Benjamin M. Aakre, MD
Anesthesiology Physician · Aurora, CO
Benjamin M. Aakre, MD is an anesthesiology physician with a practice address in Aurora, Colorado, and NPI 1407140395, issued on Jun 8, 2011. Check the license (Colorado DR.0056115, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Benjamin M. Aakre
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Anesthesiology Physician 207L00000X
- License numbers
- DR.0056115 CO
55531 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 12605 E 16TH Ave, Aurora, CO 80045
- Phone
- (720) 848-0000
- Enumerated
- Jun 8, 2011
- Record last updated
- Sep 10, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160617001691); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Minnesota Medical School, 2011
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Benjamin M. Aakre in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical Board
Search for license DR.0056115Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $113.59
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC. The 17,774 providers of this specialty with any payment received $669.59 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Anesthesia Partners OF ColoradoEdwards, CO
- US Anesthesia Partners OF Colorado IncThornton, CO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Benjamin M. Aakre among 1,202 anesthesiology physician records in Colorado
Benjamin M. Aakre, MD is one of 1,202 anesthesiology physician 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 2011, is newer than 71% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 71% of these records are older, 28% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2006 among the 824 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207L00000X and a Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Anesthesiology Physician providers in Colorado
There are 1,202 anesthesiology physician records in Colorado.
All 1,202 in Colorado → Every provider in Aurora → Anesthesiology Physician nationwide →
The 8 anesthesiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- David Balaban, MDAurora, CO 800451275513418
- Michael Battaglia, M.D.Aurora, CO 800451760417950
- Jeffrey Gonzales, MDAurora, CO 800451184642365
- Glenn Gravlee, MDAurora, CO 800451588620280
- Richard Hendershot, MDAurora, CO 800451104854645
- Marc Kerman, MDAurora, CO 800451710964903
- Geoffrey Lane, MDAurora, CO 800451275509374
- Michael Lemley, M.D.Aurora, CO 800451285624551
Common questions
What is Benjamin M. Aakre, MD's NPI number?
Benjamin M. Aakre, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1407140395, issued on Jun 8, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Benjamin M. Aakre, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 12605 E 16TH Ave, Aurora, CO, 80045. Phone: (720) 848-0000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Benjamin M. Aakre, MD's license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number DR.0056115, 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.
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.