Michael Craig Wardell, OD
Optometrist · Billings, MT
Michael Craig Wardell, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Billings, Montana, and NPI 1043757057, issued on Jan 27, 2017. Check the license (Montana 2937, as entered in NPPES) with the Montana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael Craig Wardell
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 2937 MT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1005 24TH St W Ste 8, Billings, MT 59102
- Phone
- (406) 281-8180
- Enumerated
- Jan 27, 2017
- Record last updated
- May 11, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20171004001330); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Houston - College Of Optometry, 2017
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Michael Craig 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 2937Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
58% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
117 Medicare Part D claims for 31 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 50% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost24 claims
- Restasis21 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth11 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: $93.28
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Glaukos Corporation. The 34,453 providers of this specialty with any payment received $769.99 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.
Michael Craig Wardell among 245 optometrist records in Montana
Michael Craig Wardell, OD 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 2017, is newer than 80% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 80% of these records are older, 18% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 2008 among the 160 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 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 Craig Wardell, OD's NPI number?
Michael Craig Wardell, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1043757057, issued on Jan 27, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael Craig Wardell, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1005 24TH St W Ste 8, Billings, MT, 59102. Phone: (406) 281-8180. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael Craig Wardell, OD's license?
NPPES lists Montana license number 2937, as entered by the provider. Search the Montana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Michael Craig Wardell, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael Craig Wardell, OD had 117 Medicare Part D claims for 31 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.