Jean Higgins Peretto, PA
Physician Assistant · Hamilton, MT
Jean Higgins Peretto, PA is a physician assistant with a practice address in Hamilton, Montana, and NPI 1821196387, issued on Sep 20, 2006. Check the license (Montana 278, as entered in NPPES) with the Montana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Jean Higgins Peretto
- Credential
- PA
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- 278 MT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 316 N 3RD St, Hamilton, MT 59840
- Phone
- (406) 541-0032
- Enumerated
- Sep 20, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 3, 2026
- Fax
- (406) 541-0036
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250613000797); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 316 N 3RD St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Jean Higgins Peretto in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Montana board licenses this profession
Search for license 278Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average physician assistant in 2024
1,694 Medicare Part D claims for 125 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. 61 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Lisinopril84 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium76 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl71 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium62 claims
- Losartan Potassium58 claims
- Gabapentin44 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: $27.08
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Astellas Pharma US Inc. 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
- Peacehealth Networks ON Demand LLCClackamas, OR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Jean Higgins Peretto among 698 physician assistant records in Montana
Jean Higgins Peretto, PA 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 2006, is newer than 5% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 77% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
- Graduated2001 · median 2016 among the 514 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 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).
11 physician assistant records list a practice address in Hamilton
They are 11 of the 399 NPPES records with a practice address in Hamilton, and 698 physician assistant records in Montana.
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Common questions
What is Jean Higgins Peretto, PA's NPI number?
Jean Higgins Peretto, PA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1821196387, issued on Sep 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Jean Higgins Peretto, PA located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 316 N 3RD St, Hamilton, MT, 59840. Phone: (406) 541-0032. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Jean Higgins Peretto, PA's license?
NPPES lists Montana license number 278, as entered by the provider. Search the Montana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Jean Higgins Peretto, PA prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Jean Higgins Peretto, PA had 1,694 Medicare Part D claims for 125 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.