Katherine A. Garces, NP
Critical Care Medicine Nurse Practitioner · Aurora, CO
Katherine A. Garces, NP is a critical care medicine nurse practitioner with a practice address in Aurora, Colorado, and NPI 1902873631, issued on Mar 1, 2006. Check the license (Colorado APN.0004165-NP, as entered in NPPES) with the Colorado board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Katherine A. Garces
- Credential
- NP
- Primary taxonomy
- Critical Care Medicine Nurse Practitioner 363LC0200X
- License numbers
- APN.0004165-NP CO
122012 CO
4165 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 12605 E 16TH Ave, Aurora, CO 80045
- Phone
- (720) 848-0000
- Enumerated
- Mar 1, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 16, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20081002000270); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 12605 E 16TH Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Mona Abaza, MDOtolaryngology Physician1043313844
- Meagan AbbagnaroAnesthesiologist Assistant1851254262
- Jean Abbott, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1578672820
- Adam Abraham, MDInternal Medicine Physician1720178304
Verify Katherine A. Garces in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Colorado board licenses this profession
Search for license APN.0004165-NPCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
96% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average critical care medicine nurse practitioner in 2024
17 Medicare Part D claims for 12 beneficiaries, against an average of 412 among the 396 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $16.07
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Pulmonx Corporation. The 457 providers of this specialty with any payment received $369.26 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
- University Physicians IncorporatedAurora, CO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Critical Care Medicine Nurse Practitioner providers in Colorado
There are 33 critical care medicine nurse practitioner records in Colorado.
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- Kristin Duchmann, NNPAurora, CO1942784699
- Erika Dudley, NPAurora, CO1376059980
- Jennifer Faber Gerling, NPDenver, CO1992970958
- Elizabeth Flanigan, NPCAurora, CO1366428807
- Annabelle Iler, NPAurora, CO1720870850
- Caitlin Jenkins, ACNPC-AGAurora, CO1912676487
Common questions
What is Katherine A. Garces, NP's NPI number?
Katherine A. Garces, NP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1902873631, issued on Mar 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Katherine A. Garces, NP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 12605 E 16TH Ave, Aurora, CO, 80045. Phone: (720) 848-0000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Katherine A. Garces, NP's license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number APN.0004165-NP, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Katherine A. Garces, NP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Katherine A. Garces, NP had 17 Medicare Part D claims for 12 beneficiaries; the average among critical care medicine nurse practitioner prescribers was 412. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Katherine A. Garces, NP'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.