Amber Kukus
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner · Fort Collins, CO
Amber Kukus is an acute care nurse practitioner with a practice address in Fort Collins, Colorado, and NPI 1144946575, issued on Oct 17, 2022. Check the license (Colorado 0997782-NP, as entered in NPPES) with the Colorado board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Amber Kukus
- Primary taxonomy
- Acute Care Nurse Practitioner 363LA2100X
- License number
- 0997782-NP CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8010 S County Road 5 Unit 205, Fort Collins, CO 80528
- Phone
- (888) 777-2718
- Enumerated
- Oct 17, 2022
- Record last updated
- Oct 17, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20221118000023); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 8010 S County Road 5 Unit 205
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Jennifer Poulson, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1821714916
Verify Amber Kukus in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Colorado board licenses this profession
Search for license 0997782-NPCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
47% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average acute care nurse practitioner in 2024
317 Medicare Part D claims for 122 beneficiaries, against an average of 594 among the 13,133 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 44% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone36 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa35 claims
- Trelegy Ellipta25 claims
- Montelukast Sodium23 claims
- Azithromycin21 claims
- Spiriva Respimat11 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 97.6 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Poudre Valley Medical Group LLCLoveland, CO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Amber Kukus among 397 acute care nurse practitioner records in Colorado
Amber Kukus is one of 397 acute care nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Colorado. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2022, is newer than 74% of them.
- NPI issued2022 · 74% of these records are older, 19% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2022 · median 2019 among the 244 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 39% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LA2100X and a Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner providers in Colorado
There are 397 acute care nurse practitioner records in Colorado.
All 397 in Colorado → Every provider in Fort Collins → Acute Care Nurse Practitioner nationwide →
The 8 acute care nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jaime Cazer, NPFort Collins, CO 805281639541550
- Noelle Durall, CRNPFort Collins, CO 805281043658370
- Jamie LatimerWindsor, CO 805281609551969
- Adam Stater, AG-ACNP, MSN, RNFort Collins, CO 805281295247393
- Jennifer Wheeler, ACNP, ANP, CNSFort Collins, CO 805281689988529
- Stacey O'Hara, CRNPFort Collins, CO 805261275788069
- Barbara Stanley, NPFort Collins, CO 805261790169431
- Karen Macintosh, APN, FNPFort Collins, CO 805251720224900
Common questions
What is Amber Kukus's NPI number?
Amber Kukus's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1144946575, issued on Oct 17, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Amber Kukus located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8010 S County Road 5 Unit 205, Fort Collins, CO, 80528. Phone: (888) 777-2718. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Amber Kukus's license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number 0997782-NP, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Amber Kukus prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Amber Kukus had 317 Medicare Part D claims for 122 beneficiaries; the average among acute care nurse practitioner prescribers was 594. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Amber Kukus's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.6 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.