NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Joseph Paul Epperson, PA-S

Medical Physician Assistant · Billings, MT

Joseph Paul Epperson, PA-S is a medical physician assistant with a practice address in Billings, Montana, and NPI 1437671666, issued on Jul 10, 2017. Check the license (Montana MED-PAC-LIC-59444, 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 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1437671666
Name
Joseph Paul Epperson
Credential
PA-S
Primary taxonomy
Medical Physician Assistant 363AM0700X
License number
MED-PAC-LIC-59444 MT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2800 10TH Ave N, Billings, MT 59101
Phone
(406) 238-2600
Enumerated
Jul 10, 2017
Record last updated
Feb 24, 2022
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20171013001721); 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.
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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.

  1. Ellen Absher, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1609709997
  2. Kimberly Ackerman, FNPAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1922032861
  3. Deborah Agnew, MDPediatrics Physician1134178072
  4. Stefan AlinteCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1518899053
  5. Erin Allen, MDPediatrics Physician1801052758
  6. Nathan Allen, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1356676878

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  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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90% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average medical physician assistant in 2024

120 Medicare Part D claims for 51 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,148 among the 23,801 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims.

  1. Joseph Epperson120
  2. Specialty average1,148

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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score85.6
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Rocky Boy Health CenterBox Elder, MT

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

Joseph Paul Epperson among 269 medical physician assistant records in Montana

Joseph Paul Epperson, PA-S is one of 269 medical physician assistant records with a practice address in Montana. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 77% of them.

  • NPI issued2017 · 77% of these records are older, 17% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • Graduated2017 · median 2011 among the 193 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AM0700X and a Montana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

54 medical physician assistant records list a practice address in Billings

They are 54 of the 4,035 NPPES records with a practice address in Billings, and 269 medical physician assistant records in Montana.

The 8 medical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jessica Amsden, PACBillings, MT 591011053351411
  2. Kate Blakeslee, PABillings, MT 591011942530001
  3. Ari Greenberg, PACBillings, MT 591011841465267
  4. Beth Hamilton, PACBillings, MT 591011518069145
  5. Michael Hines, PACBillings, MT 591011205947397
  6. Trudy Koster, PABillings, MT 591011174546147
  7. Kristina Krieger, PA-CBillings, MT 591011225154313
  8. Jodee Macdonald Etchart, PA-CBillings, MT 591011568456044

Common questions

What is Joseph Paul Epperson, PA-S's NPI number?

Joseph Paul Epperson, PA-S's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437671666, issued on Jul 10, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Joseph Paul Epperson, PA-S located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2800 10TH Ave N, Billings, MT, 59101. Phone: (406) 238-2600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Joseph Paul Epperson, PA-S's license?

NPPES lists Montana license number MED-PAC-LIC-59444, as entered by the provider. Search the Montana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Joseph Paul Epperson, PA-S prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Joseph Paul Epperson, PA-S had 120 Medicare Part D claims for 51 beneficiaries; the average among medical physician assistant prescribers was 1,148. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Joseph Paul Epperson, PA-S'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.