Luke James Altenhofen, PA-C
Physician Assistant · Lame Deer, MT
Luke James Altenhofen, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Lame Deer, Montana, and NPI 1407221708, issued on Dec 11, 2015. Check the license (Montana MED-PAC-LIC-43734, as entered in NPPES) with the Montana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Luke James Altenhofen
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- MED-PAC-LIC-43734 MT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 100 Cheyenne Ave, Lame Deer, MT 59043
- Phone
- (406) 477-4414
- Enumerated
- Dec 11, 2015
- Record last updated
- Dec 11, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180110000983); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 100 Cheyenne Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Stephen Emerson, RNEmergency Registered Nurse1306143177
Verify Luke James Altenhofen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Montana board licenses this profession
Search for license MED-PAC-LIC-43734Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
21% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
653 Medicare Part D claims for 108 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 45 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Losartan Potassium37 claims
- Lisinopril28 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium19 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate17 claims
- Prednisone15 claims
- Eliquis14 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $39.24
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Exact Sciences Corporation. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Colstrip Medical CenterColstrip, MT
- Holy Rosary HealthcareMiles City, MT
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Luke James Altenhofen among 698 physician assistant records in Montana
Luke James Altenhofen, 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 2015, is newer than 51% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 51% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2016 among the 514 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 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).
4 physician assistant records list a practice address in Lame Deer
They are 4 of the 79 NPPES records with a practice address in Lame Deer, and 698 physician assistant records in Montana.
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The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Harold Jeanotte, PA-CLame Deer, MT 590431922214345
- Tara Salley, PA-CLame Deer, MT 590431598835811
- Kimberly Studiner, PALame Deer, MT 590431609058411
- Jade LipkaJoliet, MT 590411174338859
- Timothy Benson, PA-CLivingston, MT 590471780233957
- Kary Engle, PA-CLivingston, MT 590471235246646
- Rebecca Hintze, PACLivingston, MT 590471427145036
- Julia Marsik, PA-CLivingston, MT 590471740532290
Common questions
What is Luke James Altenhofen, PA-C's NPI number?
Luke James Altenhofen, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1407221708, issued on Dec 11, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Luke James Altenhofen, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 100 Cheyenne Ave, Lame Deer, MT, 59043. Phone: (406) 477-4414. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Luke James Altenhofen, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists Montana license number MED-PAC-LIC-43734, as entered by the provider. Search the Montana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Luke James Altenhofen, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Luke James Altenhofen, PA-C had 653 Medicare Part D claims for 108 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions 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. 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.