Michelle Leidenix Botner, OD
Optometrist · Whitefish, MT
Michelle Leidenix Botner, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Whitefish, Montana, and NPI 1679519805, issued on Jun 22, 2006. Check the license (Montana MT1562, as entered in NPPES) with the Montana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michelle Leidenix Botner
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License numbers
- MT1562 MT
1562 MT
ND 511 ND
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 509 E 6TH St, Whitefish, MT 59937
- Phone
- (406) 862-2020
- Enumerated
- Jun 22, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 17, 2025
- Fax
- (406) 862-2385
- Medicaid IDs
- 1679519805 MT
60433 ND - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20130409000617); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Pacific University - College Of Optometry, 1991
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 509 E 6TH St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Madison McClure, ODOptometrist1275450074
- Abretia Olson, ODOptometrist1376110973
Verify Michelle Leidenix Botner in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Montana board licenses this profession
Search for license MT1562Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
54% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
128 Medicare Part D claims for 45 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
- Latanoprost55 claims
- Timolol Maleate27 claims
- Cyclosporine14 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Whitefish Eye Center LLCWhitefish, MT
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michelle Leidenix Botner among 245 optometrist records in Montana
Michelle Leidenix Botner, 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 2006, is newer than 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 58% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated1991 · median 2008 among the 160 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 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).
7 optometrist records list a practice address in Whitefish
They are 7 of the 352 NPPES records with a practice address in Whitefish, and 245 optometrist records in Montana.
All 245 in Montana → Every provider in Whitefish → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Naomi Barnes, ODWhitefish, MT 599371851322648
- Kurt Blades, O.D.Whitefish, MT 599371811926587
- Eva Buker, O.D.Whitefish, MT 599371033262076
- Madison McClure, ODWhitefish, MT 599371275450074
- Abretia Olson, ODWhitefish, MT 599371376110973
- Corbin Wellford, ODWhitefish, MT 599371053936195
- Tanner Lightbourne, ODLibby, MT 599231164092425
- Steven Sorensen, ODLibby, MT 599231851463947
Common questions
What is Michelle Leidenix Botner, OD's NPI number?
Michelle Leidenix Botner, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679519805, issued on Jun 22, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michelle Leidenix Botner, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 509 E 6TH St, Whitefish, MT, 59937. Phone: (406) 862-2020. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michelle Leidenix Botner, OD's license?
NPPES lists Montana license number MT1562, as entered by the provider. Search the Montana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Michelle Leidenix Botner, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michelle Leidenix Botner, OD had 128 Medicare Part D claims for 45 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.