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NPI 1033181375 · Internal Medicine · Anthem

Provider Status Assessment

Needs Review

Evidence across dimensions is contradictory — supporting and opposing signals are present.

Confidence: High

Evidence: 9305 items from 13 sources

Signals: 5 supporting · 0 opposing · 1 missing

Resolution: Mixed signals across dimensions prevent confident classification. Manual review recommended.

Data Source Signals

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NPPES

BOULDER, 80303

Freshness: Stale (last updated 2019-05-10)

2,492 days since update

✓

Network Status

Listed with 9 carriers

anthem_co — in_network (commercial)
anthem_co — in_network (commercial)
uhc_colorado_co — in_network (commercial)
uhc_insurance_co — in_network (commercial)
uhc_services_co — in_network (commercial)
uhc_umr_co — in_network (commercial)
uhc_surest_co — in_network (commercial)
kpic_co — in_network (commercial)
kaiser_co — in_network (commercial)

✓

DORA License

Active

✗

Medicare

Enrolled but no billing activity

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Care Compare

No Care Compare data

✓

PECOS Enrollment

Medicare enrolled

System Reasoning

Claim Under Evaluation

Provider is actively practicing and appropriately listed in carrier networks

Evidence Evaluated

Medicare Billing: Enrolled in Medicare but no recent billing data

FHIR Directory: No active FHIR endpoint despite carrier listings

NPPES Registry: Active NPI, registered in BOULDER (record aging)

Colorado DORA License: License status: Active

PECOS Enrollment: Medicare enrollment confirmed

Federal Exclusion Check: No federal exclusions found (OIG LEIE, SAM.gov)

Carrier Networks: Listed in 9 carrier networks

CMS Care Compare: Not found in CMS Care Compare

Trust Evaluation

identity:0.75Strong

licensure:0.90Strong

activity:

Dimension Scores

Composite0.71

Identity0.75 — Moderate

Active NPI with specialty classification

Licensure0.90 — Strong

Active Colorado DORA license confirmed

Activity0.40 — Weak

No Medicare billing · No electronic endpoint

Reachability0.60 — Moderate

Single address source (NPPES)

Network1.00 — Strong

Listed in multiple carrier networks

Why is this provider classified as “needs review”?

Evidence across dimensions is contradictory or specific concerns exist (unverified license, FHIR directory contradiction). Manual review recommended.

Carrier Network Listings

8 networks across 3 carriers

Anthem(1 network)

1 DOI 6C-3

Anthem Blue Cross Blue ShieldDOI 6C-3

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UnitedHealthcare(5 networks)

1 DOI 6C-34 Federal TiC

UnitedHealthcare of ColoradoDOI 6C-3

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UnitedHealthcare InsuranceFederal TiC

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UnitedHealthcare ServicesFederal TiC

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Related Investigations

All providers in Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield networkView →All Internal Medicine providers statewideView →All providers in BOULDER 80303View →All providers classified as Needs ReviewView →

Known Addresses

NPPESBOULDER, 80303

Evidence

9305 items across 20 assertions from 13 sources

Connected Records

Colorado License

Expired

DORA

Practice Address

BOULDER, 80303

NPPES

Carrier Network Listing

Listed in 8 carrier networks

TiC: Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield, TiC: UnitedHealthcare Services, TiC: UnitedHealthcare Insurance, TiC: UnitedHealthcare (UMR), TiC: UnitedHealthcare Colorado, TiC: UnitedHealthcare (Surest), TiC: Kaiser Permanente Insurance Company, TiC: Kaiser Permanente

Order/Referring Eligibility

Record found

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Medicare Enrollment

Enrolled

PECOS

NPI Registration

Status: active

NPPES

entity_type

Record found

NPPES

Federal Exclusion Check

No exclusion found

OIG LEIE + SAM.gov

Evidence Lineage

Carrier Network ListingTrust: 0.80

↓TiC: Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield9236 records ·weight 0.80 · Latest: Mar 14, 2026

Carrier Network ListingTrust: 0.80

↓TiC: Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield11 records ·weight 0.80 · Latest: Mar 14, 2026

Colorado License StatusTrust: 0.95

↓DORA6 records ·weight 0.98 · Latest: Mar 13, 2026

Matched via: license_number

Colorado License StatusTrust: 0.95

↓DORAweight 0.98 · Mar 13, 2026

Matched via: license_number

Colorado License StatusTrust: 0.95

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Timeline

Mar 14, 2026Carrier listing: Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield

Mar 13, 2026DORA license check: Expired

Mar 13, 2026DORA license check: Cancelled

Mar 13, 2026DORA license check: Active

Mar 12, 2026Carrier listing: UnitedHealthcare Services

Mar 12, 2026Carrier listing: UnitedHealthcare Insurance

Mar 12, 2026Carrier listing: UnitedHealthcare (UMR)

Mar 12, 2026Carrier listing: UnitedHealthcare Colorado

Mar 11, 2026Carrier listing: UnitedHealthcare (Surest)

Mar 11, 2026Practice address: BOULDER, 80303

Mar 11, 2026

Evidence

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Disclaimer: This analysis uses publicly available federal and state data sources. It does not constitute a determination of provider status or network participation. Contact the provider or health plan directly to verify current status.

Order/Referring eligible: Yes

reachability:0.60Moderate

System Determination

Needs Review

Composite score: 0.708

Evidence across dimensions is contradictory — supporting and opposing signals are present.

UnitedHealthcare UMR

UnitedHealthcare SurestFederal TiC

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Kaiser Permanente(2 networks)

2 DOI 6C-3

Kaiser Permanente Insurance CoDOI 6C-3

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Kaiser PermanenteDOI 6C-3

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Evidence

9305 items across 20 assertions from 13 sources

Connected Records

Colorado License

Expired

DORA

Practice Address

BOULDER, 80303

NPPES

Carrier Network Listing

Listed in 8 carrier networks

Order/Referring Eligibility

Record found

cms_order_refer

Medicare Enrollment

Enrolled

PECOS

NPI Registration

Status: active

NPPES

entity_type

Record found

NPPES

Federal Exclusion Check

No exclusion found

OIG LEIE + SAM.gov

Evidence Lineage

Carrier Network ListingTrust: 0.80

↓TiC: Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield9236 records ·weight 0.80 · Latest: Mar 14, 2026

Carrier Network ListingTrust: 0.80

↓TiC: Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield11 records ·weight 0.80 · Latest: Mar 14, 2026

Colorado License StatusTrust: 0.95

↓DORA6 records ·weight 0.98 · Latest: Mar 13, 2026

Matched via: license_number

Colorado License StatusTrust: 0.95

↓DORAweight 0.98 · Mar 13, 2026

Matched via: license_number

Colorado License StatusTrust: 0.95

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Timeline

Mar 14, 2026Carrier listing: Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield

Mar 13, 2026DORA license check: Expired

Mar 13, 2026DORA license check: Cancelled

Mar 13, 2026DORA license check: Active

Mar 12, 2026Carrier listing: UnitedHealthcare Services

Mar 12, 2026Carrier listing: UnitedHealthcare Insurance

Mar 12, 2026Carrier listing: UnitedHealthcare (UMR)

Mar 12, 2026Carrier listing: UnitedHealthcare Colorado

Mar 11, 2026Carrier listing: UnitedHealthcare (Surest)

Mar 11, 2026Practice address: BOULDER, 80303

Mar 11, 2026

weight 0.98 · Mar 13, 2026

Matched via: license_number

Colorado License StatusTrust: 0.95

↓DORA4 records ·weight 0.98 · Latest: Mar 6, 2026

Matched via: license_number

Colorado License StatusTrust: 0.95

↓DORAweight 0.98 · Mar 13, 2026

Matched via: license_number

Carrier Network ListingTrust: 0.80

↓TiC: UnitedHealthcare Services8 records ·weight 0.80 · Latest: Mar 12, 2026

Carrier Network ListingTrust: 0.80

↓TiC: UnitedHealthcare Insurance4 records ·weight 0.80 · Latest: Mar 12, 2026

Carrier Network ListingTrust: 0.80

↓TiC: UnitedHealthcare (UMR)17 records ·weight 0.80 · Latest: Mar 12, 2026

Carrier Network ListingTrust: 0.80

↓TiC: UnitedHealthcare Colorado2 records ·weight 0.80 · Latest: Mar 12, 2026

Carrier Network ListingTrust: 0.80

↓TiC: UnitedHealthcare (Surest)3 records ·weight 0.80 · Latest: Mar 11, 2026

Practice LocationTrust: 0.85

↓NPPES3 records ·weight 0.85 · Latest: Mar 5, 2026

Order/Referring EligibilityTrust: 0.95

↓cms_order_referweight 0.95 · Mar 11, 2026

Medicare EnrollmentTrust: 0.95

↓PECOSweight 0.95 · Mar 11, 2026

Carrier Network ListingTrust: 0.80

↓TiC: Kaiser Permanente Insurance Company2 records ·weight 0.80 · Latest: Mar 11, 2026

NPI Registration StatusTrust: 0.90

↓NPPESweight 0.25 · Mar 6, 2026

Carrier Network ListingTrust: 0.80

↓TiC: Kaiser Permanenteweight 0.80 · Mar 5, 2026

entity_typeTrust: 0.85

↓NPPESweight 0.85 · Mar 5, 2026

Provider SpecialtyTrust: 0.85

↓NPPESweight 0.85 · Mar 5, 2026

Order/Referring Eligibility: record found

Mar 11, 2026Medicare enrollment: Approved

Mar 11, 2026Carrier listing: Kaiser Permanente Insurance Company

Mar 6, 2026NPPES record: active

Mar 5, 2026Carrier listing: Kaiser Permanente

Mar 5, 2026entity_type: record found

Mar 5, 2026Provider Specialty: record found