John R. Pender, MD
Surgery Physician · Billings, MT
John R. Pender, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Billings, Montana, and NPI 1730174152, issued on Sep 12, 2005. Check the license on the Montana Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John R. Pender
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 200301157 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2800 10TH Ave N, Billings, MT 59101
- Phone
- (406) 238-5046
- Enumerated
- Sep 12, 2005
- Record last updated
- Feb 10, 2022
- Medicaid ID
- 8913688 NC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240725001482); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2800 10TH Ave N
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify John R. Pender in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMontana Board of Medical ExaminersCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
73% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
39 Medicare Part D claims for 24 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 94.3 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Billings ClinicCody, WY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
John R. Pender among 136 surgery physician records in Montana
John R. Pender, 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 89% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2003 among the 92 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 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.
All 136 in Montana → Every provider in Billings → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- George Bentzel, MDBillings, MT 591011689699621
- Timothy Dernbach, MDBillings, MT 591011962440800
- Eric Dringman, MDBillings, MT 591011245262583
- Scott Dull, MDBillings, MT 591011174634919
- John Gregory, MDBillings, MT 591011861504847
- Paul Grmoljez, MDBillings, MT 591011831241785
- Kathryn Hatch, MDBillings, MT 591011275558215
- Terry Housinger, MDBillings, MT 591011790705234
Common questions
What is John R. Pender, MD's NPI number?
John R. Pender, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1730174152, issued on Sep 12, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John R. Pender, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2800 10TH Ave N, Billings, MT, 59101. Phone: (406) 238-5046. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John R. Pender, MD's license?
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 John R. Pender, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John R. Pender, MD had 39 Medicare Part D claims for 24 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is John R. Pender, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 94.3 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.