Dr. Gary Paul Colon, MD

Dr. Colon practices at Collier Neurologic Specialists in Naples, Florida.

Dr. Colon's NPI, 1821048752, was assigned on May 11, 2006. Dr. Colon graduated from Weill Cornell Medicine in 1991. Dr. Colon holds Florida license ME0076060.

Dr. Colon's primary practice is Collier Neurologic Specialists, at 3200 Bailey Ln Ste 200 Suite 200, Naples, FL 34105. The practice phone is (239) 262-8971.

Dr. Colon's primary practice is Collier Neurologic Specialists in Naples, Florida. Dr. Colon is also affiliated with NCH Baker Hospital. The medical group on file is Collier Neurologic Specialists. Dmand AI also links Dr. Colon to 2 more hospitals, 3 home health agencies, 1 group practice or clinic, 1 skilled nursing facility and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Colon practices, 9 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Neurological surgery is Dr. Colon's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207T00000X. Dr. Colon is board certified in neurological surgery by the American Board of Neurological Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Colon's licenses on file in 2 states: Florida and Michigan.

Dmand AI lists back and neck pain treatment without fusion, lower back pain, muscle pain, fibromyalgia, and limb pain, neck pain and spine problems, spinal fusion and thoracic spine disorders among the conditions Dr. Colon treats.

CMS data shows 2,199 Medicare services from Dr. Colon across 25 procedure codes in 2024, for 817 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $966,610 for them.

CMS counts 817 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Colon in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 456 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high blood pressure. 1% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.33, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Colon's median patient age at 77, with 51% women.

In 2024, Dr. Colon wrote 158 Medicare Part D claims for 114 patients. 97% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 90 of them, across 3 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $282 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 119 claims across 3 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 95 out of 100 for Dr. Colon for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Colon accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 212 procedures of spinal fusion by Dr. Colon, more than 91% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Dmand AI links 5 papers to Dr. Colon. The most frequent topics are Brain Edema, Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Rats, Sprague-Dawley. Dr. Colon has published most often in J Neurosurg. Dr. Colon's most frequent co-authors are Lawrence David Dickinson, MD, John P. Deveikis, MD and Gerald Francis Tuite, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 78 general payments to Dr. Colon from 22 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 58% of the total. Spinevision SAS paid the most, $370,433. It also lists 4 research payments totaling $767,340 from 2016 to 2019.

Dmand AI lists 4 awards for Dr. Colon, most recently Gulfshore Life Magazine: Top Doctors in 2023.

Dr. Colon graduated from Weill Cornell Medicine in 1991. Dr. Colon is a member of AANS.

Dr. Colon is in network with 15 carriers, including United Healthcare, Cigna and Elevance. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.