NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Steve Bents, PAC

Medical Physician Assistant · Billings, MT

Steve Bents, PAC is a medical physician assistant with a practice address in Billings, Montana, and NPI 1740224450, issued on Jun 15, 2006. Check the license (Montana MED-PAC-LIC-182, as entered in NPPES) with the Montana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1740224450
Name
Steve Bents
Credential
PAC
Primary taxonomy
Medical Physician Assistant 363AM0700X
License numbers
MED-PAC-LIC-182 MT
182 MT
TL383 WY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2019 Broadwater Ave, Billings, MT 59102
Phone
(406) 237-8550
Enumerated
Jun 15, 2006
Record last updated
Dec 14, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 2019 Broadwater Ave

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

  1. Doris BiersdorfRegistered Dietitian1407005309
  2. Claire Buckingham, NPNurse Practitioner1598230724
  3. Jon Bullman, MDFamily Medicine Physician1255373411
  4. Taylor Chaffin, FNPNurse Practitioner1073229787
  5. Alexander Garner, PAPhysician Assistant1942806153
  6. Abdulmajeed Kadri, MDInternal Medicine Physician1336186261

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  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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95% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average medical physician assistant in 2024

61 Medicare Part D claims for 43 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,148 among the 23,801 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Steve Bents61
  2. Specialty average1,148

Most prescribed

  1. Doxycycline Hyclate22 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score85.6
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Steve Bents among 269 medical physician assistant records in Montana

Steve Bents, PAC is one of 269 medical physician assistant records with a practice address in Montana. 83% 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 9% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 63% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 72% of these records are
  • Record last updated2021 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AM0700X and a Montana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

54 medical physician assistant records list a practice address in Billings

They are 54 of the 4,035 NPPES records with a practice address in Billings, and 269 medical physician assistant records in Montana.

The 8 medical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Aimee Alvord-Brown, PA-CBillings, MT 591021669632642
  2. Peter Bulley, PABillings, MT 591021134110927
  3. Beth Cohen, PA-CBillings, MT 591021548632003
  4. Dana Fink, PA-CBillings, MT 591021922043082
  5. Sarah Hart, PA-CBillings, MT 591021205470564
  6. Ben Hoffman, PACBillings, MT 591021104808187
  7. Marie Kennedy, PACBillings, MT 591021881780807
  8. Kathleen Miller, PABillings, MT 591021366798126

Common questions

What is Steve Bents, PAC's NPI number?

Steve Bents, PAC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1740224450, issued on Jun 15, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Steve Bents, PAC located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2019 Broadwater Ave, Billings, MT, 59102. Phone: (406) 237-8550. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Steve Bents, PAC's license?

NPPES lists Montana license number MED-PAC-LIC-182, as entered by the provider. Search the Montana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Steve Bents, PAC prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Steve Bents, PAC had 61 Medicare Part D claims for 43 beneficiaries; the average among medical physician assistant prescribers was 1,148. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Steve Bents, PAC'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.