NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Joel Grinder

Professional Counselor · Billings, MT

Joel Grinder is a professional counselor with a practice address in Billings, Montana, and NPI 1588024491, issued on Mar 4, 2016. Check the license (Montana BBH-LCPC-LIC-16487, as entered in NPPES) with the Montana board that licenses this profession; the federal record below is the public data PlainDoctor holds for this provider.

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

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1588024491
Name
Joel Grinder
Primary taxonomy
Professional Counselor 101YP2500X
License number
BBH-LCPC-LIC-16487 MT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2048 Overland Ave Ste 102B, Billings, MT 59102
Phone
(406) 647-0817
Enumerated
Mar 4, 2016
Record last updated
Oct 1, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20241031000109); accepts Medicare assignment
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.
Download card Updates feed

Also registered at 2048 Overland Ave Ste 102B

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

  1. Crystal Castillo, MS, PCLC, ACLCProfessional Counselor1972309102
  2. Shirley Contois, LCPC, LACMental Health Counselor1649902321

Verify Joel Grinder in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Montana board licenses this profession
    Search for license BBH-LCPC-LIC-16487
    Check the board
  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
Find the Montana license search

PlainDoctor does not match the HHS-OIG exclusion list to individual records: most entries carry no NPI. Search the OIG exclusion list by name.

Is this page about you? You can ask us to correct, restrict or remove it: how.

Joel Grinder among 1,090 professional counselor records in Montana

Joel Grinder is one of 1,090 professional counselor records with a practice address in Montana. 6% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does not. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 55% of them.

  • NPI issued2016 · 55% of these records are older, 39% newer
  • In a Medicare fileNo · 6% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 20% of these records are
  • Graduated2014 · median 2011 among the 215 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 101YP2500X and a Montana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

198 professional counselor records list a practice address in Billings

They are 198 of the 4,035 NPPES records with a practice address in Billings, and 1,090 professional counselor records in Montana. No Medicare prescribing, quality score, industry payment or hospital affiliation is published for this NPI.

The 8 professional counselor records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Robert Bakko, LCPCBillings, MT 591021457301798
  2. Robyn Butler-Hall, MS, LCPC,NCSPBillings, MT 591021851435325
  3. Paula Ekle, LCPCBillings, MT 591021851459259
  4. Timothy Grinstead, LCPCBillings, MT 591021093912842
  5. Maureen Hagen, LCPCBillings, MT 591021437217866
  6. Lourie Helmer, LCPCBillings, MT 591021962560391
  7. Teri Jackson, LCPCBillings, MT 591021427273192
  8. Dale Lee, LCPCBillings, MT 591021912110644

Common questions

What is Joel Grinder's NPI number?

Joel Grinder's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1588024491, issued on Mar 4, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Joel Grinder located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2048 Overland Ave Ste 102B, Billings, MT, 59102. Phone: (406) 647-0817. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Joel Grinder's license?

NPPES lists Montana license number BBH-LCPC-LIC-16487, as entered by the provider. Search the Montana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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. 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.