NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Pediatric Dentistry in Colorado

259 NPPES records list pediatric dentistry with a practice address in Colorado, 4.4 per 100,000 residents, the 8th highest rate of 51. Aurora and Denver have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the Colorado license search. Page 6 of 6.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 1223P0221X · method

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

Aurora has the most, 35

  1. Aurora35
  2. Denver30
  3. Colorado Springs26
  4. Arvada17
  5. Fort Collins13

Pediatric Dentistry records in Colorado

  1. Aaron Yashar, D.M.D.Highlands Ranch, CO 801291073854964
  2. Jessica Yi, D.D.S.Aurora, CO 800451902513021
  3. Sheaffer Yinger, DDSDenver, CO 802121346834157
  4. Betty Yip, DMDArvada, CO 800051245610351
  5. Kyoko Yoda, DMDDenver, CO 802041124012265
  6. Jeffrey Young, D.D.S.Denver, CO 802041710952080
  7. Lashica Young, D.D.S.Arvada, CO 800071932406360
  8. Zehra Zaid, DDS, MSCommerce City, CO 800221578000329
  9. Clay Ziegler, D.M.D.Littleton, CO 801271831357425

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 1223P0221X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

Colorado ranks 8 of 51 per resident

  1. Maryland4.8
  2. Hawaii4.6
  3. New Jersey4.4
  4. Colorado4.4
  5. Utah4.1
  6. Alaska4.1
  7. 50 states and D.C.3.2

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 1223P0221X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

24.7% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 25.7% nationally

A Medicare file here is Part D prescribing (2024), a MIPS score (2023), an Open Payments record (2024) or Medicare group billing (CMS Doctors and Clinicians). A record outside them may still see patients: these files cover Medicare only.

  1. Colorado24.7%
  2. United States25.7%

Pediatric Dentistry records in Colorado, measured

  • In a Medicare file64 of 259 · 24.7% here, 25.7% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file2 · 0.8% here, 0.7% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more142 · 54.8% here, 63.3% nationally

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 1223P0221X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

259 NPPES records list pediatric dentistry (1223P0221X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in Colorado: 4.4 per 100,000 residents against 3.2 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Aurora has 35 of them (14%).

A record is a registration a provider made and keeps up to date: it shows neither that the provider is licensed nor that they still practice there. The state's own license search is the check.

States with a similar number

  1. Illinois255
  2. Arizona236
  3. Washington283
  4. Tennessee228

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. New Jersey4.4
  2. Hawaii4.6
  3. Utah4.1
  4. Alaska4.1

The largest states

  1. California1,339
  2. Texas1,017
  3. New York935
  4. Florida673
  5. Pennsylvania460

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy; 2023 Census population estimates. A registry record 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.