NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician in Colorado

87 NPPES records list thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Colorado, 1.5 per 100,000 residents, the 39th highest rate of 51. Aurora and Colorado Springs have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the Colorado license search. Page 1 of 2.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 208G00000X · 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, 23

  1. Aurora23
  2. Colorado Springs14
  3. Denver12
  4. Loveland8
  5. Grand Junction6

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician records in Colorado

  1. Carl Adams, MDPueblo, CO 810031669433751
  2. Muhammad Aftab, M.B.,B,S, MDAurora, CO 800451336380088
  3. James Albert, M.D.Colorado Springs, CO 809211629020144
  4. Gary Allen, M.D.Littleton, CO 801221154327872
  5. Mark Ammons, M.D.Denver, CO 802181982600037
  6. Nicholas Augelli, MDColorado Springs, CO 809091174592414
  7. Matthew Bartley, M.D.Loveland, CO 805381700240645
  8. Martin Beggs, M.D.Colorado Springs, CO 809091629072228
  9. Matthew Blum, MDColorado Springs, CO 809091659348480
  10. Allan Brants, MDWheat Ridge, CO 800331982682019
  11. Robert Brooks, MDGrand Junction, CO 815051316979255
  12. Jack BurgerGrand Junction, CO 815011356019715
  13. Michael CainAurora, CO 800451952797789
  14. David Campbell, MDAurora, CO 800451386738615
  15. Cesar Cantu, MDWheat Ridge, CO 800331902886559
  16. John Cho, M.D.Fort Carson, CO 809131730159948
  17. Joseph Cleveland, MDAurora, CO 800451801980131
  18. Michael Coady, MDLittleton, CO 801221427094267
  19. Carlos Corral, MDLakewood, CO 802281245212539
  20. Jolian Dahl, MDLakewood, CO 802281124474986
  21. Elizabeth David, M.D.Aurora, CO 800451578714333
  22. Michelle Dewing, M.D.Colorado Springs, CO 809201306933775
  23. Emily Downs, M.D.Aurora, CO 800451144596248
  24. Paul Eckstein, MDColorado Springs, CO 809061710208202
  25. Brian Erickson, M.D.Colorado Springs, CO 809071629064225
  26. Crystal Erickson, MDColorado Springs, CO 809091487863700
  27. Eric Etchill, M.D.Aurora, CO 800451518329986
  28. Michael Firstenberg, MDAurora, CO 800121912961749
  29. Burt Fowler, MDColorado Springs, CO 809101043246366
  30. Charles Fraser, MDAurora, CO 800451982024097
  31. Milton Glatterer, MDLoveland, CO 805381013962372
  32. Raja Gopaldas, MDColorado Springs, CO 809091982849451
  33. Daniel Gross, MDLakewood, CO 802281184035552
  34. Frederick Grover, MDAurora, CO 800451255425518
  35. Mark Guadagnoli, M.D.Loveland, CO 805381043208259
  36. Myles Guber, MDDenver, CO 802101205805769
  37. Robert Hardesty, M.D.Highlands Ranch, CO 801261881929545
  38. Gerald Helms, MD, MSDenver, CO 802101346282928
  39. Bradley Hofer, MDDenver, CO 802101689633869
  40. Jordan Hoffman, MD/MPHAurora, CO 800451710276241
  41. James Jaggers, MDAurora, CO 800451336223494
  42. Jess Joymon, M.D.Denver, CO 802181598916405
  43. Betty Kim, M.D.Colorado Springs, CO 809071851355408
  44. Fernando Lamounier, M.D.Colorado Springs, CO 809071609826312
  45. Leonard Lapkin, MDGrand Junction, CO 815061437131455
  46. Bryan Mahan, D.O.Boulder, CO 803031134159023
  47. Jenifer Marks, MDLoveland, CO 805381538233754
  48. James Mault, M.D.Evergreen, CO 804391235428848
  49. Catharine McDermott, M.D.Loveland, CO 805381114306578
  50. Robert Meguid, M.D.Aurora, CO 800451457404279

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 208G00000X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

Colorado ranks 39 of 51 per resident

  1. Virginia1.5
  2. Washington1.5
  3. Maryland1.5
  4. Colorado1.5
  5. Alabama1.5
  6. Utah1.5
  7. 50 states and D.C.1.9

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 208G00000X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

78.2% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 76.2% 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. Colorado78.2%
  2. United States76.2%

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician records in Colorado, measured

  • In a Medicare file68 of 87 · 78.2% here, 76.2% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file58 · 66.7% here, 63.5% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more46 · 52.9% here, 54.0% nationally
  • Median graduation year2000 · the 58 records with a school on file

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 208G00000X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

87 NPPES records list thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician (208G00000X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in Colorado: 1.5 per 100,000 residents against 1.9 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Aurora has 23 of them (26%).

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. Louisiana87
  2. Maryland92
  3. Connecticut79
  4. South Carolina97

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Alabama1.5
  2. Utah1.5
  3. North Carolina1.4
  4. Nevada1.4

The largest states

  1. California634
  2. Texas484
  3. Florida468
  4. New York446
  5. Pennsylvania377

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.