NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Heather Young, M.D.

Infectious Disease Physician · Denver, CO

Heather Young, M.D. is an infectious disease physician with a practice address in Denver, Colorado, and NPI 1780738104, issued on Jan 23, 2007. Check the license (Colorado 47951, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1780738104
Name
Heather Young
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Infectious Disease Physician 207RI0200X
License numbers
47951 CO
232930 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
777 Bannock St, Denver, CO 80204
Phone
(303) 602-5024
Enumerated
Jan 23, 2007
Record last updated
Apr 1, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(303) 602-5055
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20111215000623); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Massachusetts Medical School, 2005
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 777 Bannock St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Eric Aaltonen, M.D.Vascular & Interventional Radiology Physician1538340344
  2. Sarah Abbott, LCSWClinical Social Worker1326519042
  3. Ejaaz Abdulkabir, CNMAdvanced Practice Midwife1710551783
  4. Miren Aboitiz, NP-CWomen's Health Nurse Practitioner1568862282
  5. Edgar Acosta, MSWClinical Social Worker1467900381
  6. Shanie Adaime, RDHDental Hygienist1083318554

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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89% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average infectious disease physician in 2024

75 Medicare Part D claims for 27 beneficiaries, against an average of 689 among the 7,388 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Heather Young75
  2. Specialty average689

Most prescribed

  1. Levofloxacin18 claims
  2. Cephalexin15 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 91.1 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score90.2
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%73.5
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%88.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Denver Health And Hospital AuthorityDenver, CO

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Heather Young among 182 infectious disease physician records in Colorado

Heather Young, M.D. is one of 182 infectious disease physician records with a practice address in Colorado. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 46% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 46% of these records are older, 40% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
  • Graduated2005 · median 2004 among the 125 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2013 · 68% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0200X and a Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Infectious Disease Physician providers in Colorado

There are 182 infectious disease physician records in Colorado.

The 8 infectious disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Robert Belknap, MDDenver, CO 802041578573051
  2. William Burman, MDDenver, CO 802041962422246
  3. David Cohn, MDDenver, CO 802041487677217
  4. Edward Gardner, MDDenver, CO 802041710991914
  5. Michelle Haas, MDDenver, CO 802041043402944
  6. Timothy Jenkins, M.D.Denver, CO 802041114959467
  7. Margaret McLees, MDDenver, CO 802041811087497
  8. Karen Peterson, MDDenver, CO 802041376659839

Common questions

What is Heather Young, M.D.'s NPI number?

Heather Young, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780738104, issued on Jan 23, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Heather Young, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 777 Bannock St, Denver, CO, 80204. Phone: (303) 602-5024. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Heather Young, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Colorado license number 47951, 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 Heather Young, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Heather Young, M.D. had 75 Medicare Part D claims for 27 beneficiaries; the average among infectious disease physician prescribers was 689. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Heather Young, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 91.1 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.