Doctors in Golden, CO
Active healthcare providers in Golden sourced from the CMS NPPES weekly file, no proprietary ratings, no editorial scores. NPI counts, specialty distribution, and primary practice addresses refreshed each release.
Where this city sits in the corpus
Golden ranks 24th among 196 Colorado cities by CMS provider count, holding 0.9% of the state's NPIs, led by Physical Therapist.
- 1,339
- NPPES providers in city
- 24th
- of 196 CO cities
- 0.9%
- of Colorado providers
- 27.3%
- in top 3 specialties
Golden ranks #10 of 10 Colorado cities for Physical Therapist.
Where Golden ranks among Colorado cities
Provider count vs every Colorado city in CMS NPPES (196 cities)
1,339 Top 12% higher than 88% of 196 cities
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Source CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) · 2026
Specialty mix in Golden
Share of the city's NPPES registrations by NUCC taxonomy
- Physical Therapist
Physical Therapist
141 providers
- Speech-Language Path…
Speech-Language Pathologist
117 providers
- Physician Assistant
Physician Assistant
108 providers
- Family Nurse Practit… 51
Family Nurse Practitioner
51 providers
- Mental Health Counse… 44
Mental Health Counselor
44 providers
- Orthopaedic Surgery … 41
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician
41 providers
- Family Medicine Phys… 41
Family Medicine Physician
41 providers
- Anesthesiology Physi… 41
Anesthesiology Physician
41 providers
- Occupational Therapist 40
Occupational Therapist
40 providers
- Internal Medicine Ph… 37
Internal Medicine Physician
37 providers
What this shows Physical Therapist is the largest specialty (141 providers, 10.5% of the city), followed by Speech-Language Pathologist.
City vs state specialty index
Specialties Golden has more, and fewer, of than Colorado average
Each multiple is this city's share of a specialty divided by that specialty's average share across Colorado , Golden over-indexes orthopaedic surgery physician at 8× the state average and under-indexes student in an organized health care education/training program at 0.34×. This reflects local practice structure, not care quality.
More common here than Colorado average
Less common here than Colorado average
How to read this directory & data limitations
Golden, Colorado appears in the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System with 1,339 registered healthcare providers spanning 20 distinct NUCC-taxonomy specialties. This count includes every individual clinician who has applied for an NPI and listed a practice address in Golden - 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 Golden 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 2023 Medicare Part D data, and, according to CMS, can be searched, compared, and traced in our methodology.
The provider mix in Golden is weighted toward Physical Therapist (141 clinicians, followed by Speech-Language Pathologist with 117 and Physician Assistant with 108). 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, Golden reports roughly 22.8 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.
Of Colorado's most common specialties, Behavior Technician is the most prominent one with no provider currently listing a Golden practice address, a coverage gap Golden patients typically fill by traveling to a larger nearby hub.
For Golden 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.
Which specialties are most common in Golden
| # | Specialty | Providers | % of city |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Physical Therapist | 141 | 10.5% |
| 2 | Speech-Language Pathologist | 117 | 8.7% |
| 3 | Physician Assistant | 108 | 8.1% |
| 4 | Family Nurse Practitioner | 51 | 3.8% |
| 5 | Mental Health Counselor | 44 | 3.3% |
| 6 | Orthopaedic Surgery Physician | 41 | 3.1% |
| 7 | Family Medicine Physician | 41 | 3.1% |
| 8 | Anesthesiology Physician | 41 | 3.1% |
| 9 | Occupational Therapist | 40 | 3.0% |
| 10 | Internal Medicine Physician | 37 | 2.8% |
| 11 | Professional Counselor | 35 | 2.6% |
| 12 | Pharmacist | 31 | 2.3% |
| 13 | Clinical Social Worker | 30 | 2.2% |
| 14 | Registered Nurse | 29 | 2.2% |
| 15 | Chiropractor | 25 | 1.9% |
Healthcare Providers (Page 15)
| Name |
|---|
| Timothy Lehman, MD Specialist |
| Kim Lehto-Smith, PA-C Medical Physician Assistant |
| Cassandra Leiker, LPCC Professional Counselor |
| Lauren Lembeck Speech-Language Assistant |
| Taylor Lensegrav, ND Naturopath |
| Michael Lersten, M.D. Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician |
| Dean Levesque, PA-C Surgical Physician Assistant |
| Adam Levy, MD Plastic Surgery Physician |
| Gweneth Levy, MD Pediatrics Physician |
| Jennifer Lewey, M.D. Hospitalist Physician |
| Samantha Lewis, PT, DPT Physical Therapist |
| Philip Lightstone, MD Anesthesiology Physician |
| Brittany Lillard, PA-C Physician Assistant |
| Stephanie Lillibridge, AGNP-C Orthotic Fitter |
| Kristina Lim, OT Occupational Therapist |
| Kelly Lindauer, M.D. Diagnostic Radiology Physician |
| Nicole Lindmeier, MS Speech-Language Pathologist |
| Kristen Lindorf, MS, RDN Registered Dietitian |
| Julie Lindsay, PT Physical Therapist |
| Aleya Littleton, MA, LPC Mental Health Counselor |
| Qin Liu Adult Health Nurse Practitioner |
| Mary Livingston Speech-Language Pathologist |
| Joshua Lizar, PT, DPT Physical Therapist |
| Mary Lizar, PT, DPT Physical Therapist |
| Renee Lockhart Mental Health Counselor |
| Christina Lockwitz, NP Adult Health Nurse Practitioner |
| Sameer Lodha, MD Orthopaedic Surgery Physician |
| Andrew Lohwater, MSW, LCSW Clinical Social Worker |
| Janele Lomax, MA LMFT Marriage & Family Therapist |
| Jean London, CMT Massage Therapist |
| Scott London, MD Neurology Physician |
| Sarah Long, PSYD, LCP Professional Counselor |
| Avery Lopez, D.D.S. General Practice Dentistry |
| Susana Lopez, LPC Professional Counselor |
| Hector Lopez Frisbie, P.A. Physician Assistant |
| Lonnie Loutzenhiser, M.D. Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician |
| Justin Lowder, DPT Physical Therapist |
| Nicole Loyd, MASTERS STUDENT Mental Health Counselor |
| Megan Luebke, M.S. Speech-Language Pathologist |
| Daneen Luna, P.T. Physical Therapist |
| Emma Lundien, O.D. Optometrist |
| Rebekah Lurtz, PTA Physical Therapy Assistant |
| Ryan Lutz, MD Anesthesiology Physician |
| Robert Lyles, PT, DPT, ATC Athletic Trainer |
| Amy Lynch Speech-Language Pathologist |
| Jennifer Lyng, PT, DPT, ATC, CSCS Physical Therapist |
| Maeve Lyons, PA Surgical Physician Assistant |
| Christina Macgowan, R.PH. Pharmacist |
| Hailey Macgregor-Monserud, PHARMD Pharmacist |
| Olga Macias Anesthesiology Physician |
Nearby Cities in Colorado
Other Colorado cities with provider coverage in the CMS NPPES registry.
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