Teresa Cushman, M.D.
Infectious Disease Physician · Wheat Ridge, CO
Teresa Cushman, M.D. is an infectious disease physician with a practice address in Wheat Ridge, Colorado, and NPI 1063775005, issued on Jun 22, 2012. Check the license (Colorado 0056997, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Teresa Cushman
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Infectious Disease Physician 207RI0200X
- License number
- 0056997 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3885 Upham St Ste 200, Wheat Ridge, CO 80033
- Phone
- (303) 425-9245
- Enumerated
- Jun 22, 2012
- Record last updated
- Mar 6, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (303) 425-1378
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190529002500); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Medical Branch At Galveston, 2012
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3885 Upham St Ste 200
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Marinka Kartalija, MDInfectious Disease Physician1194763086
Verify Teresa Cushman in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical Board
Search for license 0056997Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
57% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average infectious disease physician in 2024
299 Medicare Part D claims for 64 beneficiaries, against an average of 689 among the 7,388 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Doxycycline Hyclate36 claims
- Daptomycin30 claims
- Amoxicillin26 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass22 claims
- Cefadroxil22 claims
- Ertapenem21 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 94.5 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $643.32
34 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was ViiV Healthcare Company. The 3,895 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,362.19 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
- Western Infectious Disease Consultants, P.C.Wheat Ridge, CO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Teresa Cushman among 182 infectious disease physician records in Colorado
Teresa Cushman, M.D. is one of 182 infectious disease physician records with a practice address in Colorado. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 77% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 77% of these records are older, 19% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2004 among the 125 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 68% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0200X and a Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Infectious Disease Physician providers in Colorado
There are 182 infectious disease physician records in Colorado.
All 182 in Colorado → Every provider in Wheat Ridge → Infectious Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 infectious disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Laura Coster, MDWheat Ridge, CO 800331780855247
- Mary Degroote, M.D.Wheat Ridge, CO 800331083696827
- Jeffrey Desjardin, MDWheat Ridge, CO 800331821191305
- Charlotte Ellenbogen, D.O.Wheat Ridge, CO 800331417914540
- Norman Fujita, MDWheat Ridge, CO 800331033211990
- Sonali Hemachandra, MDWheat Ridge, CO 800331063578516
- Katherine Johnson, D.O.Wheat Ridge, CO 800331083888937
- Marinka Kartalija, MDWheat Ridge, CO 800331194763086
Common questions
What is Teresa Cushman, M.D.'s NPI number?
Teresa Cushman, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1063775005, issued on Jun 22, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Teresa Cushman, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3885 Upham St Ste 200, Wheat Ridge, CO, 80033. Phone: (303) 425-9245. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Teresa Cushman, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number 0056997, 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 Teresa Cushman, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Teresa Cushman, M.D. had 299 Medicare Part D claims for 64 beneficiaries; the average among infectious disease physician prescribers was 689. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Teresa Cushman, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 94.5 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.