Dr. Michael W. Cripps, MD
General Surgery (Surgery Physician)
12605 E 16th Ave
Aurora, CO 80045
Who else practices at this address →
Adams County includes primary care (2% of residents) shortage areas. About shortage areas
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Medical school
- University of Texas Medical School at Houston (2003)
- Years since graduation
- 23
- In the NPI registry since
- 2008
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 83
Licensed in California since 2005, according to the Medical Board of California. We show license dates only for the states that publish them in bulk; see which states do. For other states, check the state medical board.
The NPI date is when this clinician registered for a National Provider Identifier, the billing number used on health claims. It is not a license, graduation or board-certification date. NPIs were first issued in May 2005 and became required on claims in 2007–2008, so an early date usually means the clinician was already in practice before then. What an NPI is
Education and training
- 2003Medical school: University of Texas Medical School at Houston
- 2008Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date) — NPIs began in 2005, so practice likely started earlier
Undergraduate school, residency, fellowship, licensing exams and board certification aren’t in public federal data. Board certification can be confirmed with the certifying board (ABMS member boards for MDs, AOA boards for DOs).
Specialties and state licenses
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Surgery Physician primary
CO license DR.0066348 (first issued 2021; active) · CA license A91246 (first issued 2005; delinquent) -
Trauma Surgery Physician
TX license P3306 (first issued 2012; canc non-renewal)
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- University of Colorado Hospital Authority Aurora, CO
Medical groups
- University Physicians Incorporated (3,215 clinicians)
Hospitals this clinician lists with Medicare, and groups they bill Medicare through (Care Compare). Affiliation doesn’t mean they see patients at every location.
Medicare patients and services
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 83
- Services billed
- 119
- Patients’ average age
- 71
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | 25 | 25 |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | 25 | 25 |
| Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making | 16 | 16 |
Medicare fee-for-service only. CMS leaves out services billed for fewer than 11 patients. These figures describe a practice’s Medicare work; they aren’t a measure of quality.
Payments from drug and device companies
In 2025, 7 companies reported 12 payments worth $1,316 in total to this clinician.
| Csl Behring | $730 |
|---|---|
| Aroa Biosurgery Incorporated | $160 |
| Hemosonics LLC | $140 |
| Access Pro Medical, LLC | $103 |
| Haemonetics Corporation | $91.77 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $68.23 |
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | $22.68 |
| Consulting Fee | $730 |
|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $586 |
What the payments were for
| Company | What it was for | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Csl Behring Feb 6, 2025 | Consulting Fee Kcentra · Trauma (Emergency, Injury, Surgery) | $730 |
Each payment as the company reported it, with the products it named. Meals are counted in the totals above but not listed one by one.
From CMS Open Payments. A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing; many are for consulting, teaching or meals. Clinicians can review and dispute their records with CMS.
Industry-funded research
Named as a principal investigator on 2 industry-funded studies in 2025, from 2 companies. The companies reported $453,923 in research payments for these studies, mostly to the institutions running them.
- Antithrombin to Improve Thromboprophylaxis and Reduce the Incidence of Trauma-Related Venous Thromboembolism
Grifols Shared Services North America, Inc. · Enrolling by invitation · NCT05794165 - Evaluation of BE1116 in Patients With Traumatic Injury and Acute Major Bleeding to Improve Survival ( TAP Study )
Csl Behring · Terminated · NCT05568888
From CMS Open Payments research payments, where companies name up to five principal investigators per payment. Research payments usually go to hospitals, universities and research sites, not to the investigator personally. A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing.