Aaron Cruz Montano, MD

Primary specialty

Psychiatry PhysicianTaxonomy code 2084P0800X

License

DR59189 Issued in CO

Practice address

691 E Empire St
Cortez, CO 81321-2802

Phone

(970) 565-7946

Fax

(970) 565-9005

NPI assigned

Mar 24, 2015

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

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: Yes

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Specialty

Psychiatry

Education

University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver, 2015

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Telehealth

Offers telehealth services

Group practices

Southwest Colorado Mental Health Center IncGroup PAC ID 9133011802, 67 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

Interoperability endpoints

• Direct secure messaging: aaron.montano.p1@direct.ahs.nextgenshare.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 Colorado Mental Health Center, Inc

  • Mental Health Clinic/Center (Including Community Mental Health Center)
  • Durango, CO
  • NPI 1932192598
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Southwest Colorado Mental Health Center Inc

  • Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC)
  • Montrose, CO
  • NPI 1255105821
  NPD
• Southwest Colorado Mental Health Center Inc

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Pagosa Springs, CO
  • NPI 1619761137
  NPD
• Southwest Colorado Mental Health Center, Inc

  • Mental Health Clinic/Center (Including Community Mental Health Center)
  • Durango, CO
  • NPI 1376374843
  NPD (past)
• Southwest Colorado Mental Health Center, Inc

  • Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC)
  • Durango, CO
  • NPI 1619743945
  NPD (past)

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

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    "number": "1801280201",
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            "country_code": "US",
            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_purpose": "MAILING",
            "address_type": "DOM",
            "address_1": "PO BOX 1328",
            "city": "DURANGO",
            "state": "CO",
            "postal_code": "813021328",
            "telephone_number": "970-335-2342",
            "fax_number": "970-335-2438"
        },
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            "country_code": "US",
            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_purpose": "LOCATION",
            "address_type": "DOM",
            "address_1": "691 E EMPIRE ST",
            "city": "CORTEZ",
            "state": "CO",
            "postal_code": "813212802",
            "telephone_number": "970-565-7946",
            "fax_number": "970-565-9005"
        }
    ],
    "practiceLocations": [
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            "address_1": "13001 E 17th Pl",
            "address_2": "Bld 500, Room E2322",
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            "city": "Aurora",
            "state": "CO",
            "postal_code": "800452570",
            "country_code": "US",
            "telephone_number": "303-724-6018",
            "fax_number": "303-724-4963",
            "country_name": "United States",
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        }
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    "basic": {
        "last_name": "MONTANO",
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        "sole_proprietor": "NO",
        "sex": "M",
        "enumeration_date": "2015-03-24",
        "last_updated": "2026-02-09",
        "certification_date": "2026-02-09",
        "status": "A"
    },
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            "primary": true
        },
        {
            "code": "390200000X",
            "taxonomy_group": "",
            "desc": "Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program",
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        }
    ],
    "identifiers": [],
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}

• James Alfred Mischke, MSW, LCSW
• Karen Barbara Mischke
• Misfit Addiction Counseling
• Tibor Mojzis, MD
• William Howard Mollenkopf, OD
• Laurel Montano
• Montezuma County Department of Social Services
• Montezuma County Health Department
• Montezuma County Health Department
• Montezuma County Senior Transp

• Psychiatry Physician in Cortez, CO
• Providers in Cortez, CO by specialty
• Psychiatry Physician in Colorado

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Feb 9, 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.

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