Claire Buckingham, NP
Nurse Practitioner · Billings, MT
Claire Buckingham, NP is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in Billings, Montana, and NPI 1598230724, issued on Oct 3, 2018. Check the license (Montana 104388, as entered in NPPES) with the Montana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Claire Buckingham
- Credential
- NP
- Primary taxonomy
- Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
- License numbers
- 104388 MT
1805 WY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2019 Broadwater Ave, Billings, MT 59102
- Phone
- (406) 237-5200
- Enumerated
- Oct 3, 2018
- Record last updated
- Mar 6, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240418001462); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Claire Buckingham in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Montana board licenses this profession
Search for license 104388Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
44% more Medicare Part D claims than the average nurse practitioner in 2024
1,593 Medicare Part D claims for 412 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 70 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium84 claims
- Lisinopril72 claims
- Simvastatin61 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa55 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium49 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate44 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.
3 hospitals and group practices
- Billings ClinicBillings, MT · Acute Care Hospitals4 of 5 stars
- Big Horn Health NetworkSheridan, WY
- Scl Health Medical Group - Billings LLCBillings, MT
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.
Claire Buckingham among 287 nurse practitioner records in Montana
Claire Buckingham, NP is one of 287 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 2018, is newer than 54% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 54% of these records are older, 39% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2019 among the 185 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 43% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363L00000X and a Montana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
72 nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Billings
They are 72 of the 4,035 NPPES records with a practice address in Billings, and 287 nurse practitioner records in Montana.
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Common questions
What is Claire Buckingham, NP's NPI number?
Claire Buckingham, NP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598230724, issued on Oct 3, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Claire Buckingham, NP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2019 Broadwater Ave, Billings, MT, 59102. Phone: (406) 237-5200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Claire Buckingham, NP's license?
NPPES lists Montana license number 104388, as entered by the provider. Search the Montana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Claire Buckingham, NP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Claire Buckingham, NP had 1,593 Medicare Part D claims for 412 beneficiaries; the average among nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,109. 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.