NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Cari Elaine Matthews, M.D.

Emergency Medicine Physician · Great Falls, MT

Cari Elaine Matthews, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Great Falls, Montana, and NPI 1871656967, issued on Dec 19, 2006. Check the license (Montana 34511, 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 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1871656967
Name
Cari Elaine Matthews
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License numbers
34511 MT
60789984 WA
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
Dec 19, 2006
Record last updated
Apr 2, 2025
Fax
(406) 731-8876
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20251021003877); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Uniformed Services Uhs Fe Hebert School Of Med, 2003
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

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

  1. Joie Abner, DOEmergency Medicine Physician1881036119
  2. Michael Adams, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1770576555
  3. Graig Aders, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1265758734
  4. Khansa AliStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1497632277
  5. Jeffrey Allen, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1245256916
  6. Batool Alnahar, MBBSStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1447137310

Verify Cari Elaine Matthews 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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37% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

143 Medicare Part D claims for 97 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 17 claims were for opioids.

  1. Cari Matthews143
  2. Specialty average226

Most prescribed

  1. Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim12 claims
  2. 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.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Third Coast Emergency Physicians Southwest PASan Antonio, TX
  2. Travis County Emergency Physicians PAKerrville, TX

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

Cari Elaine Matthews among 243 emergency medicine physician records in Montana

Cari Elaine Matthews, M.D. 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 2006, is newer than 1% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 1% of these records are older, 55% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
  • Graduated2003 · median 2009 among the 144 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 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).

29 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Great Falls

They are 29 of the 1,798 NPPES records with a practice address in Great Falls, and 243 emergency medicine physician records in Montana.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Michael Adams, MDGreat Falls, MT 594051770576555
  2. Andrew Barber, D.O.Great Falls, MT 594051588776355
  3. Nicholas Burnham, DOGreat Falls, MT 594051962795559
  4. Philip Donahue, FNPGreat Falls, MT 594051770691214
  5. Gerald Geiszler, M.D.Great Falls, MT 594051841344132
  6. Robert Harper, D.O.Great Falls, MT 594051649382581
  7. Michael Jasumback, MDGreat Falls, MT 594051114947843
  8. Justin MadillGreat Falls, MT 594051578534715

Common questions

What is Cari Elaine Matthews, M.D.'s NPI number?

Cari Elaine Matthews, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1871656967, issued on Dec 19, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Cari Elaine Matthews, M.D. 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 Cari Elaine Matthews, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Montana license number 34511, 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 Cari Elaine Matthews, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Cari Elaine Matthews, M.D. had 143 Medicare Part D claims for 97 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.