Aaron Cruz Montano, MD
Psychiatry Physician · Cortez, CO
Aaron Cruz Montano, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Cortez, Colorado, and NPI 1801280201, issued on Mar 24, 2015. Check the license (Colorado DR59189, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Aaron Cruz Montano
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- DR59189 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 691 E Empire St, Cortez, CO 81321
- Phone
- (970) 565-7946
- Enumerated
- Mar 24, 2015
- Record last updated
- Feb 9, 2026
- Fax
- (970) 565-9005
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180712000203); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Colorado School Of Medicine, Denver, 2015
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 691 E Empire St
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Verify Aaron Cruz Montano in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical Board
Search for license DR59189Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
14% more Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
1,144 Medicare Part D claims for 95 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Duloxetine Hcl91 claims
- Trazodone Hcl71 claims
- Gabapentin69 claims
- Clonazepam58 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate45 claims
- Olanzapine38 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Southwest Colorado Mental Health Center IncDurango, CO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Aaron Cruz Montano among 990 psychiatry physician records in Colorado
Aaron Cruz Montano, MD is one of 990 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Colorado. 65% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 77% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 77% of these records are older, 21% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 65% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 35% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2009 among the 351 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Psychiatry Physician providers in Colorado
There are 990 psychiatry physician records in Colorado.
All 990 in Colorado → Every provider in Cortez → Psychiatry Physician nationwide →
The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Steve Kitson, MDDurango, CO 813031255518957
- Anita Kumar, MDDurango, CO 813031629295894
- Robert Outenreath, PHD, MDDurango, CO 813031598865610
- Deborah Parr, MDDurango, CO 813031942386115
- Mark Braunstein, DODurango, CO 813011063529899
- Susan Grayson, M.D.Durango, CO 813011003925934
- Paul Mattox, MDDurango, CO 813011821105644
- Carole Partridge, MDDurango, CO 813011558440537
Common questions
What is Aaron Cruz Montano, MD's NPI number?
Aaron Cruz Montano, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1801280201, issued on Mar 24, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Aaron Cruz Montano, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 691 E Empire St, Cortez, CO, 81321. Phone: (970) 565-7946. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Aaron Cruz Montano, MD's license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number DR59189, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado Medical Board at https://dpo.colorado.gov/Medical. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Aaron Cruz Montano, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Aaron Cruz Montano, MD had 1,144 Medicare Part D claims for 95 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
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.