Libby N. Close, PA-C
Physician Assistant · Billings, MT
Libby N. Close, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Billings, Montana, and NPI 1649799297, issued on Sep 14, 2017. Check the license with the Montana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Libby N. Close
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- Practice location
- 2900 12TH Ave N Ste 140W, Billings, MT 59101
- Phone
- (406) 237-5050
- Enumerated
- Sep 14, 2017
- Record last updated
- Nov 2, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (406) 238-6599
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20171219000943); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Libby N. Close in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Montana board licenses this professionCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
84% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
130 Medicare Part D claims for 84 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 71 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen32 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen23 claims
- Gabapentin12 claims
- Meloxicam12 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.
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).
One hospital affiliation
- Billings ClinicBillings, MT · Acute Care Hospitals4 of 5 stars
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Libby N. Close among 698 physician assistant records in Montana
Libby N. Close, PA-C 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 2017, is newer than 60% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 60% of these records are older, 37% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 2016 among the 514 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 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).
170 physician assistant records list a practice address in Billings
They are 170 of the 4,035 NPPES records with a practice address in Billings, and 698 physician assistant records in Montana.
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Common questions
What is Libby N. Close, PA-C's NPI number?
Libby N. Close, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1649799297, issued on Sep 14, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Libby N. Close, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2900 12TH Ave N Ste 140W, Billings, MT, 59101. Phone: (406) 237-5050. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Libby N. Close, PA-C's license?
Search the Montana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Libby N. Close, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Libby N. Close, PA-C had 130 Medicare Part D claims for 84 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Libby N. Close, PA-C'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.