NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ben W. Jagodzinski, M.D.

Anesthesiology Physician · Billings, MT

Ben W. Jagodzinski, M.D. is an anesthesiology physician with a practice address in Billings, Montana, and NPI 1720043870, issued on Apr 20, 2006. Check the license (Montana 11542, 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 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1720043870
Name
Ben W. Jagodzinski
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Anesthesiology Physician 207L00000X
License number
11542 MT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1233 N 30TH St, Billings, MT 59101
Phone
(406) 254-0707
Enumerated
Apr 20, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 8, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(406) 254-0709
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20070921000433); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of North Dakota School Of Medicine, 2002
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 1233 N 30TH St

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

  1. Abigail AgatepPharmacist1285505024
  2. Carole Anderson, NNP-BCNeonatal Nurse Practitioner1255617742
  3. Ty Anderson, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1043889033
  4. William Anderson, MDPhysical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician1730125006
  5. Dean Angell, RNFlight Registered Nurse1265718183
  6. Charles Aragon, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1093782591

Verify Ben W. Jagodzinski 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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The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 94.3 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 score85.6
  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. Anesthesia Partners OF Montana PCBillings, MT

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

Ben W. Jagodzinski among 227 anesthesiology physician records in Montana

Ben W. Jagodzinski, M.D. is one of 227 anesthesiology 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 2006, is newer than 12% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 47% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • Graduated2002 · median 2006 among the 167 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2010 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207L00000X and a Montana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

67 anesthesiology physician records list a practice address in Billings

They are 67 of the 4,035 NPPES records with a practice address in Billings, and 227 anesthesiology physician records in Montana.

The 8 anesthesiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Charles Aragon, M.D.Billings, MT 591011093782591
  2. Zeferino Arroyo, D.O.Billings, MT 591011285601096
  3. Stephen Ball, M.D.Billings, MT 591011417924226
  4. Kert Christensen, D.O.Billings, MT 591011063489771
  5. Douglas Cornelius, M.D.Billings, MT 591011588631204
  6. Howard Harvey, M.D.Billings, MT 591011922071588
  7. Debra Jones, M.D.Billings, MT 591011023085677
  8. Gary Mermel, M.D.Billings, MT 591011558338103

Common questions

What is Ben W. Jagodzinski, M.D.'s NPI number?

Ben W. Jagodzinski, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720043870, issued on Apr 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ben W. Jagodzinski, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1233 N 30TH St, Billings, MT, 59101. Phone: (406) 254-0707. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ben W. Jagodzinski, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Montana license number 11542, 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.

What is Ben W. Jagodzinski, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 94.3 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.