NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Aaron Christopher Laird, MD

Emergency Medicine Physician · Hamilton, MT

Aaron Christopher Laird, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Hamilton, Montana, and NPI 1013231737, issued on Mar 24, 2010. Check the license (Montana MED-PHYS-LIC-127813, as entered in NPPES) on the Montana Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1013231737
Name
Aaron Christopher Laird
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License number
MED-PHYS-LIC-127813 MT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1200 Westwood Dr, Hamilton, MT 59840
Phone
(406) 363-2211
Enumerated
Mar 24, 2010
Record last updated
Nov 12, 2024
Medicaid IDs
200018218 MT
1003843897 ID
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20231011002572); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Texas Medical School At Houston, 2007
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1200 Westwood Dr

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Clinton Adkins, DOEmergency Medicine Physician1245283282
  2. Patrick Anderson, OTD, OTR/LOccupational Therapist1255099289
  3. Jessica Antisdel, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1134798044
  4. Walker Ashcraft, MDFamily Medicine Physician1265485114
  5. William AshfordParamedic1821931445
  6. Gina Basque, RN, BSNEmergency Registered Nurse1902720998

Verify Aaron Christopher Laird in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMontana Board of Medical Examiners
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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6% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

239 Medicare Part D claims for 177 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 20 claims were for opioids.

  1. Aaron Laird239
  2. Specialty average226

Most prescribed

  1. Cephalexin38 claims
  2. Prednisone27 claims
  3. Azithromycin18 claims
  4. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen13 claims
  5. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass12 claims

Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.

The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 95.4 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score82.8
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Marcus Daly Memorial Hospital CorporationHamilton, MT

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Aaron Christopher Laird among 243 emergency medicine physician records in Montana

Aaron Christopher Laird, MD is one of 243 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Montana. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 61% of them.

  • NPI issued2010 · 61% of these records are older, 36% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
  • Graduated2007 · median 2009 among the 144 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Montana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

13 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Hamilton

They are 13 of the 399 NPPES records with a practice address in Hamilton, and 243 emergency medicine physician records in Montana.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Clinton Adkins, DOHamilton, MT 598401245283282
  2. William Doyle, M.D.Hamilton, MT 598401508812926
  3. Richard Eggleston, M.D.Hamilton, MT 598401154377232
  4. August Houghton, MDHamilton, MT 598401538742465
  5. Brian Kelleher, M.D.Hamilton, MT 598401790722775
  6. Frank McHugh, M.D.Hamilton, MT 598401134170228
  7. Melissa Ortiz, MDHamilton, MT 598401235525767
  8. Joshua Pacheco, M.D.Hamilton, MT 598401972762722

Common questions

What is Aaron Christopher Laird, MD's NPI number?

Aaron Christopher Laird, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1013231737, issued on Mar 24, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Aaron Christopher Laird, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1200 Westwood Dr, Hamilton, MT, 59840. Phone: (406) 363-2211. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Aaron Christopher Laird, MD's license?

NPPES lists Montana license number MED-PHYS-LIC-127813, as entered by the provider. Search the Montana Board of Medical Examiners at https://ebiz.mt.gov/POL/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Aaron Christopher Laird, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Aaron Christopher Laird, MD had 239 Medicare Part D claims for 177 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Aaron Christopher Laird, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 95.4 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

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.