Nicholas E Preston, NP

Primary specialty

Family Nurse PractitionerTaxonomy code 363LF0000X

License

APN.0990472-NP Issued in CO

Practice address

1311A N Mildred Rd
Cortez, CO 81321-2231

Phone

(970) 565-8665

Fax

(970) 564-1134

NPI assigned

Oct 24, 2012

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

No

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

Specialties & licenses 2

Addresses

Electronic endpoints 1

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in CO

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: Yes
• Hospice: No

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Specialty

Nurse Practitioner

Education

Other, 2012

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

Southwest Health System IncGroup PAC ID 5890699326, 51 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Southwest Memorial Hospital Hospital, Cortez, CO, CCN 061327

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Nurse Practitioner

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

Interoperability endpoints

• Direct secure messaging: npreston207826@christushealth.direct-ci.net
• Direct secure messaging: nicholaspreston@swhealth.cernerdirect.com

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.

• Southwest Health System Inc

  dba Southwest Memorial Hospital

  • Critical Access Hospital
  • Cortez, CO
  • NPI 1649241571
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Southwest Health System, Inc.

  dba Southwest Walk-in Care

  • Rural Health Clinic/Center
  • Cortez, CO
  • NPI 1083917868
  NPD
• Southwest Health System, Inc.

  dba Southwest Health System Pharmacy

  • Pharmacy
  • Cortez, CO
  • NPI 1386917862
  NPD
• Southwest Health System, Inc.

  dba Southwest Medical Group - Primary Care

  • Rural Health Clinic/Center
  • Cortez, CO
  • NPI 1578689527
  NPD

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

• Southwest Health System Inc

  dba Southwest Memorial Hospital

  • Critical Access Hospital
  • Cortez, CO
  • NPI 1649241571
  Care Compare affiliation
• Southwest Health System, Inc.

  dba Southwest Memorial Ambulance

  • Land Ambulance
  • Cortez, CO
  • NPI 1679058184

  Hospital

  Care Compare affiliation
• Southwest Health System, Inc.

  dba Southwest Memorial Ambulance

  • Non-emergency Medical Transport (VAN)
  • Cortez, CO
  • NPI 1992328074

  Hospital

  Care Compare affiliation

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

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    "created_epoch": "1351036800000",
    "enumeration_type": "NPI-1",
    "last_updated_epoch": "1779062400000",
    "number": "1639422801",
    "addresses": [
        {
            "country_code": "US",
            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_purpose": "MAILING",
            "address_type": "DOM",
            "address_1": "1311 N MILDRED RD",
            "city": "CORTEZ",
            "state": "CO",
            "postal_code": "813212231"
        },
        {
            "country_code": "US",
            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_purpose": "LOCATION",
            "address_type": "DOM",
            "address_1": "1311A N MILDRED RD",
            "city": "CORTEZ",
            "state": "CO",
            "postal_code": "813212231",
            "telephone_number": "970-565-8665",
            "fax_number": "970-564-1134"
        }
    ],
    "practiceLocations": [
        {
            "address_1": "4820 E Main St",
            "address_purpose": "LOCATION",
            "city": "Farmington",
            "state": "NM",
            "postal_code": "874028660",
            "country_code": "US",
            "telephone_number": "505-609-6495",
            "fax_number": "505-609-2259",
            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_type": "DOM"
        }
    ],
    "basic": {
        "last_name": "PRESTON",
        "first_name": "NICHOLAS",
        "middle_name": "E",
        "credential": "NP",
        "sole_proprietor": "NO",
        "sex": "M",
        "enumeration_date": "2012-10-24",
        "last_updated": "2026-05-18",
        "certification_date": "2026-05-18",
        "status": "A"
    },
    "taxonomies": [
        {
            "code": "363LF0000X",
            "taxonomy_group": "",
            "desc": "Nurse Practitioner, Family",
            "state": "CO",
            "license": "APN.0990472-NP",
            "primary": true
        },
        {
            "code": "363LF0000X",
            "taxonomy_group": "",
            "desc": "Nurse Practitioner, Family",
            "state": "NM",
            "license": "CNP-02037",
            "primary": false
        }
    ],
    "identifiers": [],
    "endpoints": [
        {
            "endpointType": "DIRECT",
            "endpointTypeDescription": "Direct Messaging Address",
            "endpoint": "nicholaspreston@swhealth.cernerdirect.com",
            "affiliation": "N",
            "endpointDescription": "SMG Walk In Clinic",
            "use": "DIRECT",
            "useDescription": "Direct",
            "contentType": "OTHER",
            "contentTypeDescription": "Other",
            "contentOtherDescription": "CCDA",
            "address_1": "1413 N Mildred Rd",
            "city": "Cortez",
            "state": "CO",
            "country_code": "US",
            "postal_code": "813212258",
            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_type": "DOM"
        }
    ],
    "other_names": []
}

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• Family Nurse Practitioner in Cortez, CO
• Providers in Cortez, CO by specialty
• Family Nurse Practitioner in Colorado

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on May 18, 2026; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

Verify at the official NPI Registry.