NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Christopher Scott Smith, DNP

Family Nurse Practitioner · Helena, MT

Christopher Scott Smith, DNP is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Helena, Montana, and NPI 1831822204, issued on Jul 5, 2022. Check the license (Montana 196071, 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 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1831822204
Name
Christopher Scott Smith
Credential
DNP
Primary taxonomy
Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
License number
196071 MT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
820 N Montana Ave Ste B, Helena, MT 59601
Phone
(406) 443-7733
Enumerated
Jul 5, 2022
Record last updated
Sep 7, 2022
Fax
(406) 443-8292
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20221006000897); 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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Montana board licenses this profession
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21% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024

1,582 Medicare Part D claims for 142 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 75 claims were for opioids.

  1. Christopher Smith1,582
  2. Specialty average1,305

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium143 claims
  2. Levothyroxine Sodium99 claims
  3. Hydrochlorothiazide82 claims
  4. Lisinopril69 claims
  5. Alendronate Sodium47 claims
  6. Gabapentin39 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: $32.27

1 payment: education; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 99,489 providers of this specialty with any payment received $650.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Christopher Smith$32.27
  2. Specialty average$650.95

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. Sage Medical Clinic PCHelena, MT

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

Christopher Scott Smith among 815 family nurse practitioner records in Montana

Christopher Scott Smith, DNP is one of 815 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Montana. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2022, is newer than 77% of them.

  • NPI issued2022 · 77% of these records are older, 16% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
  • Graduated2022 · median 2018 among the 505 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 38% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a Montana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

57 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Helena

They are 57 of the 1,591 NPPES records with a practice address in Helena, and 815 family nurse practitioner records in Montana.

The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Donna Bristow, FNPHelena, MT 596011982828968
  2. Kari Cunningham, FNPHelena, MT 596011841459708
  3. Jeannie Fahlquist, NP-CHelena, MT 596011508029505
  4. Julie Flesch, APRNHelena, MT 596011881955755
  5. Megan Gittings, APRNHelena, MT 596011790877793
  6. Shane Jenson, FNP-CHelena, MT 596011346482916
  7. Erin Kuntzweiler, NP-CHelena, MT 596011043451644
  8. Lisa Marcille, FNP-CHelena, MT 596011912139155

Common questions

What is Christopher Scott Smith, DNP's NPI number?

Christopher Scott Smith, DNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1831822204, issued on Jul 5, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Christopher Scott Smith, DNP located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 820 N Montana Ave Ste B, Helena, MT, 59601. Phone: (406) 443-7733. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Christopher Scott Smith, DNP's license?

NPPES lists Montana license number 196071, as entered by the provider. Search the Montana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Christopher Scott Smith, DNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Christopher Scott Smith, DNP had 1,582 Medicare Part D claims for 142 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. 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.