NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Doctors and health care providers in Helena, MT

1,591 individual NPPES records list a practice address in Helena, 6th of 89 Montana cities. The largest group is clinical social worker: 201, 13% of the city's records, against 7% across Montana. Page 23 of 32.

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Helena in Montana

  • Rank in Montana6th of 89 cities by records
  • Share of the state7.3% of Montana's records
  • Specialties present25 or more taxonomy codes
  • Top three groups25.5% of all records
  • Clinical Social Worker rank2nd of the 10 Montana cities with the most

Compared with Montana as a whole, Helena has 1.9× the state's share of behavior technician records and 0.31× its share of registered nurse records.

Providers in Helena, alphabetically

  1. Jeremy Otteson, PHARMDPharmacist1861777476
  2. Cynthia Overturf, RDN, CDE, BC-ADMRegistered Dietitian1629582622
  3. Maigen Oyler, LACAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1427932862
  4. Michael Palcisko, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1124094743
  5. Dennis Palmer, M.D.Vascular & Interventional Radiology Physician1568570372
  6. Jaime Pandis, LCPC, NCCProfessional Counselor1649077942
  7. Michael Pardis, D.C.Chiropractor1760528152
  8. Scott Pargot, DOOtolaryngology Physician1366543985
  9. Matthew Parliament, DCChiropractor1437211836
  10. Renee Parsley-Mulcahy, RDHDental Hygienist1528415395
  11. Jessica Parson, M.D.Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician1255725479
  12. Caitlyn Patera, DNP, FNP-CNurse Practitioner1639804339
  13. Teresa Patten, RDNRegistered Dietitian1265199467
  14. Tolly Patten, RD,LNRegistered Dietitian1427551761
  15. Earl Patterson, PH.DClinical Psychologist1346321833
  16. Melissa PattersonRegistered Nurse1023995974
  17. Risa Paul, PA-CPhysician Assistant1548739444
  18. Richard Paustian, MD FACC FACP FSCAI FInterventional Cardiology Physician1790851319
  19. Jason Peccia, LCPCMental Health Counselor1891800629
  20. Morgan Pedersen, ARNP, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1912558073
  21. Susan Pedersen, M.S.C.C.C.S.L.P.Speech-Language Pathologist1689750606
  22. Katherine Perrigo, PCLCMental Health Counselor1689597213
  23. Michael Petaja, LCPCProfessional Counselor1255468302
  24. Aaron Peters, PA-CPhysician Assistant1891941555
  25. Cortnie Peters, PHARMDPharmacist1043813876
  26. Kyla Peters, PHARMDPharmacist1205529625
  27. Kyla Peterson, PT, DPT, OCSPhysical Therapist1164132551
  28. Julie Petre, PHARMDPharmacist1144499252
  29. Amy Pezo, D.C., C.C.S.P.Sports Physician Chiropractor1982758579
  30. Celeste Pfister, MDChild & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician1689732059
  31. Lena Phelps, PA-CPhysician Assistant1235395963
  32. Elizabeth Phillips, RNRegistered Nurse1770856130
  33. Hannah Phillips, PA-CPhysician Assistant1679156012
  34. Margaret Phillips, FNPNurse Practitioner1609354703
  35. Robert Phillips, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1285683805
  36. Robert Piccolo, MSW, LCSWClinical Social Worker1932132834
  37. Beverly Pickett, MSSpeech-Language Pathologist1003948084
  38. Whitney PickettPediatric Nurse Practitioner1912728445
  39. Autumn Pierce, PCLCMental Health Counselor1497445779
  40. Lauren Pierce, DPTPhysical Therapist1235419151
  41. Samantha Pierson-Hartwig, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1285361659
  42. Benjamin Pike, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1639614902
  43. Gwendolyn Pincomb, MDSpecialist1255408654
  44. Jessica Pipinich, PHARMDPharmacist1255500831
  45. Becky Piske, PTOrthopedic Physical Therapist1821622028
  46. Teagan PlackeMental Health Counselor1386526630
  47. Adam Plate, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1508109760
  48. Beth Plate, MDFamily Medicine Physician1053508846
  49. Jenna PlouffeMental Health Counselor1639697105
  50. Kathryn Ponto, M.D.Gynecology Physician1902852536

The largest Montana cities

  1. Billings4,035
  2. Missoula3,567
  3. Bozeman2,433
  4. Great Falls1,798
  5. Kalispell1,650

All of Montana →

How to read this directory

Helena, Montana appears in the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System with 1,591 registered healthcare providers spanning 25 or more distinct NUCC-taxonomy specialties. This count includes every individual clinician who has applied for an NPI and listed a practice address in Helena - physicians, dentists, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, chiropractors, physical therapists, optometrists, psychologists, podiatrists, and every other credentialed provider type CMS tracks. It does not measure hospital beds, urgent-care capacity, or whether a given clinic is accepting new patients; it measures the pool of professionals with current NPI enrollment and a Helena practice location on file. Every figure is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES) - more than 7 million providers, maintained since May 2007, with 2024 Medicare Part D data, and, according to CMS, can be searched, compared, and traced in our methodology.

The provider mix in Helena is weighted toward Clinical Social Worker (201 clinicians, followed by Physical Therapist with 104 and Pharmacist with 101). That distribution reflects how NPPES records specialty: providers self-select a primary taxonomy code, so a family physician who also practices geriatrics will show up under whichever NUCC code they registered first. Relative to Montana's population, Helena reports roughly 140.4 providers per 100,000 residents using the state-level denominator, which is a rough proxy rather than a precise access-to-care measurement; the true catchment area of any {cityName} clinician extends beyond the municipal boundary.

For Helena patients, this directory is most useful as a starting shortlist. Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available CMS government data, not a review site, a ranking, or medical advice. NPPES data is self-reported and refreshed monthly; call the practice directly to confirm the provider is still there, accepts your insurance, and is taking new patients.

For informational purposes only; this directory is not medical advice and not a substitute for checking a license. See also: how to find a doctor and how to verify one.

Common questions

How many doctors are in Helena, MT?

There are 1,591 registered healthcare providers in Helena, MT, covering 25 or more specialties. This includes physicians, dentists, therapists, and other licensed providers.

What are the most common medical specialties in Helena?

The most common specialties in Helena are Clinical Social Worker, Physical Therapist, Pharmacist, Professional Counselor, Mental Health Counselor. Clinical Social Worker has the most providers with 201.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov). Records are self-reported registrations, not licenses.

Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.