NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

University OF Colorado Hospital Authority

An acute care hospital in Aurora, Colorado, with an emergency department. CMS rates it 5 of 5 overall. 17 clinicians list an affiliation with it in the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file.

CMS Hospital General Information, downloaded May 19, 2026; CMS Doctors and Clinicians file · method · Hospital data on CMS.gov →

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CMS overall star rating 5 of 5 Much above average

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Facility details

  • CMS Certification Number060024
  • LocationAurora, Colorado
  • TypeAcute Care Hospitals
  • OwnershipGovernment - Hospital District or Authority
  • Emergency servicesYes
  • Affiliated clinicians17 in 3 specialties

This page uses 5,432 CMS Hospital Care Compare records, with NPPES affiliation context where available. Every figure is traceable in the methodology.

Medical Physician Assistant is the largest affiliated group

  1. Medical Physician Assistant14
  2. Adult Health Nurse Practitioner2
  3. Addiction Psychiatry Physician1

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, clinicians by primary specialty.

Clinicians affiliated with University OF Colorado Hospital Authority

  1. Alix Armstrong, PA-CMedical Physician AssistantMIPS 98
  2. Alison Barbieri, PA-CMedical Physician AssistantMIPS 98
  3. Kasey Bowden, NPAdult Health Nurse PractitionerMIPS 98
  4. Alice Curchin, PAMedical Physician AssistantMIPS 98
  5. Laura Erdman, PA-CMedical Physician AssistantMIPS 98
  6. Alexandra Gallant, PA-CMedical Physician AssistantMIPS 98
  7. Kevin HowardMedical Physician AssistantMIPS 98
  8. Beverly Koran, AG-ACNPAdult Health Nurse PractitionerMIPS 98
  9. Frances Lorenzi, MMS, PA-CMedical Physician AssistantMIPS 98
  10. Amber Maniates, PA-CMedical Physician AssistantMIPS 98
  11. Kristen Oase, MS, PA-CMedical Physician AssistantMIPS 98
  12. Adam Olson, PAMedical Physician AssistantMIPS 98
  13. Alexis Ritvo, MD MPHAddiction Psychiatry PhysicianMIPS 98
  14. Julie Smith, PAMedical Physician AssistantMIPS 98
  15. Megan Spradlin, PA-CMedical Physician AssistantMIPS 98
  16. Stacey Staudinger, PA-CMedical Physician AssistantMIPS 98
  17. Kinsey Wimmer, P.A.Medical Physician AssistantMIPS 98

Up to 30, those with a Medicare MIPS score first. Open a record for the full profile.

Other hospitals in Colorado

  1. Poudre Valley HospitalFort Collins, CO5 of 5
  2. Mercy Regional Medical CenterDurango, CO5 of 5
  3. Saint Joseph HospitalDenver, CO5 of 5
  4. VA Eastern Colorado Healthcare SystemAurora, CO5 of 5
  5. Grand Junction VA Medical CenterGrand Junction, CO5 of 5
  6. Vail Health HospitalVail, CO5 of 5
  7. Centura Health-St Anthony North Health CampusWestminster, CO5 of 5
  8. AdventHealth ParkerParker, CO5 of 5

What this data shows

The profile above reads University OF Colorado Hospital Authority entirely through federal records, so it is worth knowing what each figure can and cannot tell you. The CMS Hospital Overall Rating shown here as 5 of 5 stars is a composite that blends mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, and timely and effective care measures into a single number, which means two hospitals with the same star count can differ sharply on the measures a particular patient cares about most, such as surgical complication rates or how a unit handles a specific condition. The ownership type, facility category, and emergency services flag describe the operating model rather than the quality of any single department, and the 17 affiliated clinicians listed are providers who report a Medicare billing relationship with this CCN, not a guarantee that a given doctor practices here today. For care decisions, treat these numbers as a starting map, then confirm specifics with the facility, your insurer, and your own physician. See CMS Care Compare for measure-level detail and the methodology behind the star rating at CMS, and verify any individual clinician through the CMS NPI Registry.

Data sources

  • CMS Hospital General Information: identity, type, ownership, rating, emergency services, downloaded May 19, 2026 (data.cms.gov)
  • CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File: clinician affiliations (data.cms.gov)
  • CMS NPI Registry (NPPES): clinician identity (npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov)
  • CMS Quality Payment Program (MIPS): clinician quality scores (data.cms.gov)

A directory of public government data, not medical advice or a recommendation. A CMS rating here does not imply one. Ask your own physician and contact the hospital directly.

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 May 19, 2026.