Giancarlo Checa, MD
Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician · Englewood, CO
Giancarlo Checa, MD is a pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician with a practice address in Englewood, Colorado, and NPI 1003889833, issued on Feb 10, 2006. Check the license (Colorado 43553, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Giancarlo Checa
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician 207LP2900X
- License number
- 43553 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 10700 E Geddes Ave Ste 100, Englewood, CO 80112
- Phone
- (303) 750-8100
- Enumerated
- Feb 10, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 5, 2026
- Medicaid ID
- 81783558 CO
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050823000917); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Colorado School Of Medicine, Denver, 2001
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 10700 E Geddes Ave Ste 100
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Donald Bernardini, M.D.Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician1568643120
- Robert Gessman, MDPain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician1710220413
- Holly Hilborn, PA-CPhysician Assistant1679956965
- Karissa Hoeme, PA-CPhysician Assistant1144651696
- Christopher Huser, MDPain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician1932206604
- Brook Kilian, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1215518709
Verify Giancarlo Checa in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical Board
Search for license 43553Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
45% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician in 2024
963 Medicare Part D claims for 268 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,750 among the 2,982 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims. 407 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin159 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl118 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen77 claims
- Tizanidine Hcl56 claims
- Tramadol Hcl53 claims
- Morphine Sulfate Er43 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): 100 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $6,258.30
98 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Saluda Medical Americas, Inc. The 2,789 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,225.41 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 one group practice
- Metro Denver Pain Management PLLCEnglewood, CO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Giancarlo Checa among 67 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records in Colorado
Giancarlo Checa, MD is one of 67 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records with a practice address in Colorado. 72% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated2001 · median 2003 among the 46 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207LP2900X and a Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician providers in Colorado
There are 67 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records in Colorado.
All 67 in Colorado → Every provider in Englewood → Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician nationwide →
The 8 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Donald Bernardini, M.D.Englewood, CO 801121568643120
- Robert Gessman, MDEnglewood, CO 801121710220413
- Christopher Huser, MDEnglewood, CO 801121932206604
- Lauren McLaughlin-Abrams, DOEnglewood, CO 801121235578378
- Justin Merkow, M.D.Englewood, CO 801121578829016
- Steven Sullivan, M.D.Centennial, CO 801121578552089
- Iasson Yi, MDEnglewood, CO 801121598394181
- Kenneth Allan, M.D.Greenwood Village, CO 801111780683581
Common questions
What is Giancarlo Checa, MD's NPI number?
Giancarlo Checa, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1003889833, issued on Feb 10, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Giancarlo Checa, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 10700 E Geddes Ave Ste 100, Englewood, CO, 80112. Phone: (303) 750-8100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Giancarlo Checa, MD's license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number 43553, 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 Giancarlo Checa, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Giancarlo Checa, MD had 963 Medicare Part D claims for 268 beneficiaries; the average among pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician prescribers was 1,750. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Giancarlo Checa, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.