Gregory S. McDowell, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Billings, MT
Gregory S. McDowell, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Billings, Montana, and NPI 1326030172, issued on Aug 18, 2005. Check the license (Montana 7393, as entered in NPPES) on the Montana Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Gregory S. McDowell
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- 7393 MT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2900 12TH Ave N, Billings, MT 59101
- Phone
- (406) 237-5050
- Enumerated
- Aug 18, 2005
- Record last updated
- May 10, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (406) 238-6599
- Medicaid ID
- 99697 MT
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100719000937); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Virginia School Of Medicine, 1986
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Gregory S. McDowell in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMontana Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 7393Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
71% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
101 Medicare Part D claims for 60 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Meloxicam50 claims
- Gabapentin21 claims
- Methylprednisolone16 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: $13.20
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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.
2 hospitals and group practices
- Central Montana Medical Facilities IncLewistown, MT
- Frances Mahon Deaconess HospitalGlasgow, MT · Critical Access Hospitals
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).
Gregory S. McDowell among 105 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Montana
Gregory S. McDowell, MD is one of 105 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Montana. 70% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 81% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 70% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
- Graduated1986 · median 2006 among the 59 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 66% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Montana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Montana
There are 105 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Montana.
All 105 in Montana → Every provider in Billings → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Alan Dacre, MDBillings, MT 591011457343147
- John Dorr, M.D.Billings, MT 591011750388609
- James Elliott, MDBillings, MT 591011235121849
- Joseph Erpelding, MDBillings, MT 591011194717959
- Steven Fischer, MDBillings, MT 591011710098587
- Steven Klepps, M.D.Billings, MT 591011467488387
- Matthew Kopplin, MDBillings, MT 591011598850984
- Whitney Robinson, MDBillings, MT 591011578632717
Common questions
What is Gregory S. McDowell, MD's NPI number?
Gregory S. McDowell, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1326030172, issued on Aug 18, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Gregory S. McDowell, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2900 12TH Ave N, Billings, MT, 59101. Phone: (406) 237-5050. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Gregory S. McDowell, MD's license?
NPPES lists Montana license number 7393, 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 Gregory S. McDowell, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Gregory S. McDowell, MD had 101 Medicare Part D claims for 60 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.