NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Pediatric Emergency Medicine (Pediatrics) Physician in Colorado

173 NPPES records list pediatric emergency medicine (pediatrics) physician with a practice address in Colorado, 2.9 per 100,000 residents, the 2nd highest rate of 46. Aurora and Denver have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the Colorado license search. Page 4 of 4.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 2080P0204X · 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, 159

  1. Aurora159
  2. Denver11
  3. Colorado Springs3

Pediatric Emergency Medicine (Pediatrics) Physician records in Colorado

  1. Melisa Tanverdi, M.D.Aurora, CO 800451942542261
  2. Margaret Tashjian, MDAurora, CO 800451669009510
  3. Eric Tham, MDDenver, CO 802181619910254
  4. Siobhan Thomas-SmithAurora, CO 800451023403698
  5. Guy Upshaw, MDAurora, CO 800451154406882
  6. Mackenzie Valentin, MDAurora, CO 800451558981936
  7. Lisa Van, BRAMERDenver, CO 802621366527004
  8. Craig Vanderwyst, M.D.Aurora, CO 800451629377890
  9. Ann Vanhorne, DOAurora, CO 800451669557310
  10. Pragya Verma-Bhatnagar, M.D.Aurora, CO 800451528231321
  11. Tien Vu, MDAurora, CO 800451013092766
  12. Carmelle Wallace, MDAurora, CO 800451467794891
  13. George Wang, MDAurora, CO 800451871649459
  14. Joseph Wathen, MDAurora, CO 800451073698700
  15. Kristine Weisz, MDAurora, CO 800451073707527
  16. Elyssa Wiegand, MDAurora, CO 800451720607708
  17. Alexandria Wiersma, MDAurora, CO 800451497049498
  18. Leah Williams, MDAurora, CO 800451801355722
  19. Shane Wo, M.D.Aurora, CO 800451053774802
  20. Florence Wu, MDAurora, CO 800451013150002
  21. Laura Wylie, MDAurora, CO 800451700521010
  22. Robin Zenick, M.D.Aurora, CO 800451548204159
  23. Cheryl Zentner, MDAurora, CO 800451023128824

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 2080P0204X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

Colorado ranks 2 of 46 per resident

  1. District of Columbia6.8
  2. Colorado2.9
  3. Rhode Island2.9
  4. Ohio2.5
  5. 50 states and D.C.0.9

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 2080P0204X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

41.0% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 33.2% 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. Colorado41.0%
  2. United States33.2%

Pediatric Emergency Medicine (Pediatrics) Physician records in Colorado, measured

  • In a Medicare file71 of 173 · 41.0% here, 33.2% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file43 · 24.9% here, 24.1% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more98 · 56.6% here, 48.9% nationally
  • Median graduation year2014 · the 43 records with a school on file

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 2080P0204X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

173 NPPES records list pediatric emergency medicine (pediatrics) physician (2080P0204X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in Colorado: 2.9 per 100,000 residents against 0.9 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Aurora has 159 of them (92%).

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. California177
  2. Florida180
  3. Pennsylvania137
  4. Massachusetts131

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Rhode Island2.9
  2. Ohio2.5
  3. Missouri1.9
  4. Connecticut1.4

The largest states

  1. Ohio298
  2. New York261
  3. Texas226
  4. Florida180
  5. California177

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.