Melissa Paula Hurwitz
Podiatrist · Lakewood, CO
Melissa Paula Hurwitz is a podiatrist with a practice address in Lakewood, Colorado, and NPI 1124439849, issued on May 15, 2014. Check the license (Colorado POD.0000926, as entered in NPPES) with the Colorado board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melissa Paula Hurwitz
- Primary taxonomy
- Podiatrist 213E00000X
- License number
- POD.0000926 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 9255 W Alameda Ave Ste F, Lakewood, CO 80226
- Phone
- (303) 233-9107
- Enumerated
- May 15, 2014
- Record last updated
- Jun 21, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20231101002069); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- New York College Of Podiatric Medicine, 2014
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 9255 W Alameda Ave Ste F
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Melissa Paula Hurwitz in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Colorado board licenses this profession
Search for license POD.0000926Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
80% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average podiatrist in 2024
64 Medicare Part D claims for 32 beneficiaries, against an average of 314 among the 6,407 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Ketoconazole19 claims
- Ciclopirox12 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $248.13
9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 4,596 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,476.60 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
- Leap Foot And Ankle Specialists PLLCLakewood, CO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melissa Paula Hurwitz among 100 podiatrist records in Colorado
Melissa Paula Hurwitz is one of 100 podiatrist records with a practice address in Colorado. 68% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 73% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 73% of these records are older, 23% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 68% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2011 among the 59 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 70% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 213E00000X and a Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Podiatrist providers in Colorado
There are 100 podiatrist records in Colorado.
All 100 in Colorado → Every provider in Lakewood → Podiatrist nationwide →
The 8 podiatrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Rosa Montemayor, D.P.M.Lakewood, CO 802261457352825
- Paul Voegeli, DPMLakewood, CO 802281154385284
- Oliver Knauer, DPMDenver, CO 802301487322269
- Kevin Nguyen, DPMDenver, CO 802301316407562
- Kieutrinh Geis, D.P.M.Denver, CO 802201740560440
- Amber Kavanagh, DPMDenver, CO 802201972063519
- Adrianne Kornblith, DPMDenver, CO 802201326576943
- Howard Krieger, DPMDenver, CO 802201952393092
Common questions
What is Melissa Paula Hurwitz's NPI number?
Melissa Paula Hurwitz's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1124439849, issued on May 15, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melissa Paula Hurwitz located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9255 W Alameda Ave Ste F, Lakewood, CO, 80226. Phone: (303) 233-9107. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melissa Paula Hurwitz's license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number POD.0000926, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Melissa Paula Hurwitz prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melissa Paula Hurwitz had 64 Medicare Part D claims for 32 beneficiaries; the average among podiatrist prescribers was 314. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions 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.