Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Donald Damschen, MD

Surgery Physician · Plains, MT

Donald Damschen, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Plains, Montana, and NPI 1124118468, issued on Oct 16, 2006. Check the license (Montana 7969, as entered in NPPES) on the Montana Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, loaded Aug 27, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1124118468
Name
Donald Damschen
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Surgery Physician 208600000X
License number
7969 MT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
Clark Fork Valley Hospital, Plains, MT 59859
Phone
(406) 826-4853
Enumerated
Oct 16, 2006
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Verify Donald Damschen 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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56% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024

76 Medicare Part D claims for 46 beneficiaries, against an average of 174 among the 21,427 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 38 claims were for opioids.

  1. Donald Damschen76
  2. Specialty average174

Most prescribed

  1. Oxycodone Hcl31 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.

2 hospital and facility affiliations

  1. Plains Hospital CorporationPlains, MT
  2. Providence Health And Services MtMissoula, MT

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

1 surgery physician records list a Plains practice address

They are 1 of the 50 NPPES records with a Plains practice address, and 142 surgery physician records in Montana.

Other surgery physician records in Montana

  1. Alissa Abentroth, MDHelena, MT1689752255
  2. Kurt Ammerman, D.O.Miles City, MT1780023655
  3. Ryan Bachofer, MDMissoula, MT1700444197
  4. Jeffrey Balison, M.D.Billings, MT1225138845
  5. Kelly Banks, MDBozeman, MT1487651766
  6. Thomas Beeson, MD PCMiles City, MT1285634204
  7. Edward Bergin, MDSidney, MT1902980907
  8. Douglas Berglund, MDKalispell, MT1396708418
  9. Darren Bowe, M.D.Missoula, MT1700028750
  10. Joel Braverman, MDBillings, MT1457810350

Common questions

What is Donald Damschen, MD's NPI number?

Donald Damschen, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1124118468, issued on Oct 16, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Donald Damschen, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at Clark Fork Valley Hospital, Plains, MT, 59859. Phone: (406) 826-4853. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Donald Damschen, MD's license?

NPPES lists Montana license number 7969, 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 Donald Damschen, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Donald Damschen, MD had 76 Medicare Part D claims for 46 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 174. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.