Dr. Aaron Cruz Montano, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 116
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 42
- Part D claims, 2024
- 1,144
- Publications
- 2
- Industry payments
- $117
- Practice address
- 691 E Empire St, Cortez, CO 81321
- Practice phone
- Call (970) 335-2342
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Southwest Colorado Mental Health Center, Inc
Cortez, Colorado
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Dr. Aaron Cruz Montano is a psychiatrist in Cortez, Colorado
Dr. Montano practices at Southwest Colorado Mental Health Center, Inc in Cortez, Colorado.
Dr. Montano's NPI, 1801280201, was assigned on March 24, 2015. Dr. Montano graduated from University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver in 2015. Dr. Montano holds Colorado license DR59189.
- NPI
- 1801280201NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 8022378637
- NPI enumeration date
- March 24, 2015
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (970) 335-2342
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 37
- Medical school graduation
- 2015
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Aaron Cruz Montano practices at Southwest Colorado Mental Health Center, Inc in Cortez, Colorado
Dr. Montano's primary practice is Southwest Colorado Mental Health Center, Inc, at 691 E Empire St, Cortez, CO 81321 in Montezuma County. The practice phone is (970) 335-2342.
- Southwest Colorado Mental Health Center, Inc691 E Empire St, Cortez, CO 81321 · Montezuma CountyPhone(970) 335-2342
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. Aaron Cruz Montano is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Montano's primary practice is Southwest Colorado Mental Health Center, Inc in Cortez, Colorado. The medical group on file is Axis Health System. Dmand AI also links Dr. Montano to 1 more community health center, named with a free account.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Aaron Cruz Montano's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Montano practices. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Southwest Colorado Mental Health Center, Inc | Available with a free account |
| +1 more affiliated site | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Aaron Cruz Montano is one of 611 psychiatrists in Colorado
Psychiatry is Dr. Montano's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 2084P0800X. Dr. Montano is licensed in Colorado.
Specialties and state licenses
- Psychiatry, ColoradoPrimary
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Dr. Aaron Cruz Montano billed Medicare for 116 services in 2024
CMS data shows 116 Medicare services from Dr. Montano across 1 procedure code in 2024, all of them office visits, for 42 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $5,153 for them.
Dr. Montano's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 522024: 116123%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 172024: 0100%
Where Dr. Montano's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office2622%
- In a facility9078%
Dr. Montano compared with the Colorado median for psychiatrists, 2024
- Dr. Montano
- Colorado median
- Medicare services
- 116vs 1096% above
- Medicare patients
- 42vs 3811% above
- Part D claims
- 937vs 1108.5 times
Medians across 691 psychiatrists in Colorado with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Montano's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Aaron Cruz Montano treated 42 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 63
CMS counts 42 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Montano in 2024. The largest group is under 65, with 18 patients. 75% of them have mood disorders, and 74% have depression. 50% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.12, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Montano's median patient age at 44, with 56% women.
Dr. Montano's Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Montano's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women2662%
- Men1638%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Montano's Medicare patients, 2024
- Mood disorders75%
- Depression74%
- Anxiety62%
- High blood pressure57%
- Arthritis43%
- High cholesterol38%
- Alcohol and drug use disorders33%
- PTSD29%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Montano's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 44
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women56%
- Men44%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Aaron Cruz Montano wrote 1,144 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Montano wrote 1,144 Medicare Part D claims for 95 patients. 89% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 937 of them, across 34 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $112,103 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 897 claims across 31 drugs.
Dr. Montano's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic1,017 claims89%
- Brand-name127 claims11%
Dr. Montano's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Montano's Part D claims, 2024
- Antipsychotics, patients 65 and over6%71 of 1,144 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 8972024: 9374%
Drugs named by CMS: 34 in 2024, 31 in 2023.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Aaron Cruz Montano offers telehealth to Medicare patients
Dr. Montano accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Montano as offering telehealth.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
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Dr. Aaron Cruz Montano has 2 publications on record
Dmand AI links 2 papers to Dr. Montano, published from 2014 to 2016. Dr. Montano's most frequent co-authors are Donna J. Curtis, MD and Kevin Brett Messacar, MD.
Dr. Montano's most frequent co-authors
Recent publications by Dr. Montano
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Aaron Cruz Montano received $117 in industry payments from 2020 to 2021
CMS Open Payments shows 6 general payments to Dr. Montano from 3 drug and device companies from 2020 to 2021. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Abbvie Inc. paid the most, $63.
General payments to Dr. Montano by program year, 2020 to 2021
Companies that paid Dr. Montano the most, 2020 to 2021
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Aaron Cruz Montano graduated from University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver
Dr. Montano graduated from University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver in 2015.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Aaron Cruz Montano's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Aaron Cruz Montano's NPI number?
Dr. Aaron Cruz Montano's NPI number is 1801280201. It was assigned on March 24, 2015, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Aaron Cruz Montano?
Dr. Aaron Cruz Montano is a psychiatrist in Cortez, Colorado. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Psychiatry Physician (taxonomy code 2084P0800X).
Where does Dr. Aaron Cruz Montano practice?
Dr. Montano practices at 691 E Empire St, Cortez, CO 81321. Dr. Montano's primary practice is Southwest Colorado Mental Health Center, Inc in Cortez, Colorado. Dmand AI also links Dr. Montano to 1 community health center.
What is Dr. Aaron Cruz Montano's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Montano is (970) 335-2342.
What is Dr. Aaron Cruz Montano's medical license number?
Dr. Montano holds Colorado license DR59189.
What medical group is Dr. Aaron Cruz Montano part of?
Dr. Montano is linked to Axis Health System.
Does Dr. Aaron Cruz Montano accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Montano billed Medicare for 116 services in 2024, and Dr. Montano accepts Medicare assignment.
Does Dr. Aaron Cruz Montano offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Montano as offering telehealth services.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Aaron Cruz Montano see?
CMS counts 42 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Montano in 2024, with an average age of 63.
What services does Dr. Aaron Cruz Montano bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Montano's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99213).
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Where did Dr. Aaron Cruz Montano go to medical school?
Dr. Montano graduated from University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver in 2015.
What drugs does Dr. Aaron Cruz Montano prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Montano's most prescribed drugs by claims were Duloxetine HCl, Trazodone HCl and Gabapentin.
Has Dr. Aaron Cruz Montano received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $117 in general payments to Dr. Montano from 3 companies from 2020 to 2021. The largest total came from Abbvie Inc.
How long has Dr. Aaron Cruz Montano been practicing?
Dr. Montano graduated from medical school in 2015, 11 years ago.
Does Dr. Aaron Cruz Montano do research?
Dmand AI links 2 publications to Dr. Montano, published from 2014 to 2016.
Who does Dr. Aaron Cruz Montano publish with?
Dr. Montano's most frequent co-authors are Donna J. Curtis, MD (1 shared paper) and Kevin Brett Messacar, MD (1 shared paper).
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