NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Joel Braverman, MD

Surgery Physician · Billings, MT

Joel Braverman, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Billings, Montana, and NPI 1457810350, issued on Mar 19, 2019. Check the license (Montana MED-PHYS-LIC-169036, as entered in NPPES) on the Montana Board of Medical Examiners; 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
1457810350
Name
Joel Braverman
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Surgery Physician 208600000X
License number
MED-PHYS-LIC-169036 MT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
801 N 29TH St, Billings, MT 59101
Phone
(406) 238-2500
Enumerated
Mar 19, 2019
Record last updated
Aug 2, 2026
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20250918001395); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
State University Of New York At Buffalo School Of Medicine, 2019
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 801 N 29TH St

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

  1. Kylie Abeson, MD, MPHPediatrics Physician1699334987
  2. Juan Adams, M.D.Allergy & Immunology Physician1144512096
  3. Daniel AlmeStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1477349165
  4. Luis Alvarez, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician1417951922
  5. Annalee Anderson, MA, CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1083047088
  6. Bijan Andrade, DPMFoot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist1891059556

Verify Joel Braverman in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMontana Board of Medical Examiners
    Search for license MED-PHYS-LIC-169036
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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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92% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024

12 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Joel Braverman12
  2. Specialty average147

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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. UT Regional One Physicians IncMemphis, TN

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Joel Braverman among 136 surgery physician records in Montana

Joel Braverman, MD is one of 136 surgery 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 2019, is newer than 95% of them.

  • NPI issued2019 · 95% of these records are older, 2% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
  • Graduated2019 · median 2003 among the 92 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Montana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Surgery Physician providers in Montana

There are 136 surgery physician records in Montana.

The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. George Bentzel, MDBillings, MT 591011689699621
  2. Timothy Dernbach, MDBillings, MT 591011962440800
  3. Eric Dringman, MDBillings, MT 591011245262583
  4. Scott Dull, MDBillings, MT 591011174634919
  5. John Gregory, MDBillings, MT 591011861504847
  6. Paul Grmoljez, MDBillings, MT 591011831241785
  7. Kathryn Hatch, MDBillings, MT 591011275558215
  8. Terry Housinger, MDBillings, MT 591011790705234

Common questions

What is Joel Braverman, MD's NPI number?

Joel Braverman, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457810350, issued on Mar 19, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Joel Braverman, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 801 N 29TH St, Billings, MT, 59101. Phone: (406) 238-2500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Joel Braverman, MD's license?

NPPES lists Montana license number MED-PHYS-LIC-169036, 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 Joel Braverman, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Joel Braverman, MD had 12 Medicare Part D claims; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.