Dr. Michael William Cripps , MD
Surgery โข Aurora, CO
12605 E 16th Ave
Aurora, CO 800452545
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NPI assigned on June 13, 2008; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 38 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- 99223 โ Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making: 25 service units.
- 99284 โ Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making: 13 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
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See the full table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 13 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2018.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2018. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2018:
- Acetaminophen-Codeine (Acetaminophen With Codeine) โ 13 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2018. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See the full table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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Fewer Medicare Part B services than 80% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Aurora, CO (2024, 16 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 93. Middle half: 46 to 196.
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 85% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Colorado (2024, 291 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 141. Middle half: 80 to 240.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 65 in 2019 to 38 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2019โ2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
12605 E 16th Ave
Aurora, CO 800452545
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 1 group name: University Physicians Incorporated. See the list
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, release date unavailable.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
University Of Texas Medical School At Houston
2003
What Public CMS Data Show
Surgery: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
83 people with Original Medicare in 2024
It gives a sense of how many people with Medicare this clinician treated that year.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $5,818 in 2024
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2024. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount
This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $4,548 in 2024
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2024, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
What this does not show: Paid by Medicare
This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024.
30-day fills
13 standardized 30-day fills in 2018
CMS converts prescriptions to 30-day supplies so they can be compared. A 90-day prescription counts as about three 30-day fills.
What this does not show: 30-day fills
It is not a count of patients and not a measure of quality.
Part D drug cost
$65 in 2018
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2018, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.
It shows the total spending on drugs this clinician prescribed, not what any one patient paid.
What this does not show: Part D drug cost
A higher cost often reflects the type of medicines a specialty uses. It is not your out-of-pocket cost and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2018.
Open Payments general payments, program year 2025
All general payments: $1,316.26 across 12 records.
By nature of payment
- Consulting Fee: $730.00 across 1 record.
- Food and Beverage: $586.26 across 11 records.
Reporting-company totals (3 largest of 7)
- CSL Behring: $730.00 across 1 record.
- Aroa Biosurgery Incorporated: $160.20 across 4 records.
- HemoSonics LLC: $140.25 across 1 record.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper and is not a measure of care quality. Clinicians can review and dispute these records.
Source: Calculated by T-MedInfo from CMS Open Payments general-payment records for program year 2025 (published June 30, 2026).
Years since graduation
23 years (graduated 2003)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2003 as the year this clinician finished professional school.
It tells you roughly how long ago the clinician finished school.
What this does not show: Years since graduation
It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File.
NPI first issued
2008
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Accepts Medicare assignment
CMS data list this clinician as accepting Medicare assignment. This means agreeing to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.
With Original Medicare, you usually pay only your deductible and coinsurance, and the office sends the claim to Medicare for you.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, โDoes your provider accept Medicare as full payment?โ
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Dr. Cripps has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Dr. Cripps as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Aurora and Colorado
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 80% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Aurora, CO (2024, 16 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 93. Middle half: 46 to 196.
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 85% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Colorado (2024, 291 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 141. Middle half: 80 to 240.
Medicare-allowed amount
A lower Medicare-allowed amount than 80% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Aurora, CO (2024, 16 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $12,785. Middle half: $7,094 to $24,194.
A lower Medicare-allowed amount than 85% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Colorado (2024, 291 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $21,211. Middle half: $10,645 to $37,244.
Paid by Medicare
A lower Medicare payment amount than 80% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Aurora, CO (2024, 16 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $10,177. Middle half: $5,630 to $19,285.
A lower Medicare payment amount than 85% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Colorado (2024, 291 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $16,344. Middle half: $8,128 to $29,463.
Medicare Part D
Comparisons use 2024 data. The latest CMS data for Dr. Cripps are from 2018.
46 active clinicians are listed under Surgery with a practice address in Aurora, CO (608 in Colorado).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Aurora
4.3% of these 46 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
41.3% of these 46 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part B services
Medicare Part B services decreased 42% from 65 in 2019 to 38 in 2024.
- 2019: 65
- 2020: 28
- 2022: 103
- 2023: 66
- 2024: 38
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount decreased 45% from $10,498 in 2019 to $5,818 in 2024.
- 2019: $10,498
- 2020: $5,348
- 2022: $17,291
- 2023: $9,439
- 2024: $5,818
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare decreased 42% from $7,881 in 2019 to $4,548 in 2024.
- 2019: $7,881
- 2020: $4,058
- 2022: $13,819
- 2023: $7,242
- 2024: $4,548
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions went from 13 in 2016 to 13 in 2018.
- 2016: 13
- 2017: 12
- 2018: 13
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30-day fills
30-day fills went from 13 in 2016 to 13 in 2018.
