr. Darryl Auston , MD PHD

Orthopaedic Surgery - Orthopaedic Trauma

NPI 1962637983

MDPHD

Career & Practice History Timeline

Chronological log of verified NPI updates, location relocations, credentials, and registry changes

6 Historical Events

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NPI Profile Active April 02, 2012

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location April 02, 2012

Registered at 9195 GRANT ST, SUITE 120, THORNTON, CO 802294386 (Tel: 3034532997)

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Updated Business Mailing Address April 02, 2012

Registered at 4900 S. MONACO ST, SUITE 210, DENVER, CO 802373486 (Tel: 3034532997)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated April 02, 2012

Recorded as AARON BAXTER, MD

🎓

Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) April 02, 2012

Orthopaedic Surgery (License #35448 in CO)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration July 11, 2006

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1174557318

Entity Type:

Individual Provider Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or Solo Healthcare Professional (Type 1 NPI)

Enumeration Date: July 11, 2006

Last Update: April 02, 2012

Sole Proprietor: No

Update or Correct Profile

Mailing Address

4900 S. Monaco St, Suite 210

Denver, CO 802373486

Phone: 3034532997

Public Domain Record This profile contains public domain information published by CMS and NPPES under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).

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