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Lucas A Suazo Gladwin, MD

Anesthesiology · Aurora

NPI 1457980229

Medicare standing
Clear
Enrolled, allowed to bill and order, not excluded
Plans that list them
Not verified
Not the same as out of network.
Office
1
Since medical school
6 years
Stanford University School of Medicine, 2020

Offices

1 location · University Physicians Incorporated · 3,189 clinicians in this group

Looking this up.

Hospitals listed: University of Colorado Hospital Authority. That is not proof they admit you there this week.

Plan participation

Not verified

We could not verify current plan participation for this doctor. This does not mean they are out of network. Call Dr. Gladwin’s office at (720) 848-0000 to ask if they take your plan before you enroll.

State licence records

1 licence

We check Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Illinois, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington, plus California above. A state that is not in this list has not been checked, which is not the same as clear.

School, training and certification

What this clinician told their state board, medical school and everything before it. Only some states publish this, so nothing here means the state does not say, not that there was no training or certification.

Specialty certification

  • Anesthesiology

Education

  • Stanford University School of Medicine2020

What else the board holds

Hospitals they may admit to

Where the clinician told their state board they may admit and treat patients.

  • UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital · Aurora, CO

Also licensed in

States the clinician told their board they are also licensed in. Only the states we check are verified.

California

Hospitals they work in

1 hospital

These rate the hospital, not this clinician. Most measures at most hospitals are no different from the national rate.

  • University of Colorado Hospital AuthorityAurora, COAcute Care Hospital · Government - Hospital District or Authority · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of University of Colorado Health, which runs 12 hospitals in 2 statesHome of University of Colorado Cancer Center, a National Cancer Institute designated comprehensive cancer centrePatients rate it 3 of 5 · 77% would definitely recommend it
    Overall rating: 5 of 5 starsWorse than the national rate — CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events composite: 1.33 (1.15 to 1.52), Jul 2022 – Jun 2024Worse than the national rate — Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rate: 3.19 (2.14 to 4.24) · 2,906 cases, Jul 2022 – Jun 2024Worse than the national rate — Pressure ulcer rate: 1.54 (1.12 to 1.96) · 10,774 cases, Jul 2022 – Jun 2024Better than the national rate — Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): 0.492, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): 0.566, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.279, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy: 9 (7.8 to 10.5) · 1,332 cases, Jan 2024 – Dec 2024
See every measure and the patient survey for University of Colorado Hospital Authority

Behind the star rating — Deaths: 3 better, 5 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 3 better, 4 the same, 1 worse of 8 measures. Readmissions: 1 better, 10 the same, 0 worse of 11 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.

Every scored measure at University of Colorado Hospital Authority
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths1.33 (1.15 to 1.52)WorseJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths3.19 (2.14 to 4.24) · 2,906 casesWorseJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths1.54 (1.12 to 1.96) · 10,774 casesWorseJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.492BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.566BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections0.279BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits9 (7.8 to 10.5) · 1,332 casesBetterJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths1.28 (0.58 to 1.98) · 3,487 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths175.29 (144.06 to 206.51) · 400 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths2.5 · 79 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths9.6 · 136 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths11 · 110 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths7.9 · 317 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths11.8 · 449 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths9.6 · 366 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths2.4 · 5,078 casesNoneJul 2024 – Jun 2025
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths0.27 (0.09 to 0.44) · 11,709 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths0.22 (0.05 to 0.39) · 13,154 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths3.43 (2.12 to 4.74) · 5,027 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths2.29 (1.25 to 3.33) · 4,375 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths10.4 (7.01 to 13.78) · 2,655 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths4.8 (2.76 to 6.83) · 2,855 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths1.57 (0.34 to 2.79) · 1,608 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths4.7 · 88 casesNoneApr 2023 – Mar 2025
MRSA BacteremiaInfections0.59No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Abdominal HysterectomyInfections1.29No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections0.896No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits14.8 · 199 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits17.1 · 530 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits5.9 · 113 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits-12.2 · 364 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits11.1 · 461 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits17 · 655 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits5.7 (4.7 to 6.9) · 1,332 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits5.8 · 85 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits10.1 · 97 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits19.1 · 277 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits12 (9.5 to 15.1) · 2,456 casesNo differentJan 2022 – Dec 2024
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits1 (0.8 to 1.2) · 1,478 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024

What patients said (5,233 patients answered, 17% of those asked)

Patient survey stars by topic at University of Colorado Hospital Authority
Cleanliness3
Nurse communication3
Doctor communication3
Communication about medicines3
Discharge information4
Overall hospital rating4
Quietness3
Recommend hospital4
Share of patients giving the best answer at University of Colorado Hospital Authority
Room was "always" clean65%
Nurses "always" communicated well76%
Doctors "always" communicated well76%
Staff "always" explained58%
Yes, staff "did" give patients this information87%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge85%
Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand70%
Doctors "always" listened carefully74%
Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect84%
Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high)74%
Staff "always" explained new medications71%
Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand72%
Nurses "always" listened carefully72%
Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect83%
"Always" quiet at night58%
"YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital77%
Staff "always" explained possible side effects45%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms89%

Original Medicare doctor bills

$8,593

Medicare paid this office $8,593 for 60 people.

This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.

Largest Original Medicare bills
Anesthesia for other procedure on esophagus, stomach, or upper small bowel using an endoscope12$958$74

Who their Medicare patients are

60 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 69 · Women 52% · Also on Medicaid 22% · Health risk score 1.78. Above the middle of the specialty; the typical anesthesiology clinician is at 1.54.

Conditions among them: High blood pressure 75% · Coronary heart disease 47% · Diabetes 43% · Chronic kidney disease 30% · COPD 30% · Atrial fibrillation 30% · Depression 30% · Heart failure 27% · Cancer 25%.

The office billed $115,277, Medicare allowed $10,786 and paid $8,593; for 65 services of 33 kinds.

Original Medicare patients only. A risk score of 1.0 is the average Medicare patient; higher means sicker. Any count under 11 is hidden.

Medicaid work

$1,306 in 2021

Medicaid paid $1,306 for 13 billed services this clinician did in 2021, up to 13 people in a month for one service.

Medicaid and CHIP claims where this clinician did the service, fee-for-service and managed care together. Any month with fewer than 11 patients is hidden, so small Medicaid practices undercount.

Largest Medicaid services in 2021
EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISIT HIGH MDM13$1,306
Medicaid work by year
202113113$1,306

Professional record

NPI
1457980229
Trained
Stanford University School of Medicine, 2020 · 6 years ago
Gender
Male
More record details
Sole proprietor
No
Taxonomy
Federal specialty code 207L00000X (207L00000X)
Mailing address
Po Box 110429, Aurora, CO, 80042
NPI first listed
2020-04-03
NPI last updated
2024-07-25
NPI record certified
2024-07-25

This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.

Extra NPI addresses: 12605 E 16th Ave, Aurora, CO, 80045