- 2016: 13
- 2017: 12
- 2018: 13
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost went from $85 in 2016 to $65 in 2018.
- 2016: $85
- 2017: $66
- 2018: $65
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) decreased 44% from $2,350.00 in 2021 to $1,316.26 in 2025.
- 2021: $2,350.00
- 2022: $528.32
- 2023: $7,020.22
- 2024: $1,438.63
- 2025: $1,316.26
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2018), CMS Open Payments (2025), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Pharma & Medical Device Financial Disclosures
Payments and other transfers of value that drug and medical device companies reported to CMS Open Payments
Program year 2025 (payments made January 1 โ December 31, 2025): 12 records totaling $1,316.26.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| CSL Behring |
Consulting Fee
Cash or cash equivalent
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Kcentra | General | $730.00 |
| HemoSonics LLC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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QUNATRA QPLUS SYSTEM | General | $140.25 |
| Aroa Biosurgery Incorporated |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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โ | General | $106.14 |
| Haemonetics Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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TEG6S HEMOSTASIS SYSTEM | General | $91.77 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Axios | General | $68.23 |
| Access Pro Medical, LLC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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MATRIDERM | General | $36.93 |
| Access Pro Medical, LLC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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MATRIDERM | General | $33.22 |
| Access Pro Medical, LLC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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MATRIDERM | General | $32.98 |
| Aroa Biosurgery Incorporated |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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โ | General | $28.19 |
| INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Da Vinci Surgical System | General | $22.68 |
| Aroa Biosurgery Incorporated |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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โ | General | $21.14 |
| Aroa Biosurgery Incorporated |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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โ | General | $4.73 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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99223
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes
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25 | 25 | $802.00 | $171.25 |
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99284
Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making
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13 | 13 | $473.00 | $118.22 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2024; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications
Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2018.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Acetaminophen-Codeine | Acetaminophen With Codeine | 13 | 58 | $65.16 | 13 |
Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2018; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
Self-certified to NPPES: 2021-08-13NUCC Taxonomy Code: 208600000X
A general surgeon has expertise related to the diagnosis - preoperative, operative and postoperative management - and management of complications of surgical conditions in the following areas: alimentary tract; abdomen; breast, skin and soft tissue; endocrine system; head and neck surgery; pediatric surgery; surgical critical care; surgical oncology; trauma and burns; and vascular surgery. General surgeons increasingly provide care through the use of minimally invasive and endoscopic techniques. Many general surgeons also possess expertise in transplantation surgery, plastic surgery and cardiothoracic surgery.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 208600000X
A general surgeon has expertise related to the diagnosis - preoperative, operative and postoperative management - and management of complications of surgical conditions in the following areas: alimentary tract; abdomen; breast, skin and soft tissue; endocrine system; head and neck surgery; pediatric surgery; surgical critical care; surgical oncology; trauma and burns; and vascular surgery. General surgeons increasingly provide care through the use of minimally invasive and endoscopic techniques. Many general surgeons also possess expertise in transplantation surgery, plastic surgery and cardiothoracic surgery.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 2086S0127X
Trauma surgery is a recognized subspecialty of general surgery. Trauma surgeons are physicians who have completed a five-year general surgery residency and usually continue with a one to two year fellowship in trauma and/or surgical critical care, typically leading to additional board certification in surgical critical care. There is no trauma surgery board certification at this point. To obtain board certification in surgical critical care, a fellowship in surgical critical care or anesthesiology critical care must be completed during or after general surgery residency.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - GENERAL SURGERY
I20210807000158
CO
0648457846
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Medicare Group Practice Enrollments
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
University Physicians Incorporated
12605 E 16th Ave, Aurora, CO 800452545
Phone: 7208480000
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Internal Medicine - Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Pathology - Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Obstetrics & Gynecology - Gynecologic Oncology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Internal Medicine - Hospice and Palliative Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Emergency Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at 12605 E 16TH AVE, AURORA, CO 800452545 (Tel: 7208480000)
Registered at PO BOX 110429, AURORA, CO 800420429
Surgery (license number reported to NPPES: CO DR.0066348)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CTR, 5323 HARRY HINES BLVD, DALLAS, TX 753909158 (Tel: 2146487548)
Registered at UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CTR, 5323 HARRY HINES BLVD, DALLAS, TX 753909158 (Tel: 2146487548)
Recorded as MICHAEL CRIPPS, MD
Surgery (license number reported to NPPES: CA A91246)
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Surgery Specialists in Aurora
- Joshua Billings
- Dr. Colleen Murphy, MD
- Dr. Gordon Lindberg, MD
- Arek Wiktor
- Dr. Lyndsay Deeter, MD
- Dr. Lauren Steward, MD
Mailing Address
Po Box 110429
Aurora, CO 800420429