Craig Nielsen, NP
Adult Health Nurse Practitioner · Aurora, CO
Craig Nielsen, NP is an adult health nurse practitioner with a practice address in Aurora, Colorado, and NPI 1205926888, issued on Oct 13, 2006. Check the license (Colorado APN.0003581-NP, as entered in NPPES) with the Colorado board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Craig Nielsen
- Credential
- NP
- Primary taxonomy
- Adult Health Nurse Practitioner 363LA2200X
- License numbers
- APN.0003581-NP CO
97793 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 12605 E 16TH Ave, Aurora, CO 80045
- Phone
- (720) 848-0000
- Enumerated
- Oct 13, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 20, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 89735544 CO
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100630000306); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 12605 E 16TH Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Craig Nielsen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Colorado board licenses this profession
Search for license APN.0003581-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
18% more Medicare Part D claims than the average adult health nurse practitioner in 2024
1,512 Medicare Part D claims for 59 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,280 among the 16,937 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 45% of claims. 79 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Biktarvy294 claims
- Tivicay88 claims
- Triumeq52 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium42 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen39 claims
- Pregabalin36 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
- University Physicians IncorporatedAurora, CO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
299 adult health nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Aurora
They are 299 of the 17,400 NPPES records with a practice address in Aurora, and 713 adult health nurse practitioner records in Colorado.
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Common questions
What is Craig Nielsen, NP's NPI number?
Craig Nielsen, NP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1205926888, issued on Oct 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Craig Nielsen, NP 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 Craig Nielsen, NP's license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number APN.0003581-NP, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Craig Nielsen, NP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Craig Nielsen, NP had 1,512 Medicare Part D claims for 59 beneficiaries; the average among adult health nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,280. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Craig Nielsen, NP'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.