NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Aster Berhane, M.D

Internal Medicine Physician · Crow Agency, MT

Aster Berhane, M.D is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Crow Agency, Montana, and NPI 1528276003, issued on May 18, 2007. Check the license 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 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1528276003
Name
Aster Berhane
Credential
M.D
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License numbers
4301076321 MI
D0036608 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
10110 South 7650 East, Crow Agency, MT 59022
Phone
(406) 638-3500
Enumerated
May 18, 2007
Record last updated
Nov 27, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(406) 638-3569
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20241119001621); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Wayne State University School Of Medicine, 2000
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 10110 South 7650 East

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

  1. Cheryl BekkerRegistered Nurse1164885216
  2. Andrea Big Hair, RNRegistered Nurse1407235849
  3. Orlena Birdin Ground, RNEmergency Registered Nurse1689053985
  4. Sara Bonanini, MSN, APRN, NP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1801275037
  5. Emmeline Brown, RNRegistered Nurse1659681484
  6. Shane Christman, RNRegistered Nurse1255631719

Verify Aster Berhane in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMontana Board of Medical ExaminersCheck the board
  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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61% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

1,254 Medicare Part D claims for 187 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 34 claims were for opioids.

  1. Aster Berhane1,254
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Gabapentin79 claims
  2. Lisinopril60 claims
  3. Atorvastatin Calcium56 claims
  4. Ozempic56 claims
  5. Pantoprazole Sodium44 claims
  6. Losartan Potassium38 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $16.54

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Aster Berhane$16.54
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Potomac Valley Hospital OF W VA , IncKeyser, WV
  2. Specialty Physicians OF Garrett County, LLCLavale, MD

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

Aster Berhane among 324 internal medicine physician records in Montana

Aster Berhane, M.D is one of 324 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Montana. 72% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 56% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 56% of these records are older, 38% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
  • Graduated2000 · median 2006 among the 191 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2019 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Montana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

1 internal medicine physician record lists a practice address in Crow Agency

They are 1 of the 130 NPPES records with a practice address in Crow Agency, and 324 internal medicine physician records in Montana.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Robert Byron, MDHardin, MT 590341053355727
  2. Carol Greimann, MDHardin, MT 590341871540187
  3. David Mark, M.D.Hardin, MT 590341023166840
  4. Damon Martin, M.D.Lame Deer, MT 590431932239860
  5. Laurel Desnick, MDLivingston, MT 590471841376639
  6. Henry Pinango, MDLivingston, MT 590471427488204
  7. James Rowe, MDLivingston, MT 590471295843183
  8. Ted Scofield, MDLivingston, MT 590471790893634

Common questions

What is Aster Berhane, M.D's NPI number?

Aster Berhane, M.D's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1528276003, issued on May 18, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Aster Berhane, M.D located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 10110 South 7650 East, Crow Agency, MT, 59022. Phone: (406) 638-3500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Aster Berhane, M.D's license?

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 Aster Berhane, M.D prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Aster Berhane, M.D had 1,254 Medicare Part D claims for 187 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

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.