NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Melissa Hernandez, DDS

Dentist · Aurora, CO

Melissa Hernandez, DDS is a dentist with a practice address in Aurora, Colorado, and NPI 1639679830, issued on Feb 14, 2018. Check the license (Colorado DEN.00203430, 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
1639679830
Name
Melissa Hernandez
Credential
DDS
Primary taxonomy
Dentist 122300000X
License number
DEN.00203430 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3435 Salida St Ste 30, Aurora, CO 80011
Phone
(303) 366-3383
Enumerated
Feb 14, 2018
Record last updated
Feb 14, 2018 (not updated in 8 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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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
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Industry payments in 2024: $54.23

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Straumann USA LLC. 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. Melissa Hernandez$54.23
  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.

Melissa Hernandez among 2,020 dentist records in Colorado

Melissa Hernandez, DDS 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 2018, is newer than 70% of them.

  • NPI issued2018 · 70% of these records are older, 27% 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 updated2018 · 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).

Dentist providers in Colorado

There are 2,020 dentist records in Colorado.

The 8 dentist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Saffa Alani, DDSAurora, CO 800111851716492
  2. Kimberly Burford, D.M.D.Buckley Afb, CO 800111942580782
  3. Chiyon Choe, DDSAurora, CO 800111760507289
  4. Andre Gillespie, D.D.SAurora, CO 800111285897751
  5. Julie Haberstroh, DDSAurora, CO 800111144235672
  6. Meredith Harris, MD, DDSAurora, CO 800111346468733
  7. Zachary Hernann, D.D.S.Aurora, CO 800111225476088
  8. Thomas Lee, DDSAurora, CO 800111710010012

Common questions

What is Melissa Hernandez, DDS's NPI number?

Melissa Hernandez, DDS's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1639679830, issued on Feb 14, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Melissa Hernandez, DDS located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3435 Salida St Ste 30, Aurora, CO, 80011. Phone: (303) 366-3383. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Melissa Hernandez, DDS's license?

NPPES lists Colorado license number DEN.00203430, 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.