NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Joseph Alan Hippensteel

Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician · Denver, CO

Joseph Alan Hippensteel is a critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician with a practice address in Denver, Colorado, and NPI 1720344971, issued on Apr 2, 2012. Check the license (Colorado DR.0056854, 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 2023 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1720344971
Name
Joseph Alan Hippensteel
Primary taxonomy
Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician 207RC0200X
License number
DR.0056854 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
777 Bannock St, Denver, CO 80204
Phone
(303) 436-4949
Enumerated
Apr 2, 2012
Record last updated
Aug 29, 2024
Fax
(303) 602-5055
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20160726001028); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Wisconsin School Of Medicine, 2012
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

Verify Joseph Alan Hippensteel in five checks

  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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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. University Physicians IncorporatedAurora, CO

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

Joseph Alan Hippensteel among 149 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records in Colorado

Joseph Alan Hippensteel is one of 149 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records with a practice address in Colorado. 89% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 76% of them.

  • NPI issued2012 · 76% of these records are older, 21% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 83% of these records are
  • Graduated2012 · median 2005 among the 123 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 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 207RC0200X and a Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers in Colorado

There are 149 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records in Colorado.

The 8 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Timothy Amass, M.D.Denver, CO 802041215257126
  2. Ivor Douglas, MDDenver, CO 802041881617173
  3. James Fisher, MDDenver, CO 802041043325590
  4. Michael Hanley, MDDenver, CO 802041366456576
  5. Andi Hudler, MDDenver, CO 802041447613872
  6. Jason Mansoori, M.D.Denver, CO 802041598080434
  7. Anuj Mehta, MDDenver, CO 802041114185022
  8. Anna Neumeier, M.D.Denver, CO 802041104140623

Common questions

What is Joseph Alan Hippensteel's NPI number?

Joseph Alan Hippensteel's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720344971, issued on Apr 2, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Joseph Alan Hippensteel located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 777 Bannock St, Denver, CO, 80204. Phone: (303) 436-4949. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Joseph Alan Hippensteel's license?

NPPES lists Colorado license number DR.0056854, 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.

What is Joseph Alan Hippensteel'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.

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