Shawn E. McCandless, MD
Clinical Genetics (M.D.) Physician · Aurora, CO
Shawn E. McCandless, MD is a clinical genetics (m.d.) physician with a practice address in Aurora, Colorado, and NPI 1285650150, issued on Jul 14, 2006. Check the license (Colorado 0059942, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Shawn E. McCandless
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Clinical Genetics (M.D.) Physician 207SG0201X
- License numbers
- 0059942 CO
35-074339 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 13123 E 16TH Ave, Aurora, CO 80045
- Phone
- (848) 777-1234
- Enumerated
- Jul 14, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 20, 2024
- Fax
- (720) 777-7321
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180509001143); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Temple University School Of Medicine, 1988
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Shawn E. McCandless in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical Board
Search for license 0059942Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
27% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average clinical genetics (m.d.) physician in 2024
43 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 59 among the 193 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 26% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Escitalopram Oxalate12 claims
- Guanfacine Hcl Er12 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: $90.77
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 306 providers of this specialty with any payment received $12,333.04 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).
Shawn E. McCandless among 16 clinical genetics (m.d.) physician records in Colorado
Shawn E. McCandless, MD is one of 16 clinical genetics (m.d.) physician records with a practice address in Colorado. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 0% of these records are older, 69% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 50% of these records are
- Record last updated2024 · 31% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207SG0201X and a Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Clinical Genetics (M.D.) Physician providers in Colorado
There are 16 clinical genetics (m.d.) physician records in Colorado.
All 16 in Colorado → Every provider in Aurora → Clinical Genetics (M.D.) Physician nationwide →
The 8 clinical genetics (m.d.) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Peter Baker, MDAurora, CO 800451295946176
- Jessica Duis, M.D.Aurora, CO 800451235428426
- Aaina Kochhar, M.DAurora, CO 800451497919195
- Austin Larson, M.D.Aurora, CO 800451659696540
- David Manchester, MDAurora, CO 800451205910932
- Naomi Meeks, M.D.Aurora, CO 800451861600835
- Farrah Rajabi, M.D.Aurora, CO 800451275853137
- Margarita Saenz, MDAurora, CO 800451124212006
Common questions
What is Shawn E. McCandless, MD's NPI number?
Shawn E. McCandless, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285650150, issued on Jul 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Shawn E. McCandless, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 13123 E 16TH Ave, Aurora, CO, 80045. Phone: (848) 777-1234. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Shawn E. McCandless, MD's license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number 0059942, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado Medical Board at https://dpo.colorado.gov/Medical. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Shawn E. McCandless, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Shawn E. McCandless, MD had 43 Medicare Part D claims; the average among clinical genetics (m.d.) physician prescribers was 59. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Shawn E. McCandless, MD'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.