Michael Briggs Wardell, O.D.
Optometrist · Billings, MT
Michael Briggs Wardell, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Billings, Montana, and NPI 1477695856, issued on Feb 13, 2007. Check the license (Montana 528, as entered in NPPES) with the Montana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael Briggs Wardell
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 528 MT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1005 24TH St W, Billings, MT 59102
- Phone
- (406) 281-8480
- Enumerated
- Feb 13, 2007
- Record last updated
- Oct 13, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 483667 MT
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Michael Briggs Wardell in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Montana board licenses this profession
Search for license 528Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
44% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
154 Medicare Part D claims for 51 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 65% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost53 claims
- Xiidra33 claims
- Restasis12 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.
Michael Briggs Wardell among 245 optometrist records in Montana
Michael Briggs Wardell, O.D. is one of 245 optometrist records with a practice address in Montana. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 42% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 42% of these records are older, 43% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 65% of these records are
- Record last updated2015 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152W00000X and a Montana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
44 optometrist records list a practice address in Billings
They are 44 of the 4,035 NPPES records with a practice address in Billings, and 245 optometrist records in Montana.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- David Bauer, O.D.Billings, MT 591021407807068
- Kevin Biegel, O.D.Billings, MT 591021427108836
- Robyn Clausen, ODBillings, MT 591021427046713
- Robert Currence, O.D.Billings, MT 591021275516742
- Tom Felstet, ODBillings, MT 591021992727903
- Robert Gaskill, O.D.Billings, MT 591021366468068
- Amanda Haber, O.D.Billings, MT 591021750349049
- Robert Kautz, O.D.Billings, MT 591021568432334
Common questions
What is Michael Briggs Wardell, O.D.'s NPI number?
Michael Briggs Wardell, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1477695856, issued on Feb 13, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael Briggs Wardell, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1005 24TH St W, Billings, MT, 59102. Phone: (406) 281-8480. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael Briggs Wardell, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Montana license number 528, as entered by the provider. Search the Montana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Michael Briggs Wardell, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael Briggs Wardell, O.D. had 154 Medicare Part D claims for 51 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. 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.