NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Heather Lynn Smith, BSN, MSN

Nurse Practitioner · Fort Benton, MT

Heather Lynn Smith, BSN, MSN is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in Fort Benton, Montana, and NPI 1750911962, issued on Jan 16, 2020. Check the license (Montana 146938, as entered in NPPES) with the Montana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1750911962
Name
Heather Lynn Smith
Credential
BSN, MSN
Primary taxonomy
Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
License number
146938 MT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1518 Chouteau St, Fort Benton, MT 59442
Phone
(406) 622-5485
Enumerated
Jan 16, 2020
Record last updated
May 9, 2023
Fax
(406) 622-5670
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20200208000212); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1518 Chouteau St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Robert Anderson, PA CPhysician Assistant1700841277
  2. Patrick EdmondsonChiropractor1609313535
  3. Elizabeth Huddleston, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1518719244
  4. Chase McGlinchey, PAPhysician Assistant1821720608
  5. Jeffrey Smith, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1205445095

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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Montana board licenses this profession
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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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63% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nurse practitioner in 2024

408 Medicare Part D claims for 68 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Heather Smith408
  2. Specialty average1,109

Most prescribed

  1. Pantoprazole Sodium29 claims
  2. Losartan Potassium23 claims
  3. Sertraline Hcl23 claims
  4. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa18 claims
  5. Atorvastatin Calcium17 claims
  6. Metoprolol Tartrate16 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: $81.31

4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 38,884 providers of this specialty with any payment received $791.64 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Heather Smith$81.31
  2. Specialty average$791.64

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

One hospital affiliation

  1. Benefis Hospitals IncGreat Falls, MT · Acute Care Hospitals2 of 5 stars

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.

Heather Lynn Smith among 287 nurse practitioner records in Montana

Heather Lynn Smith, BSN, MSN 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 2020, is newer than 66% of them.

  • NPI issued2020 · 66% of these records are older, 29% 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 updated2023 · 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).

2 nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Fort Benton

They are 2 of the 24 NPPES records with a practice address in Fort Benton, and 287 nurse practitioner records in Montana.

The 8 nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Stanley Brammeier, FNPFort Benton, MT 594421790236958
  2. Christopher Castello, FNPCut Bank, MT 594271801362199
  3. Karen Kaufman, DNPLewistown, MT 594571023636222
  4. Heidi Linhart, DNPLewistown, MT 594571366972606
  5. Cornelia Simunic, N.P.Cut Bank, MT 594271801901582
  6. Eric Sievers, NPConrad, MT 594251811469935
  7. Keith McDivitt, NPBrowning, MT 594171336204189
  8. Kerry Nickou, RNC, FNPBrowning, MT 594171811059249

Common questions

What is Heather Lynn Smith, BSN, MSN's NPI number?

Heather Lynn Smith, BSN, MSN's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1750911962, issued on Jan 16, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Heather Lynn Smith, BSN, MSN located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1518 Chouteau St, Fort Benton, MT, 59442. Phone: (406) 622-5485. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Heather Lynn Smith, BSN, MSN's license?

NPPES lists Montana license number 146938, as entered by the provider. Search the Montana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Heather Lynn Smith, BSN, MSN prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Heather Lynn Smith, BSN, MSN had 408 Medicare Part D claims for 68 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.