NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

James Bauer

Medical Physician Assistant · Aurora, CO

James Bauer is a medical physician assistant with a practice address in Aurora, Colorado, and NPI 1942652235, issued on Jul 11, 2016. Check the license (Colorado PA.0005348, as entered in NPPES) with the Colorado board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1942652235
Name
James Bauer
Primary taxonomy
Medical Physician Assistant 363AM0700X
License number
PA.0005348 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
12505 E. 16TH Ave, Aurora, CO 80045
Phone
(720) 848-0000
Enumerated
Jul 11, 2016
Record last updated
Nov 28, 2022
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 12505 E. 16TH Ave

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

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  2. Smitha Bhaumik, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1386037067
  3. Lauren Buchholz, NPAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1902314503
  4. Suzanne Cake, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1710425665
  5. Kathryn Cherefko, DOEmergency Medicine Physician1780022426
  6. Beth EldridgeAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1316680796

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Colorado board licenses this profession
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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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90% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average medical physician assistant in 2024

117 Medicare Part D claims for 75 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,148 among the 23,801 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. James Bauer117
  2. Specialty average1,148

Most prescribed

  1. Cephalexin14 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score86.5
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

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

James Bauer among 1,308 medical physician assistant records in Colorado

James Bauer is one of 1,308 medical physician assistant 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 2016, is newer than 65% of them.

  • NPI issued2016 · 65% of these records are older, 30% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 56% of these records are
  • Record last updated2022 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AM0700X and a Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

417 medical physician assistant records list a practice address in Aurora

They are 417 of the 17,400 NPPES records with a practice address in Aurora, and 1,308 medical physician assistant records in Colorado.

The 8 medical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Michael Ballard, PAAurora, CO 800451306933452
  2. Rebecca Benson, PAAurora, CO 800451104929041
  3. Dana Coutts, PA-CAurora, CO 800451821089608
  4. Tanya Fernandez, PAAurora, CO 800451548247398
  5. Joanna Gibbs, PAAurora, CO 800451144204108
  6. Elizabeth Gray, PAAurora, CO 800451467430850
  7. Manuel Gurule, PA-CAurora, CO 800451225125370
  8. Robert Hawkins, PACAurora, CO 800451295820199

Common questions

What is James Bauer's NPI number?

James Bauer's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1942652235, issued on Jul 11, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is James Bauer located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 12505 E. 16TH Ave, Aurora, CO, 80045. Phone: (720) 848-0000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify James Bauer's license?

NPPES lists Colorado license number PA.0005348, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does James Bauer prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, James Bauer had 117 Medicare Part D claims for 75 beneficiaries; the average among medical physician assistant prescribers was 1,148. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is James Bauer'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.