Sara Beth Word, NP
Critical Care Medicine Nurse Practitioner · Aurora, CO
Sara Beth Word, NP is a critical care medicine nurse practitioner with a practice address in Aurora, Colorado, and NPI 1437828829, issued on Sep 9, 2021. Check the license (Colorado APN.0996641-NP, as entered in NPPES) with the Colorado board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sara Beth Word
- Credential
- NP
- Primary taxonomy
- Critical Care Medicine Nurse Practitioner 363LC0200X
- License number
- APN.0996641-NP 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
- Sep 9, 2021
- Record last updated
- Nov 17, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20211118001234); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Cincinnati College Of Medicine, 2021
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Sara Beth Word 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.0996641-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
82% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average critical care medicine nurse practitioner in 2024
75 Medicare Part D claims for 24 beneficiaries, against an average of 412 among the 396 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Bumetanide14 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.
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: $124.45
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC. 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).
Sara Beth Word among 33 critical care medicine nurse practitioner records in Colorado
Sara Beth Word, NP is one of 33 critical care medicine nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Colorado. 88% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 58% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 58% of these records are older, 27% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 85% of these records are
- Graduated2021 · median 2020 among the 28 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 33% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LC0200X 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 Nurse Practitioner providers in Colorado
There are 33 critical care medicine nurse practitioner records in Colorado.
All 33 in Colorado → Every provider in Aurora → Critical Care Medicine Nurse Practitioner nationwide →
The 8 critical care medicine nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Richard Balzen, NPAurora, CO 800451568087385
- Rebeka Chandler, NPAurora, CO 800451447835608
- Barbara Chesnutt, ACNPAurora, CO 800451982877767
- Kristin Duchmann, NNPAurora, CO 800451942784699
- Erika Dudley, NPAurora, CO 800451376059980
- Elizabeth Flanigan, NPCAurora, CO 800451366428807
- Katherine Garces, NPAurora, CO 800451902873631
- Caitlin Jenkins, ACNPC-AGAurora, CO 800451912676487
Common questions
What is Sara Beth Word, NP's NPI number?
Sara Beth Word, NP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437828829, issued on Sep 9, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sara Beth Word, 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 Sara Beth Word, NP's license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number APN.0996641-NP, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Sara Beth Word, NP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sara Beth Word, NP had 75 Medicare Part D claims for 24 beneficiaries; the average among critical care medicine nurse practitioner prescribers was 412. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Sara Beth Word, 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.