Derek Gaarder, M.ED
Mental Health Counselor · Fort Collins, CO
Derek Gaarder, M.ED is a mental health counselor with a practice address in Fort Collins, Colorado, and NPI 1942306493, issued on Sep 15, 2006. Check the license with the Colorado board that licenses this profession; the federal record below is the public data PlainDoctor holds for this provider.
- Name
- Derek Gaarder
- Credential
- M.ED
- Primary taxonomy
- Mental Health Counselor 101YM0800X
- Practice location
- 4856 Innovation Dr, Fort Collins, CO 80525
- Phone
- (970) 494-4200
- Enumerated
- Sep 15, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 24, 2025
- Fax
- (844) 270-1824
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Derek Gaarder in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Colorado board licenses this professionCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Derek Gaarder among 8,626 mental health counselor records in Colorado
Derek Gaarder, M.ED is one of 8,626 mental health counselor records with a practice address in Colorado. 4% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does not. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than under 1% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · under 1% of these records are older, 97% newer
- In a Medicare fileNo · 4% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 7% of these records are
- Record last updated2025 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 101YM0800X and a Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
407 mental health counselor records list a practice address in Fort Collins
They are 407 of the 6,928 NPPES records with a practice address in Fort Collins, and 8,626 mental health counselor records in Colorado. No Medicare prescribing, quality score, industry payment or hospital affiliation is published for this NPI.
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Common questions
What is Derek Gaarder, M.ED's NPI number?
Derek Gaarder, M.ED's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1942306493, issued on Sep 15, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Derek Gaarder, M.ED located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4856 Innovation Dr, Fort Collins, CO, 80525. Phone: (970) 494-4200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Derek Gaarder, M.ED's license?
Search the Colorado board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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. 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.