NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Himal Shrestha

Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician · Lakewood, CO

Himal Shrestha is a child & adolescent psychiatry physician with a practice address in Lakewood, Colorado, and NPI 1023308061, issued on Apr 11, 2011. Check the license (Colorado DR.0056833, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1023308061
Name
Himal Shrestha
Primary taxonomy
Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician 2084P0804X
License numbers
DR.0056833 CO
DR.0056883 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
12055 W 2ND PL, Lakewood, CO 80228
Phone
(303) 425-0300
Enumerated
Apr 11, 2011
Record last updated
Jul 12, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(303) 432-5071
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20170125002917); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 12055 W 2ND PL

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

  1. Taylor AbregoMental Health Counselor1083582274
  2. Paul BenevidesClinical Social Worker1659764058
  3. Marisol CarrascoAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1326499898
  4. Gerald Celebre, EDDPsychologist1407036791
  5. Kassi Chevalier, LCSWClinical Social Worker1437628344
  6. Erin Cohen, LCSWClinical Social Worker1801374509

Verify Himal Shrestha in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical Board
    Search for license DR.0056833
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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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40% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average child & adolescent psychiatry physician in 2024

300 Medicare Part D claims for 93 beneficiaries, against an average of 504 among the 3,545 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims.

  1. Himal Shrestha300
  2. Specialty average504

Most prescribed

  1. Quetiapine Fumarate27 claims
  2. Olanzapine20 claims
  3. Fluvoxamine Maleate18 claims
  4. Divalproex Sodium Er13 claims
  5. Alprazolam12 claims
  6. Trazodone Hcl11 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Jefferson Center For Mental HealthLakewood, CO

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

Himal Shrestha among 190 child & adolescent psychiatry physician records in Colorado

Himal Shrestha is one of 190 child & adolescent psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Colorado. 57% 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 70% of them.

  • NPI issued2011 · 70% of these records are older, 28% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 57% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 30% of these records are
  • Graduated2011 · median 2011 among the 57 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2016 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0804X and a Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician providers in Colorado

There are 190 child & adolescent psychiatry physician records in Colorado.

The 8 child & adolescent psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Marie Handel, MDLakewood, CO 802281780751768
  2. Charolette Lippolis Condon, DOLakewood, CO 802271174797187
  3. Anne O'Melia, MDDenver, CO 802301619022738
  4. Elizabeth Wassenaar, M.D.Denver, CO 802301992970875
  5. Yvette Buxton, M.D.Denver, CO 802221730189770
  6. Davis Fleming, MDDenver, CO 802221447756119
  7. Ron Morley, MDDenver, CO 802341538215140
  8. Donna Vishnevetsky, M.D.Denver, CO 802221225272164

Common questions

What is Himal Shrestha's NPI number?

Himal Shrestha's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1023308061, issued on Apr 11, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Himal Shrestha located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 12055 W 2ND PL, Lakewood, CO, 80228. Phone: (303) 425-0300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Himal Shrestha's license?

NPPES lists Colorado license number DR.0056833, 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 Himal Shrestha prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Himal Shrestha had 300 Medicare Part D claims for 93 beneficiaries; the average among child & adolescent psychiatry physician prescribers was 504. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions 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. 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.