NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Melissa Marie Quist, PA

Physician Assistant · Helena, MT

Melissa Marie Quist, PA is a physician assistant with a practice address in Helena, Montana, and NPI 1386902344, issued on Apr 27, 2012. Check the license (Montana MED-PAC-LIC-126864, 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
1386902344
Name
Melissa Marie Quist
Credential
PA
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
License numbers
MED-PAC-LIC-126864 MT
PA.0003979 CO
2012012829 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2475 E Broadway St, Helena, MT 59601
Phone
(406) 457-4180
Enumerated
Apr 27, 2012
Record last updated
Feb 21, 2024
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20140902001456); 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 2475 E Broadway St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Brett Amestoy, PHARMDPharmacist Clinician (PhC)/ Clinical Pharmacy Specialist1104403369
  2. David Anderson, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1396761086
  3. Anne Anglim, M.D.Hospitalist Physician1487680534
  4. Kaylee AshePharmacist1598696973
  5. Shayla Barraclough, PHARMDPharmacist1689332538
  6. Maryann Beach, MMS, PA-CPhysician Assistant1083257489

Verify Melissa Marie Quist in five checks

  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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79% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024

174 Medicare Part D claims for 96 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 32 claims were for opioids.

  1. Melissa Quist174
  2. Specialty average830

Most prescribed

  1. Oxycodone Hcl19 claims
  2. Prednisone19 claims
  3. Cefdinir13 claims
  4. Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim12 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): 97.6 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 score86.5
  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).

Industry payments in 2024: $32.41

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. 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.

  1. Melissa Quist$32.41
  2. Specialty average$841.65

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

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Portercare Adventist Health SystemDenver, CO

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

Melissa Marie Quist among 698 physician assistant records in Montana

Melissa Marie Quist, PA 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 2012, is newer than 40% of them.

  • NPI issued2012 · 40% of these records are older, 56% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • Graduated2011 · median 2016 among the 514 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 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).

49 physician assistant records list a practice address in Helena

They are 49 of the 1,591 NPPES records with a practice address in Helena, and 698 physician assistant records in Montana.

The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Lura Brown, PA-CHelena, MT 596011073799755
  2. Ashley Bryson, PA-CHelena, MT 596011851628465
  3. Jeffrey Chandler, PA-CHelena, MT 596011891737649
  4. Trapper Hogberg, PA-CHelena, MT 596011689813008
  5. Jody Isbell, PA-CHelena, MT 596011205165248
  6. Lindsey Maierle, PA-CHelena, MT 596011902185200
  7. Rachel Mattern, PA-CHelena, MT 596011275539884
  8. Aaron Peters, PA-CHelena, MT 596011891941555

Common questions

What is Melissa Marie Quist, PA's NPI number?

Melissa Marie Quist, PA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1386902344, issued on Apr 27, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Melissa Marie Quist, PA located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2475 E Broadway St, Helena, MT, 59601. Phone: (406) 457-4180. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Melissa Marie Quist, PA's license?

NPPES lists Montana license number MED-PAC-LIC-126864, as entered by the provider. Search the Montana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Melissa Marie Quist, PA prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Melissa Marie Quist, PA had 174 Medicare Part D claims for 96 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Melissa Marie Quist, PA's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.6 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.