NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Melanie Chu, DMD

Dentist · Denver, CO

Melanie Chu, DMD is a dentist with a practice address in Denver, Colorado, and NPI 1417570870, issued on May 20, 2020. Check the license (Colorado DEN.00204581, 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
1417570870
Name
Melanie Chu
Credential
DMD
Primary taxonomy
Dentist 122300000X
License number
DEN.00204581 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3063 Brighton Blvd Unit 625, Denver, CO 80216
Phone
(303) 364-4455
Enumerated
May 20, 2020
Record last updated
Dec 15, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Colorado board licenses this profession
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Industry payments in 2024: $311.77

11 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Dentsply Sirona Inc. The 31,974 providers of this specialty with any payment received $540.36 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Melanie Chu$311.77
  2. Specialty average$540.36

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Melanie Chu among 2,020 dentist records in Colorado

Melanie Chu, DMD is one of 2,020 dentist records with a practice address in Colorado. 62% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 76% of them.

  • NPI issued2020 · 76% of these records are older, 20% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 62% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
  • Record last updated2020 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 122300000X and a Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

302 dentist records list a practice address in Denver

They are 302 of the 25,068 NPPES records with a practice address in Denver, and 2,020 dentist records in Colorado.

The 8 dentist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Ana Carolina B Nascimento Da SilvaDenver, CO 802161073317574
  2. Chad Winthrop, DMDDenver, CO 802161649236548
  3. Mohamed Elhadi Ali, DMDLakewood, CO 802151821839853
  4. Nicholas Devillier, DDSLakewood, CO 802151306575188
  5. Frances Engler, DDSLakewood, CO 802151295853067
  6. Frank Harmon, D.D.S.Lakewood, CO 802151316951502
  7. Lorraine Loustalet, DDSLakewood, CO 802151205059136
  8. Gordon Luong, DDSLakewood, CO 802151235507237

Common questions

What is Melanie Chu, DMD's NPI number?

Melanie Chu, DMD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1417570870, issued on May 20, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Melanie Chu, DMD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3063 Brighton Blvd Unit 625, Denver, CO, 80216. Phone: (303) 364-4455. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Melanie Chu, DMD's license?

NPPES lists Colorado license number DEN.00204581, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.