NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ruth Story, LCPC

Mental Health Counselor · Butte, MT

Ruth Story, LCPC is a mental health counselor with a practice address in Butte, Montana, and NPI 1700173499, issued on Jul 1, 2011. Check the license (Montana 1534, as entered in NPPES) with the Montana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1700173499
Name
Ruth Story
Credential
LCPC
Primary taxonomy
Mental Health Counselor 101YM0800X
License number
1534 MT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
55 Basin Creek RD, Butte, MT 59701
Phone
(406) 496-6314
Enumerated
Jul 1, 2011
Record last updated
Jan 10, 2024
Medicaid ID
1477745370 MT
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240118001573); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 55 Basin Creek RD

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

  1. Angela Black, MSC, LCPCMental Health Counselor1245782317
  2. Ladonna Black, LCPCMental Health Counselor1396289963
  3. Karen Blackbird, LCSWClinical Social Worker1689978017
  4. Jennifer Bosley, LCPCMental Health Counselor1285003566
  5. Connie DorwartMental Health Counselor1245653187
  6. Brooke Doyle, LCSWClinical Social Worker1205372505

Verify Ruth Story 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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Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Ncenter LLCBozeman, MT

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

Ruth Story among 1,146 mental health counselor records in Montana

Ruth Story, LCPC is one of 1,146 mental health counselor records with a practice address in Montana. 7% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 22% of them.

  • NPI issued2011 · 22% of these records are older, 77% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 7% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 16% of these records are
  • Graduated2009 · median 2015 among the 185 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 41% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 101YM0800X and a Montana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

50 mental health counselor records list a practice address in Butte

They are 50 of the 744 NPPES records with a practice address in Butte, and 1,146 mental health counselor records in Montana.

The 8 mental health counselor records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Elizabeth Billings, LCPCButte, MT 597011558631192
  2. Benjamin Carr, LCPCButte, MT 597011699079210
  3. Katie Crowe, LPC, M OF COUN.Butte, MT 597011558678391
  4. Connie Cutler, LCPC, LACButte, MT 597011528331162
  5. Kathleen Davis, LCPCButte, MT 597011912197963
  6. Sarah Frazer, LCPC, LACButte, MT 597011396089785
  7. Mary Geiger, LCPCButte, MT 597011982915831
  8. Jennifer Howe, LCPCButte, MT 597011609101765

Common questions

What is Ruth Story, LCPC's NPI number?

Ruth Story, LCPC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1700173499, issued on Jul 1, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ruth Story, LCPC located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 55 Basin Creek RD, Butte, MT, 59701. Phone: (406) 496-6314. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ruth Story, LCPC's license?

NPPES lists Montana license number 1534, as entered by the provider. Search the Montana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.