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Dr. Daniel Craig, M.D.

Neurosurgery (Neurological Surgery Physician)

12605 E 16th Ave
Aurora, CO 80045

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Adams County includes primary care (2% of residents) shortage areas. About shortage areas

Call (303) 724-2305

  • Medicare participating

At a glance

Years since graduation
14
In the NPI registry since
2012
Medicare patients seen, 2024
147

Licensed in Colorado since 2015, according to the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies. We show license dates only for the states that publish them in bulk; see which states do. For other states, check the state medical board.

The NPI date is when this clinician registered for a National Provider Identifier, the billing number used on health claims. It is not a license, graduation or board-certification date. What an NPI is

Education and training

  • 2012Medical school: University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver
  • 2012Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date)

Undergraduate school, residency, fellowship, licensing exams and board certification aren’t in public federal data. Board certification can be confirmed with the certifying board (ABMS member boards for MDs, AOA boards for DOs).

Specialties and state licenses

  • Neurological Surgery Physician primary
    CO license DR.0054775 (first issued 2015; active)

As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.

Map: Neurosurgery per capita by county →

Where they work

Hospitals

Medical groups

Hospitals this clinician lists with Medicare, and groups they bill Medicare through (Care Compare). Affiliation doesn’t mean they see patients at every location.

Medicare patients and services

Medicare patients, 2024
147
Services billed
309
Patients’ average age
71
Most frequent Medicare services, 2023
ServiceTimesPatients
New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes5959
Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes2723
Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes2020
New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes1616

Medicare fee-for-service only. CMS leaves out services billed for fewer than 11 patients. These figures describe a practice’s Medicare work; they aren’t a measure of quality.

Payments from drug and device companies

In 2025, 1 companies reported 9 payments worth $1,284 in total to this clinician.

By company
Globus Medical, Inc.$1,284
By type
Travel and Lodging$1,175
Food and Beverage$109

What the payments were for

Largest payments other than meals
DateCompanyWhat it was forAmount
Aug 5, 2025Globus Medical, Inc.
Aug 5, 2025
Travel and Lodging
EXCELSIUS GPS · SPINE/SPINE SURGERY · travel to DENVER, CO
Company’s descriptionAIR
$275
Sep 18, 2025Globus Medical, Inc.
Sep 18, 2025
Travel and Lodging
EXCELSIUS GPS · SPINE/SPINE SURGERY · travel to King of Prussia, PA
$211
Aug 5, 2025Globus Medical, Inc.
Aug 5, 2025
Travel and Lodging
EXCELSIUS GPS · SPINE/SPINE SURGERY · travel to PHILADELPHIA, PA
Company’s descriptionHOTEL
$204
Sep 19, 2025Globus Medical, Inc.
Sep 19, 2025
Travel and Lodging
EXCELSIUS GPS · SPINE/SPINE SURGERY · travel to King of Prussia, PA
$201
Aug 5, 2025Globus Medical, Inc.
Aug 5, 2025
Travel and Lodging
EXCELSIUS GPS · SPINE/SPINE SURGERY · travel to PHILADELPHIA, PA
Company’s descriptionAIR
$158
Sep 19, 2025Globus Medical, Inc.
Sep 19, 2025
Travel and Lodging
EXCELSIUS GPS · SPINE/SPINE SURGERY · travel to Audubon, PA
$116
Aug 5, 2025Globus Medical, Inc.
Aug 5, 2025
Travel and Lodging
EXCELSIUS GPS · SPINE/SPINE SURGERY · travel to DENVER, CO
Company’s descriptionFEE
$10.00

Each payment as the company reported it, with the products it named. Meals are counted in the totals above but not listed one by one.

From CMS Open Payments. A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing; many are for consulting, teaching or meals. Clinicians can review and dispute their records with CMS.

Who received the most in Colorado →

Other Neurosurgery clinicians in Aurora

Sources

NPI registry (CMS NPPES, November 2026; record last updated September 22, 2021), Medicare Care Compare, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024) and Open Payments (2025). Information is self-reported or billed data and may be out of date; call before visiting.

NPI 1467710947. Official NPI registry record (opens in a new tab). Clinicians can correct their information in NPPES; changes appear here after our next monthly update.