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Dr. Colleen D. Murphy, MD

(19 Ratings)

Specializes in: General Surgery and Surgical Oncology (Cancer Surgery)

Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine (2000)

Professional interests include: cancer, breast cancer, breast cancer surgery, and more.

100 Cook Street Suite 210
Denver, CO 80206

(720) 516-9402

Dr. Colleen D. Murphy, MD is a general surgeon in Denver, CO specializing in general surgery and surgical oncology (cancer surgery). She graduated from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in 2000 and has 26 years of experience. Dr. Colleen D. Murphy, MD is affiliated with UCHealth, University of Colorado Medicine, UNIVERSITY PHYSICIANS INCORPORATED and UCHealth Breast Center - Cherry Creek.

Office Locations

University of Colorado Medicine

100 Cook Street Suite 210
Denver, CO 80206

(720) 516-9402

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12605 E 16th Avenue
Aurora, CO 80045

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In The News (see more mentions in the news)

“"The SCOUT system is already very precise, but the new SCOUT Mini Reflector is even more directional, allowing me to confidently take smaller tissue samples while preserving more healthy breast...”—"New SCOUT(r) Mini Reflector Provides Physicians with a Compact Design for Greater Utility", Associated Press News, July 2022

“So, Newcomb and her surgeon, Dr. Colleen Murphy with UCHealth Lone Tree Breast Center, got Orangetheory and UCHealth to join forces.”—"Orangetheory Goes Pink To Prevent Breast Cancer", CBS News, October 2017

“The cancer-treatment community will watch closely for more studies, said Dr. Colleen Murphy, director of the breast-cancer program at Porter Adventist Hospital.”—"Fewer Colorado women getting mammograms since 2009 guideline change", The Denver Post, May 2011

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Colleen D. Murphy, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	55

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Colleen D. Murphy, MD treated as a general surgeon in Denver, CO during 2013 were excision, breast procedures, cancer surgery and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Colleen D. Murphy, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	17
cancer surgery	17
diagnostic procedures	11
doctor visit	31
excision	28
lymph node procedures	11
open surgery	11

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Colleen D. Murphy, MD.

**Age**
From 65 to 74	33
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Colleen D. Murphy, MD in 2013

Hypertension	47
High Cholesterol	36
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Colleen D. Murphy, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	56

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Colleen D. Murphy, MD.

**Age**
From 65 to 74	28
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Colleen D. Murphy, MD in 2014

Hypertension	52
High Cholesterol	37
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	65

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Colleen D. Murphy, MD treated as a general surgeon in Denver, CO during 2015 were excision, breast procedures, cancer surgery and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Colleen D. Murphy, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	17
cancer surgery	17
diagnostic procedures	14
doctor visit	63
excision	31
lymph node procedures	14
open surgery	14

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Colleen D. Murphy, MD.

**Age**
From 65 to 74	90
From 75 to 84	36
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Colleen D. Murphy, MD in 2015

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	32
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	70

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Colleen D. Murphy, MD treated as a general surgeon in Denver, CO during 2016 were breast procedures, cancer surgery and excision.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Colleen D. Murphy, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	20
cancer surgery	20
doctor visit	64
excision	20

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Colleen D. Murphy, MD.

**Gender**
Male	0
Female	82

**Age**
From 65 to 74	54
From 75 to 84	17
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Colleen D. Murphy, MD in 2016

Hypertension	48
High Cholesterol	37
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	17
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	15
Dementia	0
Cancer	72

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Colleen D. Murphy, MD treated as a general surgeon in Denver, CO during 2017 were excision, breast procedures, cancer surgery and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Colleen D. Murphy, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	41
cancer surgery	41
diagnostic procedures	24
doctor visit	83
excision	65
lymph node procedures	24
open surgery	24

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Colleen D. Murphy, MD.

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	98
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	60
From 75 to 84	33
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Colleen D. Murphy, MD in 2017

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	29
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	22
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	17
Dementia	0
Cancer	75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Colleen D. Murphy, MD treated as a general surgeon in Denver, CO during 2018 were excision, breast procedures, cancer surgery and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Colleen D. Murphy, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	15
cancer surgery	15
diagnostic procedures	11
doctor visit	81
excision	26
lymph node procedures	11
open surgery	11

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Colleen D. Murphy, MD.

