NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Pediatric Nephrology Physician in Colorado

16 NPPES records list pediatric nephrology physician with a practice address in Colorado, 0.3 per 100,000 residents, the 28th highest rate of 48. Aurora and Denver have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the Colorado license search.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 2080P0210X · method

Aurora has the most, 13

Pediatric Nephrology Physician records in Colorado

  1. Mindy Banks, M.D.Denver, CO 802051679765309
  2. Eric Benz, MDAurora, CO 800451649664798
  3. Eliza Blanchette, M.D.Aurora, CO 800451063772929
  4. Melvin Chan, MDAurora, CO 800451174055404
  5. Jessica Curley, M.D.Aurora, CO 800451770740797
  6. Bradley Dixon, MDAurora, CO 800451083657068
  7. Douglas Ford, MDAurora, CO 800451568547297
  8. Courtney Giannini, MDAurora, CO 800451457929549
  9. Melisha Hanna, MDAurora, CO 800451841470572
  10. Gary Lum, MDAurora, CO 800451649308529
  11. Lillian Mauroner, DODenver, CO 802051679063119
  12. Austin McCuistion, MDAurora, CO 800451538796859
  13. Haley Myers, MDAurora, CO 800451770163636
  14. Sarah Nelson-Taylor, MDAurora, CO 800451821557760
  15. Weiwen Shih, MDAurora, CO 800451679731913
  16. Ryan TownDenver, CO 802051427589480

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 2080P0210X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

Colorado ranks 28 of 48 per resident

  1. Tennessee0.3
  2. South Carolina0.3
  3. Indiana0.3
  4. Colorado0.3
  5. Florida0.3
  6. Arizona0.3
  7. 50 states and D.C.0.3

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 2080P0210X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

62.5% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 70.9% 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. Colorado62.5%
  2. United States70.9%

Pediatric Nephrology Physician records in Colorado, measured

  • In a Medicare file10 of 16 · 62.5% here, 70.9% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file9 · 56.3% here, 58.9% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more7 · 43.8% here, 53.1% nationally

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 2080P0210X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

16 NPPES records list pediatric nephrology physician (2080P0210X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in Colorado: 0.3 per 100,000 residents against 0.3 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Aurora has 13 of them (81%).

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. Connecticut17
  2. South Carolina15
  3. District of Columbia18
  4. Georgia14

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Florida0.3
  2. Arizona0.3
  3. Indiana0.3
  4. Virginia0.3

The largest states

  1. California116
  2. New York86
  3. Texas76
  4. Florida61
  5. Pennsylvania60

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.