NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Doctors and health care providers in Denver, CO

25,068 individual NPPES records list a practice address in Denver, 1st of 193 Colorado cities. The largest group is clinical social worker: 1,836, 7% of the city's records, against 5% across Colorado. Page 411 of 502.

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Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

The 8 largest groups in Denver

  1. Clinical Social Worker1,836
  2. Mental Health Counselor1,587
  3. Professional Counselor1,126
  4. Registered Nurse1,070
  5. Behavior Technician778
  6. Physical Therapist767
  7. Students in training730
  8. Speech-Language Pathologist716

Source: CMS NPPES primary taxonomy, file of Aug 9, 2026.

Denver in Colorado

  • Rank in Colorado1st of 193 cities by records
  • Share of the state16.8% of Colorado's records
  • Specialties present25 or more taxonomy codes
  • Top three groups18.1% of all records
  • Clinical Social Worker rank1st of the 10 Colorado cities with the most

Compared with Colorado as a whole, Denver has 1.8× the state's share of psychiatry physician records and 0.39× its share of behavior technician records.

Providers in Denver, alphabetically

  1. Elaine Shiramizu, L.AC., DIPL.AC.,M.ACAcupuncturist1538440128
  2. Deborah ShireyLicensed Practical Nurse1700072048
  3. Dylan ShireyCase Manager/Care Coordinator1760314645
  4. Matthew ShireyBehavior Technician1932895067
  5. Chloe ShirkeySpeech-Language Pathologist1780428276
  6. Tatum ShiveCase Manager/Care Coordinator1427887983
  7. Jennifer Shivey, LPC, RPTMental Health Counselor1760767602
  8. Victoria Shklovsky, D.D.S.General Practice Dentistry1316077407
  9. Rosalyn Shkolnikov, DMDPediatric Dentistry1548648173
  10. Judith Shlay, MDFamily Medicine Physician1255448098
  11. Alison Shmerling, MD, MPHFamily Medicine Physician1609295526
  12. Molly Shmerling, PSY.D.Psychologist1942607833
  13. Sara Shock, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1568978153
  14. Nathan ShockleeCase Manager/Care Coordinator1184093338
  15. Lee ShockleyEmergency Medicine Physician1144339771
  16. Daniel Shodell, MD, MPHPublic Health & General Preventive Medicine Physician1427423995
  17. Joanna Shofner, MA, CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1649927732
  18. Jason Shofnos, M.D.Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1497821292
  19. Stephen Shogan, M.D.Neurological Surgery Physician1801982400
  20. Stephanie Shogren, PT, DPT, ATCPhysical Therapist1902322464
  21. Benjamin Sholl, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1417302084
  22. David SholsCase Manager/Care Coordinator1356740823
  23. Melissa Sholtzow, MDPediatrics Physician1144481177
  24. Stacy Shomers, PAPhysician Assistant1922142702
  25. Catherine Shonts, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1992156707
  26. Susan Shook, RNRegistered Nurse1649428830
  27. Whitney ShookNutritionist1538918347
  28. Heather ShorbBehavior Technician1821946476
  29. Anita Shore, CNMAdvanced Practice Midwife1194713198
  30. Victorine Shores, MS, RDRegistered Dietitian1356722532
  31. Erica Short, MS CCC SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1255542965
  32. Gwyneth Short, ATCAthletic Trainer1316165954
  33. Susan Short, NPPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1861743866
  34. Whitney Short, MDPediatrics Physician1982814752
  35. Bethany ShottsStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1407643448
  36. Savannah Shotts, LPCProfessional Counselor1457932949
  37. Victoria Shotwell, LCSWClinical Social Worker1265754592
  38. Amy Shoukas, OTOccupational Therapist1912073115
  39. Anahise Shoukas, DPTPhysical Therapist1265735229
  40. Gousia Shoukat, MDFamily Medicine Physician1780240762
  41. Melanie Shovlin, MS, OTROccupational Therapist1013107648
  42. Althea Showalter, MSN, FNP-BC, RNFamily Nurse Practitioner1598120875
  43. David Showalter, MDPediatrics Physician1669528220
  44. Amanda Showers, MSW, LCSWClinical Social Worker1083156830
  45. Diana Shpitalnik, RNRegistered Nurse1245488584
  46. Marilee Shrader, RNRegistered Nurse1760526487
  47. Erin Shrago, PSY.D.Clinical Psychologist1649892704
  48. Ashma Shrestha, LPCProfessional Counselor1457966020
  49. Suresh ShresthaBehavior Technician1235777020
  50. Sonjay Shrinivas, DOHospitalist Physician1326070855

The largest Colorado cities

  1. Colorado Springs19,771
  2. Aurora17,400
  3. Fort Collins6,928
  4. Boulder5,635
  5. Lakewood4,944

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How to read this directory

Denver, Colorado appears in the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System with 25,068 registered healthcare providers spanning 25 or more distinct NUCC-taxonomy specialties. This count includes every individual clinician who has applied for an NPI and listed a practice address in Denver - physicians, dentists, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, chiropractors, physical therapists, optometrists, psychologists, podiatrists, and every other credentialed provider type CMS tracks. It does not measure hospital beds, urgent-care capacity, or whether a given clinic is accepting new patients; it measures the pool of professionals with current NPI enrollment and a Denver practice location on file. Every figure is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES) - more than 7 million providers, maintained since May 2007, with 2024 Medicare Part D data, and, according to CMS, can be searched, compared, and traced in our methodology.

The provider mix in Denver is weighted toward Clinical Social Worker (1,836 clinicians, followed by Mental Health Counselor with 1,587 and Professional Counselor with 1,126). That distribution reflects how NPPES records specialty: providers self-select a primary taxonomy code, so a family physician who also practices geriatrics will show up under whichever NUCC code they registered first. Relative to Colorado's population, Denver reports roughly 426.5 providers per 100,000 residents using the state-level denominator, which is a rough proxy rather than a precise access-to-care measurement; the true catchment area of any {cityName} clinician extends beyond the municipal boundary.

For Denver patients, this directory is most useful as a starting shortlist. Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available CMS government data, not a review site, a ranking, or medical advice. NPPES data is self-reported and refreshed monthly; call the practice directly to confirm the provider is still there, accepts your insurance, and is taking new patients.

For informational purposes only; this directory is not medical advice and not a substitute for checking a license. See also: how to find a doctor and how to verify one.

Common questions

How many doctors are in Denver, CO?

There are 25,068 registered healthcare providers in Denver, CO, covering 25 or more specialties. This includes physicians, dentists, therapists, and other licensed providers.

What are the most common medical specialties in Denver?

The most common specialties in Denver are Clinical Social Worker, Mental Health Counselor, Professional Counselor, Registered Nurse, Behavior Technician. Clinical Social Worker has the most providers with 1,836.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov). Records are self-reported registrations, not licenses.

Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.