**Age**
From 65 to 74	56
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Colleen D. Murphy, MD in 2018

Hypertension	54
High Cholesterol	40
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	19
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	13
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	26
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	13
Dementia	0
Cancer	75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Colleen D. Murphy, MD treated as a general surgeon in Denver, CO during 2019 were excision, breast procedures, cancer surgery and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Colleen D. Murphy, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	28
cancer surgery	28
diagnostic procedures	19
doctor visit	126
excision	47
lymph node procedures	19
open surgery	19

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Colleen D. Murphy, MD.

**Gender**
Male	0
Female	124

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	112
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	85
From 75 to 84	22
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Colleen D. Murphy, MD in 2019

Hypertension	52
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	22
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	14
Dementia	0
Cancer	75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Colleen D. Murphy, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	75

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Colleen D. Murphy, MD.

**Age**
From 65 to 74	54
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Colleen D. Murphy, MD in 2020

Hypertension	44
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	16
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	22
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Colleen D. Murphy, MD treated as a general surgeon in Denver, CO during 2021 were breast procedures, cancer surgery and excision.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Colleen D. Murphy, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	27
cancer surgery	27
doctor visit	73
excision	27

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Colleen D. Murphy, MD.

**Gender**
Male	0
Female	84

**Age**
From 65 to 74	52
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Colleen D. Murphy, MD in 2021

Hypertension	49
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	23
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Colleen D. Murphy, MD treated as a general surgeon in Denver, CO during 2022 were excision, breast procedures, cancer surgery and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Colleen D. Murphy, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	22
cancer surgery	22
diagnostic procedures	16
doctor visit	72
excision	38
lymph node procedures	16
open surgery	16

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Colleen D. Murphy, MD.

**Gender**
Male	0
Female	88

**Age**
From 65 to 74	62
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Colleen D. Murphy, MD in 2022

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	26
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Colleen D. Murphy, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Colleen D. Murphy, MD treated as a general surgeon in Denver, CO were excision, breast procedures, cancer surgery and open surgery.

breast procedures	23
cancer surgery	23
diagnostic procedures	15
doctor visit	70
excision	35
lymph node procedures	15
open surgery	15

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Colleen D. Murphy, MD.

**Gender**
Male	0
Female	34

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	19
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	9
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0
65 to 74	52

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Colleen D. Murphy, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Colleen D. Murphy, MD treated were cancer, hypertension, high cholesterol and depression.

Hypertension	46
High Cholesterol	37
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	10
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	6
Asthma	4
Osteoporosis	14
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	5
Atrial Fibrillation	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	66

Education & Training

Dr. Colleen D. Murphy, MD graduated from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in 2000. She completed residency at Indiana University Affiliated Hospitals. She has a state license in Colorado.

Medical School: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine (2000)

Residency: Indiana University Affiliated Hospitals (2007)

Licensed In: Colorado

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Colleen D. Murphy, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

UCHealth

University of Colorado Medicine

UNIVERSITY PHYSICIANS INCORPORATED

UCHealth Breast Center - Cherry Creek

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Colleen D. Murphy, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.74 out of 5 stars based on 19 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Colleen D. Murphy, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Denver, CO.

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Colleen D. Murphy, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Merit Medical Systems Inc	$9,587 SAVI SCOUT $7,462	$2,125
ImpediMed, Inc.	$6,000 $6,000
Covidien LP	$575 Sonicision $575
Genentech USA, Inc.	$47 Phesgo $47
Allergan Inc.	$14 VIBERZI $14

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$10,031
Honoraria	$6,000
Food and Beverage	$191

Biography

Dr. Colleen Murphy practices general surgery and surgical oncology (cancer surgery). Areas of particular interest for Dr. Murphy include breast cancer surgery, breast pain, and breast cancer. Her hospital/clinic affiliations include the University of Colorado Hospital and the University of Colorado Medicine. She graduated from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and then she performed her residency at a hospital affiliated with Indiana University. Patients gave her an average rating of 4.5 stars (out of 5).