Foot Ankle Clin
Ankle JointArthrodesisOsteonecrosis
Dr. Daniel L. Ocel, MD
NPI1649217324PAC ID0648216507
- Medicare services, 2024
- 828
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 231
- Part D claims, 2024
- 221
- Publications
- 1
- Hospital affiliations
- 3
- Practice address
- 8101 E Lowry Blvd, Denver, CO 80230
- Practice phone
- Call (303) 366-5656
- Professional email
- Get professional email
- Personal email
- Get personal email
- Mobile number
- Get mobile number
Primary practice
Lowry Surgicenter LLC
Denver, Colorado
Find Dr. Ocel's professional email, personal email and mobile number
Dmand AI checks each channel through healthcare-specific waterfall enrichment. See what is on file with a free account, with practice phones, licenses and affiliations.
Dr. Daniel L. Ocel is an orthopedic surgeon in Denver, Colorado
Dr. Ocel practices at Lowry Surgicenter LLC in Denver, Colorado.
Dr. Ocel's NPI, 1649217324, was assigned on June 1, 2006. Dr. Ocel graduated from Creighton University School of Medicine in 1996. Dr. Ocel holds Colorado license 43139.
NPI and contact details
- NPI
- 1649217324NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 0648216507
- NPI enumeration date
- June 1, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (303) 366-5656
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
- Get email
- Mobile number
- Get number
- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 56
- Medical school graduation
- 1996
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Daniel L. Ocel practices at Lowry Surgicenter LLC in Denver, Colorado
Dr. Ocel's primary practice is Lowry Surgicenter LLC, at 8101 E Lowry Blvd, Denver, CO 80230 in Denver County. The practice phone is (303) 366-5656.
- Lowry Surgicenter LLC8101 E Lowry Blvd, Denver, CO 80230 · Denver CountyPhone(303) 366-5656
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. Daniel L. Ocel is affiliated with 7 sites of care and 4 medical groups
Dr. Ocel's primary practice is Lowry Surgicenter LLC in Denver, Colorado. Dr. Ocel is also affiliated with Foothills Hospital. The medical group on file is Select Physical Therapy. Dmand AI also links Dr. Ocel to 2 more hospitals, 3 group practices and clinics and 3 medical groups, each named with a free account.
Lowry Surgicenter LLCPrimary
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Daniel L. Ocel's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Ocel practices, 6 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Lowry Surgicenter LLC | Available with a free account |
| +6 more sites and 3 medical groups | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
For health IT teams
See the EHR and IT leaders at every site where Dr. Ocel practices
Dmand AI maps EHR vendors, IT decision makers and buying committees across each health system and 6.2K+ hospitals, with verified contacts in the same login.
Dr. Daniel L. Ocel is one of 387 orthopedic surgeons in Colorado
Orthopaedic surgery is Dr. Ocel's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207X00000X. Dmand AI has Dr. Ocel's licenses on file in 2 states: Colorado and Nebraska.
Specialties and state licenses
- Orthopaedic surgery, ColoradoPrimary
- Nebraska license
Orthopedic surgeons near Dr. Ocel
Counts of orthopedic surgeons with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Daniel L. Ocel billed Medicare for 828 services in 2024
CMS data shows 828 Medicare services from Dr. Ocel across 12 procedure codes in 2024, for 231 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $47,180 for them.
Medicare services, 2024828
Medicare patients231
Paid by Medicare$47,180
Procedure codes12
Dr. Ocel's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 4392024: 4351%
- Imaging
- 2023: 2502024: 2562%
- Surgery
- 2023: 232024: 83261%
- Drugs given in the office
- 2023: 652024: 5417%
Where Dr. Ocel's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office76092%
- In a facility688%
Dr. Ocel compared with the Colorado median for orthopedic surgeons, 2024
- Dr. Ocel
- Colorado median
- Medicare services
- 828vs 70018% above
- Medicare patients
- 231vs 19618% above
- Part D claims
- 196vs 643.1 times
Medians across 373 orthopedic surgeons in Colorado with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Ocel's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
Need commercial claims for Dr. Ocel?
Medicare shows one payer. Book a meeting to get commercial claims data for Dr. Ocel and other orthopedic surgeons in Colorado.
Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Daniel L. Ocel treated 231 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 71
CMS counts 231 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Ocel in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 163 patients. 72% of them have arthritis, and 65% have high cholesterol. 5% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 0.84, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Ocel's median patient age at 60, with 62% women.
Medicare patients, 2024231
Average age71
Average risk score0.84
Also on Medicaid5%
Dr. Ocel's Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Ocel's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women15165%
- Men8035%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Ocel's Medicare patients, 2024
- Arthritis72%
- High cholesterol65%
- High blood pressure50%
- Osteoporosis22%
- Ischemic heart disease21%
- Mood disorders20%
- Anxiety19%
- Depression19%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Ocel's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 60
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women62%
- Men37%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Daniel L. Ocel wrote 221 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Ocel wrote 221 Medicare Part D claims for 125 patients. 98% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 196 of them, across 6 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,467 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 167 claims across 5 drugs.
