NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Brandon Christopher French, DO

Hospitalist Physician · Great Falls, MT

Brandon Christopher French, DO is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Great Falls, Montana, and NPI 1245612985, issued on Jun 18, 2015. Check the license (Montana 61168, 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
1245612985
Name
Brandon Christopher French
Credential
DO
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License number
61168 MT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1101 26TH St S, Great Falls, MT 59405
Phone
(406) 731-8888
Enumerated
Jun 18, 2015
Record last updated
Apr 8, 2024
Fax
(406) 731-8876
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20180413001601); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Arizona College Of Osteopathic Medicine Mid Western University, 2015
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 1101 26TH St S

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  6. Batool Alnahar, MBBSStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1447137310

Verify Brandon Christopher French 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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44% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024

290 Medicare Part D claims for 123 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 16 claims were for opioids.

  1. Brandon French290
  2. Specialty average521

Most prescribed

  1. Pantoprazole Sodium20 claims
  2. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass14 claims
  3. Prednisone14 claims
  4. Atorvastatin Calcium13 claims
  5. Metoprolol Succinate13 claims
  6. Cephalexin11 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): 80.5 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 score93.1
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%62.6
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%75.0
  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: $41.67

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. The 7,324 providers of this specialty with any payment received $494.84 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Brandon French$41.67
  2. Specialty average$494.84

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

One hospital affiliation

  1. Benefis Hospitals IncGreat Falls, MT · Acute Care Hospitals2 of 5 stars

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

Brandon Christopher French among 101 hospitalist physician records in Montana

Brandon Christopher French, DO is one of 101 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Montana. 91% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 58% of them.

  • NPI issued2015 · 58% of these records are older, 32% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 91% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 78% of these records are
  • Graduated2015 · median 2012 among the 79 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 17% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Montana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

38 hospitalist physician records list a practice address in Great Falls

They are 38 of the 1,798 NPPES records with a practice address in Great Falls, and 101 hospitalist physician records in Montana.

The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Richard Blevins, MDGreat Falls, MT 594051851392740
  2. Anna Christensen, MDGreat Falls, MT 594051124007943
  3. Nishan Dallakoti, M.D.Great Falls, MT 594051841484359
  4. James Geren, MDGreat Falls, MT 594051245325851
  5. Sukant Gupta, MDGreat Falls, MT 594051588639454
  6. Luba Hafkin, M.D.Great Falls, MT 594051942407028
  7. James Harkness, D.O.Great Falls, MT 594051376502658
  8. Chu Hong, MDGreat Falls, MT 594051124029004

Common questions

What is Brandon Christopher French, DO's NPI number?

Brandon Christopher French, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1245612985, issued on Jun 18, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Brandon Christopher French, DO located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1101 26TH St S, Great Falls, MT, 59405. Phone: (406) 731-8888. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Brandon Christopher French, DO's license?

NPPES lists Montana license number 61168, 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 Brandon Christopher French, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Brandon Christopher French, DO had 290 Medicare Part D claims for 123 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Brandon Christopher French, DO's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 80.5 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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