Peter Light, MD
Emergency Medicine Physician · Billings, MT
Peter Light, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Billings, Montana, and NPI 1174676845, issued on Jan 18, 2007. Check the license (Montana 7617, as entered in NPPES) on the Montana Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Peter Light
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- 7617 MT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2800 10TH Ave N, Billings, MT 59101
- Phone
- (406) 238-2500
- Enumerated
- Jan 18, 2007
- Record last updated
- Feb 10, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050325000272); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Creighton University School Of Medicine, 1990
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Peter Light in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMontana Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 7617Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
51% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
110 Medicare Part D claims for 81 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 33 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Cephalexin19 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen17 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen14 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): 94.3 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
One hospital affiliation
- Billings ClinicBillings, MT · Acute Care Hospitals4 of 5 stars
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Peter Light among 243 emergency medicine physician records in Montana
Peter Light, MD is one of 243 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Montana. 81% 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 45% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 45% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated1990 · median 2009 among the 144 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Montana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
44 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Billings
They are 44 of the 4,035 NPPES records with a practice address in Billings, and 243 emergency medicine physician records in Montana.
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- John Kominsky, MDBillings, MT 591011275566416
- Curtis Lee, MDBillings, MT 591011891718615
Common questions
What is Peter Light, MD's NPI number?
Peter Light, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1174676845, issued on Jan 18, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Peter Light, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2800 10TH Ave N, Billings, MT, 59101. Phone: (406) 238-2500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Peter Light, MD's license?
NPPES lists Montana license number 7617, as entered by the provider. Search the Montana Board of Medical Examiners at https://ebiz.mt.gov/POL/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Peter Light, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Peter Light, MD had 110 Medicare Part D claims for 81 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Peter Light, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 94.3 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.