Benjamin B Hawes , LAC
Acupuncturist β’ Cortez, CO
1 W 1st St
Cortez, CO 813213507
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Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
1 W 1st St
Cortez, CO 813213507
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
NPPES lists 1 additional practice-address record in Denver, CO. See the list
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry, practice location records; release date unavailable.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
What Public CMS Data Show
Acupuncturist: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
NPI first issued
2006
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.
Medicare assignment not listed
CMS data do not show whether this clinician accepts Medicare assignment. This does not mean they do not accept Medicare. Ask the office.
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, CMS release of October 2, 2026; Medicare.gov, βDoes your provider accept Medicare as full payment?β
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, CMS release of October 2, 2026.
Compared with the same specialty in Cortez and Colorado
4 active clinicians are listed under Acupuncturist with a practice address in Cortez, CO (1,189 in Colorado).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Sources: CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS release of October 2, 2026, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
Self-certified to NPPES: 2020-01-03NUCC Taxonomy Code: 171100000X
An acupuncturist is a person who performs ancient therapy for alleviation of pain, anesthesia and treatment of some diseases. Acupuncturists use long, fine needles inserted into specific points in order to treat painful conditions or produce anesthesia.
Secondary Practice Locations
925 S Niagara St Ste 450
Denver, CO 802241681
Phone: 7203702711
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at PO BOX 202876, DENVER, CO 802208876 (Tel: 7203702711)
Additional practice office at 925 S Niagara St Ste 450, Denver, CO 802241681
Recorded as BENJAMIN HAWES, LAC
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 1 W 1ST ST, CORTEZ, CO 813213507 (Tel: 9705650230)
Registered at 1 W 1ST ST, CORTEZ, CO 813213507 (Tel: 9705650230)
Recorded as BENJMAMIN HAWES
Acupuncturist (license number reported to NPPES: CO 897)
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Mailing Address
Po Box 202876
Denver, CO 802208876
Phone: 7203702711