NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Benjamin Oden Pate, PA

Physician Assistant · Kalispell, MT

Benjamin Oden Pate, PA is a physician assistant with a practice address in Kalispell, Montana, and NPI 1659608172, issued on Nov 4, 2009. Check the license (Montana 142655, as entered in NPPES) with the Montana board that licenses this profession; 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
1659608172
Name
Benjamin Oden Pate
Credential
PA
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
License numbers
142655 MT
PA150149 OR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2310 US Highway 2 E Ste 4, Kalispell, MT 59901
Phone
(406) 862-2515
Enumerated
Nov 4, 2009
Record last updated
Oct 15, 2025
Fax
(406) 862-4229
Medicaid ID
128103 OR
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20260213003636); accepts Medicare assignment
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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2.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average physician assistant in 2024

1,812 Medicare Part D claims for 105 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 98 claims were for opioids.

  1. Benjamin Pate1,812
  2. Specialty average830

Most prescribed

  1. Rosuvastatin Calcium71 claims
  2. Metoprolol Succinate66 claims
  3. Valsartan57 claims
  4. Glimepiride53 claims
  5. Trazodone Hcl52 claims
  6. Eliquis48 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 94.9 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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 score83.0
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%100.0
  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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $276.63

14 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Benjamin Pate$276.63
  2. Specialty average$841.65

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

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Glacier Medical AssociatesWhitefish, MT

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

Benjamin Oden Pate among 698 physician assistant records in Montana

Benjamin Oden Pate, PA is one of 698 physician assistant records with a practice address in Montana. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 31% of them.

  • NPI issued2009 · 31% of these records are older, 66% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • Graduated2009 · median 2016 among the 514 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 42% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a Montana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

63 physician assistant records list a practice address in Kalispell

They are 63 of the 1,650 NPPES records with a practice address in Kalispell, and 698 physician assistant records in Montana.

The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Kyle Austin, P.A.Kalispell, MT 599011013959048
  2. Laura Barker, PA-C, RDKalispell, MT 599011720058365
  3. Susan Cahill, PA-CKalispell, MT 599011023183993
  4. Kristy Ehrmantraut, P.A.-CKalispell, MT 599011386752186
  5. Dirk Gillette, PAKalispell, MT 599011508805920
  6. Robert Griffin, PACKalispell, MT 599011588632236
  7. William Hunt, PAKalispell, MT 599011518058205
  8. Marci Mangold, PACKalispell, MT 599011932262052

Common questions

What is Benjamin Oden Pate, PA's NPI number?

Benjamin Oden Pate, PA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659608172, issued on Nov 4, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Benjamin Oden Pate, PA located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2310 US Highway 2 E Ste 4, Kalispell, MT, 59901. Phone: (406) 862-2515. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Benjamin Oden Pate, PA's license?

NPPES lists Montana license number 142655, as entered by the provider. Search the Montana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Benjamin Oden Pate, PA prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Benjamin Oden Pate, PA had 1,812 Medicare Part D claims for 105 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Benjamin Oden Pate, PA's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 94.9 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.

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