Dr. David Saxon, MD
Not yet claimedEndocrinologist, Lipidologist, Diabetes doctor · Physician (MD)
Aurora, CO
Dr. David Saxon is an endocrinologist at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora. He co-directs the Cardiometabolic and Advanced Lipid Clinic and works with patients who have diabetes and cholesterol problems.
About Dr. David Saxon, MD
Updated Sep 20, 2026Dr. David Saxon, MD is an endocrinologist in Aurora, Colorado. He is an Associate Professor of Medicine in the Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, and he sees patients through UCHealth and the Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center (https://medschool.cuanschutz.edu/endocrinology/about-us/endo-team/Saxon-David-UCD6000011519).
He co-directs the Cardiometabolic & Advanced Lipid Clinic at CU Anschutz with cardiologist Steven Simon, MD, a clinic that treats diabetes, obesity, and cholesterol disorders. He also co-directs the Apheresis Unit and has been described in news coverage as medical director for lipid apheresis at UCHealth, a treatment used for rare inherited cholesterol conditions (https://news.cuanschutz.edu/department-of-medicine/cardiometabolic-lipid-endocrinology-cardiology-clinic).
His listed clinical focus includes adult type 1 and type 2 diabetes, lipid (cholesterol) disorders, thyroid disease and thyroid cancer, adrenal disease, osteoporosis, and endocrine cancers (https://www.cumedicine.us/providers/medicine/David-Saxon). He has published peer-reviewed research on topics such as long-term weight loss, statin intolerance, telehealth and electronic consultations in the VA system, and the development of cardiometabolic medicine as a subspecialty (https://som.cuanschutz.edu/Profiles/Faculty/Profile/22700).
CMS Open Payments records for 2021-2025 show a total of $354.93 across 3 records, with payments from Kaneka Medical America, Amgen, and Abbott Laboratories. Payments from industry to doctors are common and legal, and this is a small total (https://openpaymentsdata.cms.gov/).
- Board certification
- Board certified in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. health.usnews.com
- Academic appointment
- Associate Professor of Medicine in the Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. medschool.cuanschutz.edu
- Clinic leadership roles
- Co-Director of the Cardiometabolic & Advanced Lipid Clinic and Co-Director of the Apheresis Unit at CU Anschutz. medschool.cuanschutz.edu
- Lipid apheresis program
- Local news coverage described him as medical director for lipid apheresis at UCHealth, reporting that it is the only Colorado hospital offering this treatment for rare genetic cholesterol disorders. denver7.com
- Training background
- Medical school at Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine (2009), residency at the University of Michigan (2012), and fellowships at the University of Colorado (2015) and the Denver VA Medical Center (2017). uchealth.org
- Published research
- Author on peer-reviewed papers including long-term weight loss strategies for obesity (J Clin Endocrinol Metab, 2021), growth of electronic consultations in the Veterans Health Administration (Am J Manag Care, 2021), and statin intolerance. som.cuanschutz.edu
- Teaching award and honor society
- Listed awards include a Teacher of the Year award and election to the Gold Humanism Honor Society in 2015. health.usnews.com
- Where he practices
- UCHealth Diabetes and Endocrinology Clinic, 1635 Aurora Ct., 6th Floor, Aurora, CO, and the Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center, 1700 Wheeling St., Aurora, CO. som.cuanschutz.edu
- Industry payments reported
- CMS Open Payments shows $354.93 total across 3 records from 2021 to 2025, from Kaneka Medical America ($209.64), Amgen ($120.89), and Abbott Laboratories ($24.40). openpaymentsdata.cms.gov
Worth knowing
- A directory listing shows an active Colorado license through 2027 and a Michigan license listed as active through 2016. State license verification through the official Colorado licensing board was not completed for this memo, so patients may wish to confirm current license status directly. health.usnews.com
Industry payments (CMS Open Payments)
Open the CMS recordFederal law requires drug and device companies to report what they pay clinicians: meals, travel, speaking, consulting, and research. Payments are common and legal; the point is that you can see them.
2021 to 2025
$355
3 payments
| 2021 | $0 |
| 2022 | $24 |
| 2023 | $0 |
| 2024 | $210 |
| 2025 | $121 |
Top payers
- Kaneka Medical America LLC$210
- Amgen Inc.$121
- Abbott Laboratories$24
Payment types
- Food and Beverage$355
A word of caution about these numbers
A payment does not mean your doctor is compromised or acting unethically. Most of these entries are drug samples left for patients, or lunch brought in for the office staff, and the amounts are usually small. Research funding and speaking at medical meetings are also normal parts of a clinical career.
As a rough guide, a total under $15,000 a year is usually not a concern. Much larger sums, especially from one company whose product your doctor recommends to you, are worth asking about. You are allowed to ask.
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Practice location
Cardiometabolic & Advanced Lipid Clinic
1635 Aurora Ct.
Aurora, CO 80045
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