David J. Arends, PA-C
Physician Assistant · Conrad, MT
David J. Arends, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Conrad, Montana, and NPI 1265614630, issued on Nov 28, 2007. Check the license (Montana 512, as entered in NPPES) with the Montana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- David J. Arends
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- 512 MT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 809 Sunset Blvd, Conrad, MT 59425
- Phone
- (406) 271-3231
- Enumerated
- Nov 28, 2007
- Record last updated
- Apr 18, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (406) 271-3576
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080314000237); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 809 Sunset Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify David J. Arends in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Montana board licenses this profession
Search for license 512Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
7.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average physician assistant in 2024
6,100 Medicare Part D claims for 293 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 491 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium282 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen172 claims
- Gabapentin167 claims
- Losartan Potassium159 claims
- Lisinopril152 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate148 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: $26.34
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Exact Sciences Corporation. 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.
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
- Logan Health - ConradConrad, MT
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
David J. Arends among 698 physician assistant records in Montana
David J. Arends, PA-C 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 2007, is newer than 23% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 23% of these records are older, 71% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
- Graduated1996 · median 2016 among the 514 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 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).
6 physician assistant records list a practice address in Conrad
They are 6 of the 38 NPPES records with a practice address in Conrad, and 698 physician assistant records in Montana.
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Common questions
What is David J. Arends, PA-C's NPI number?
David J. Arends, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1265614630, issued on Nov 28, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is David J. Arends, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 809 Sunset Blvd, Conrad, MT, 59425. Phone: (406) 271-3231. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify David J. Arends, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists Montana license number 512, as entered by the provider. Search the Montana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does David J. Arends, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, David J. Arends, PA-C had 6,100 Medicare Part D claims for 293 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. 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.