Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Loren Budge, MD

Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program · Billings, MT

Loren Budge, MD is a student in an organized health care education/training program with a practice address in Billings, Montana, and NPI 1942414594, issued on May 10, 2007. Check the license (Montana 19176, as entered in NPPES) with the Montana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1942414594
Name
Loren Budge
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program 390200000X
License numbers
19176 MT
0116016520 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
801 N 29TH St, Billings, MT 59101
Phone
(406) 238-2500
Enumerated
May 10, 2007
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). 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, MPHHospitalist Physician1699334987
  2. Juan Adams, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1144512096
  3. Daniel AlmeStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1477349165
  4. Luis Alvarez, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1417951922
  5. Annalee Anderson, MA, CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1083047088
  6. Bijan Andrade, DPMFoot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist1891059556

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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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74% more Medicare Part D claims than the average student in an organized health care education/training program in 2024

848 Medicare Part D claims for 201 beneficiaries, against an average of 488 among the 106,422 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 28% of claims.

  1. Loren Budge848
  2. Specialty average488

Most prescribed

  1. Eliquis188 claims
  2. Metoprolol Succinate107 claims
  3. Flecainide Acetate58 claims
  4. Carvedilol53 claims
  5. Losartan Potassium44 claims
  6. Mupirocin41 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 Medicare quality score for 2023: 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. Costout of 100 · 30%
  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).

Industry payments in 2024: $1,228.93

35 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 42,769 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,210.19 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Loren Budge$1,228.93
  2. Specialty average$1,210.19

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

2 hospital and facility affiliations

  1. Billings ClinicCody, WY
  2. Daniels Memorial HospitalScobey, MT · Critical Access Hospitals

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

202 student in an organized health care education/training program records list a Billings practice address

They are 202 of the 4,035 NPPES records with a Billings practice address, and 507 student in an organized health care education/training program records in Montana.

Other student in an organized health care education/training program records in Montana

  1. Dewmini Abeynayake, MDGreat Falls, MT1467343673
  2. Charles Acher, MDMissoula, MT1033472519
  3. Katrin AdamBillings, MT1851180905
  4. Kiley Adams, MDMissoula, MT1275383374
  5. Stormy AdamsBox Elder, MT1073301222
  6. Michela AdrianBozeman, MT1962345959
  7. Marjorie AlbersMiles City, MT1174029086
  8. Jacob Algranati, DDSBillings, MT1932858578
  9. Khansa AliGreat Falls, MT1497632277
  10. Anne Allen, BSN, RN, FNP-SBillings, MT1538944632

Common questions

What is Loren Budge, MD's NPI number?

Loren Budge, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1942414594, issued on May 10, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Loren Budge, 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 Loren Budge, MD's license?

NPPES lists Montana license number 19176, as entered by the provider. Search the Montana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Loren Budge, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Loren Budge, MD had 848 Medicare Part D claims for 201 beneficiaries; the average among student in an organized health care education/training program prescribers was 488. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Loren Budge, MD's Medicare quality 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), loaded Aug 27, 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.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.