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Richard J Balzen, NP

  • Critical Care Medicine Nurse Practitioner
  • Aurora, CO
National Provider Identifier
1568087385
Registry record updated Aug 7, 2025
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Key facts

NPPES NPI Registry
Primary specialty
Critical Care Medicine Nurse PractitionerTaxonomy code 363LC0200X
License
APN.0995564-NP Issued in CO
Practice address
12605 E 16TH Ave
Aurora, CO 80045-2545
Phone
(720) 848-0000
NPI assigned
Jun 8, 2020
Sex
Male
Sole proprietor
No

NPPES NPI Registry

Updated by the provider on Aug 7, 2025

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 2

Specialty (taxonomy)CodeLicenseStatePrimary
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner 363LA2100X APN.0995564 CO
Critical Care Medicine Nurse Practitioner 363LC0200X APN.0995564-NP CO Primary

Addresses

Primary practice location

12605 E 16TH Ave
Aurora, CO 80045-2545

Mailing address

PO Box 110429
Aurora, CO 80042-0429

Other practice location 1

3555 Lutheran Pkwy Ste 150
Wheat Ridge, CO 80033-6036
Phone (303) 940-1661

Other practice location 2

12930 Hudson St
Thornton, CO 80241-2337
Phone (303) 250-9651

Medicare participation

Medicare enrollment files
Medicare fee-for-service enrollment
Enrolled in CO
Eligible to order & refer
  • Part B services
  • Medical equipment
  • Home health
  • Power mobility devices
  • Hospice
Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Enrollment IDStateProvider typePAC IDDetails
I20200713001911 CO Practitioner - Nurse Practitioner 3870916661 Reassigns benefits to 3 organizations

Care Compare profile

Medicare Care Compare
Specialty
Nurse Practitioner
Education
Other, 2020
Medicare assignment
Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full
Group practices
University Physicians IncorporatedGroup PAC ID 3476465667, 3,189 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

12605 E 16TH Ave
Uchealth Anschutz Medical Campus
Aurora, CO 80045-2545
Phone (720) 848-0000

Hospital & facility affiliations

  • University of Colorado Hospital Authority Hospital, Aurora, CO, CCN 060024

National Provider Directory

National Provider Directory
Medicare enrollment (NPD)
Enrolled
Credentials
Nurse Practitioner

State licenses

LicenseStateTypeSpecialty
APN.0995564COMDAcute Care Nurse Practitioner

Practice roles

OrganizationSpecialtyStatusNew patients
University Physicians Incorporated Nurse Practitioner Current Accepting new patients
Intermountain Medical Group Denver, LLC CurrentSince Sep 4, 2025 Accepting new patients
Intermountain Medical Group Denver, LLC CurrentSince Sep 4, 2025 Accepting new patients
Rocky Mountain Pulmonary & Critical CurrentSince Jul 2, 2020 Accepting new patients
University Physicians, Incorporated CurrentSince Aug 1, 2025 Accepting new patients
University Physicians Incorporated CurrentSince Aug 1, 2025 Accepting new patients
Intermountain Medical Group Denver, LLC Current Accepting new patients

Locations

12605 E 16th Ave
Aurora, CO 80045
Phone (720) 848-0006

13123 E 16th Ave
Aurora, CO 80045
Phone (720) 777-3846

Dept 1061
Denver, CO 80256

3555 Lutheran Pkwy
Ste 150
Wheat Ridge, CO 80033
Phone (303) 940-1661

Interoperability endpoints

  • FHIR API: https://api.platform.athenahealth.com/8333/brand/1/csg/1/fhir/r4

Organizations & group practices 7

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships and National Provider Directory roles.

Hospital & facility affiliations 27

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

View all 27

NPI Registry JSON

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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    "basic": {
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        "middle_name": "J",
        "credential": "NP",
        "sole_proprietor": "NO",
        "sex": "M",
        "enumeration_date": "2020-06-08",
        "last_updated": "2025-08-07",
        "certification_date": "2025-08-07",
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        },
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    "identifiers": [],
    "endpoints": [],
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}

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