Part D claims, 2024221
Drugs named by CMS6
Total drug cost$1,467
Part D patients125
Dr. Ocel's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic216 claims98%
- Brand-name and other5 claims2%
Dr. Ocel's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Ocel's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids71%157 of 221 claims
- Antibiotics16%36 of 221 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 1672024: 19617%
Drugs named by CMS: 6 in 2024, 5 in 2023.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
How Dr. Daniel L. Ocel takes part in Medicare
Dr. Ocel accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Lower limb (leg) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Removal of nail tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
For MedTech and pharma teams
Find orthopedic surgeons like Dr. Ocel by procedure volume and prescribing
Filter 7.4M+ HCPs by Medicare procedures, Part D drugs and Open Payments history, then reach them with verified contacts in one login.
Dr. Daniel L. Ocel has 1 publication on record
Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Ocel. Dr. Ocel's most frequent co-author is Jonathon David Backus, MD.
Papers1
Dr. Ocel's most frequent co-authors
Recent publications by Dr. Ocel
See who Dr. Ocel researches with
Physician Network Discovery turns co-authorship, shared hospitals and shared groups into a map of who Dr. Ocel works with, so you can find a warm path to the right orthopedic surgeons.
Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Daniel L. Ocel received $36,825 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 291 general payments to Dr. Ocel from 24 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 35% of the total. Arthrex, Inc. paid the most, $13,007.
General payments to Dr. Ocel by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Ocel by kind, 2016 to 2025
$36.8Kin total
- Travel and lodging$12,71935%
- Education$11,42531%
- Food and beverage$11,31731%
- Consulting fees$9002%
- Gifts$4641%
Companies that paid Dr. Ocel the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Daniel L. Ocel graduated from Creighton University School of Medicine
Dr. Ocel graduated from Creighton University School of Medicine in 1996.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Daniel L. Ocel's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
Data last refreshed October 2026Report an inaccuracyRemove my information
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Dr. Daniel L. Ocel
Spotted something out of date? Email hello@dmand.ai and we will check the record. Contact details live in the free trial.
What is Dr. Daniel L. Ocel's NPI number?
Dr. Daniel L. Ocel's NPI number is 1649217324. It was assigned on June 1, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Daniel L. Ocel?
Dr. Daniel L. Ocel is an orthopedic surgeon in Denver, Colorado. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Orthopaedic Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 207X00000X).
Where does Dr. Daniel L. Ocel practice?
Dr. Ocel practices at 8101 E Lowry Blvd, Denver, CO 80230. Dr. Ocel's primary practice is Lowry Surgicenter LLC in Denver, Colorado. Dmand AI also links Dr. Ocel to 2 hospitals, 3 group practices and clinics and 3 medical groups.
What is Dr. Daniel L. Ocel's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Ocel is (303) 366-5656.
What is Dr. Daniel L. Ocel's medical license number?
Dr. Ocel holds Colorado license 43139, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.
Which states has Dr. Daniel L. Ocel been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Ocel in Colorado and Nebraska.
Which hospitals is Dr. Daniel L. Ocel affiliated with?
Dr. Ocel is affiliated with Foothills Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Ocel to 2 more hospitals.
What medical group is Dr. Daniel L. Ocel part of?
Dr. Ocel is linked to Select Physical Therapy. Dmand AI links Dr. Ocel to 3 more medical groups.
Does Dr. Daniel L. Ocel accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Ocel billed Medicare for 828 services in 2024, and Dr. Ocel accepts Medicare assignment.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Daniel L. Ocel see?
CMS counts 231 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Ocel in 2024, with an average age of 71.
Show 7 more questionsShow fewer questions
What services does Dr. Daniel L. Ocel bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Ocel's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99213), diagnostic imaging (73630) and office visit, established patient (99212).
Where did Dr. Daniel L. Ocel go to medical school?
Dr. Ocel graduated from Creighton University School of Medicine in 1996.
What drugs does Dr. Daniel L. Ocel prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Ocel's most prescribed drugs by claims were Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen, Cephalexin and Tramadol HCl.
Has Dr. Daniel L. Ocel received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $36,825 in general payments to Dr. Ocel from 24 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Arthrex, Inc.
How long has Dr. Daniel L. Ocel been practicing?
Dr. Ocel graduated from medical school in 1996, 30 years ago.
Does Dr. Daniel L. Ocel do research?
Dmand AI links 1 publication to Dr. Ocel.
Who does Dr. Daniel L. Ocel publish with?
Dr. Ocel's most frequent co-authors are Jonathon David Backus, MD (1 shared paper).
Selling to orthopaedic surgery practices?
See orthopedic surgeons in Colorado by site of care and group
Find the practices, groups and hospitals they work with, and the right people to contact at each.
- 30 days free
- Self-serve
- No credit card