Tamela J. Vanderaarde-Scholten, MD
Anesthesiology Physician · Great Falls, MT
Tamela J. Vanderaarde-Scholten, MD is an anesthesiology physician with a practice address in Great Falls, Montana, and NPI 1780783332, issued on Sep 21, 2006. Check the license (Montana 6902, as entered in NPPES) on the Montana Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Tamela J. Vanderaarde-Scholten
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Anesthesiology Physician 207L00000X
- License number
- 6902 MT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 401 15TH Ave S, Great Falls, MT 59405
- Phone
- (406) 727-6311
- Enumerated
- Sep 21, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 5, 2024
- Fax
- (406) 727-1070
- Medicaid ID
- 68969 MT
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050620000984); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Washington School Of Medicine, 1987
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Tamela J. Vanderaarde-Scholten in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMontana Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 6902Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 80.5 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
One hospital affiliation
- Benefis Hospitals IncGreat Falls, MT · Acute Care Hospitals2 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.
Tamela J. Vanderaarde-Scholten among 227 anesthesiology physician records in Montana
Tamela J. Vanderaarde-Scholten, MD is one of 227 anesthesiology 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 2006, is newer than 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 47% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
- Graduated1987 · median 2006 among the 167 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207L00000X and a Montana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
34 anesthesiology physician records list a practice address in Great Falls
They are 34 of the 1,798 NPPES records with a practice address in Great Falls, and 227 anesthesiology physician records in Montana.
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- Heath Diel, MDGreat Falls, MT 594051629020045
- Steven Garcia, MDGreat Falls, MT 594051588763437
- Wayne Gerard, MDGreat Falls, MT 594051588665046
- Joseph Ghahari, DOGreat Falls, MT 594051386681252
Common questions
What is Tamela J. Vanderaarde-Scholten, MD's NPI number?
Tamela J. Vanderaarde-Scholten, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780783332, issued on Sep 21, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Tamela J. Vanderaarde-Scholten, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 401 15TH Ave S, Great Falls, MT, 59405. Phone: (406) 727-6311. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Tamela J. Vanderaarde-Scholten, MD's license?
NPPES lists Montana license number 6902, 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.
What is Tamela J. Vanderaarde-Scholten, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 80.5 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.