Ernest Smith
Family Medicine Physician · Havre, MT
Ernest Smith is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Havre, Montana, and NPI 1790979730, issued on Sep 4, 2007. Check the license (Montana 8290, as entered in NPPES) on the Montana Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ernest Smith
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 8290 MT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 30 13TH St, Havre, MT 59501
- Phone
- (406) 262-1302
- Enumerated
- Sep 4, 2007
- Record last updated
- Oct 9, 2025
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ernest Smith in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMontana Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 8290Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
95% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
169 Medicare Part D claims for 100 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 13 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Ondansetron Odt19 claims
- Prednisone17 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass12 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.
Ernest Smith among 775 family medicine physician records in Montana
Ernest Smith is one of 775 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Montana. 75% 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 50% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 50% of these records are older, 40% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 60% of these records are
- Record last updated2025 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Montana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
12 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Havre
They are 12 of the 196 NPPES records with a practice address in Havre, and 775 family medicine physician records in Montana.
All 775 in Montana → Every provider in Havre → Family Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Thomas Booth, D.O.Havre, MT 595011437121993
- Tyson Cochran, MDHavre, MT 595011699395830
- Douglas Dightman, M.D.Havre, MT 595011538355938
- James Kelley, MDHavre, MT 595011669578233
- Karen Lien, M.D.Havre, MT 595011962474460
- Phil McLain, M.D.Havre, MT 595011346334430
- Bruce Richardson, M.D.Havre, MT 595011427020940
- Erik Sandstrom, M.D.Havre, MT 595011962473173
Common questions
What is Ernest Smith's NPI number?
Ernest Smith's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1790979730, issued on Sep 4, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ernest Smith located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 30 13TH St, Havre, MT, 59501. Phone: (406) 262-1302. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ernest Smith's license?
NPPES lists Montana license number 8290, 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 Ernest Smith prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ernest Smith had 169 Medicare Part D claims for 100 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.