Thad Kandel, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Libby, MT
Thad Kandel, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Libby, Montana, and NPI 1972981330, issued on May 18, 2015. Check the license (Montana MED-PHYS-LIC-142158, as entered in NPPES) on the Montana Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Thad Kandel
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- MED-PHYS-LIC-142158 MT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 308 Louisiana Ave Ste 1, Libby, MT 59923
- Phone
- (406) 283-6800
- Enumerated
- May 18, 2015
- Record last updated
- Apr 3, 2025
- Fax
- (406) 283-4060
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20241007003425); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Northeastern Ohio University College Of Medicine, 2015
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 308 Louisiana Ave Ste 1
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Nicole BothmanFamily Nurse Practitioner1437717360
Verify Thad Kandel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMontana Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MED-PHYS-LIC-142158Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
37% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
201 Medicare Part D claims for 139 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Gavilyte-G39 claims
- Omeprazole39 claims
- Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag Sulf36 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium19 claims
- Celecoxib18 claims
- Peg-3350 And Electrolytes11 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
- St Johns Lutheran Hospital IncLibby, MT
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Thad Kandel among 136 surgery physician records in Montana
Thad Kandel, M.D. is one of 136 surgery physician 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 2015, is newer than 87% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 87% of these records are older, 11% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2003 among the 92 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 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 208600000X and a Montana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
2 surgery physician records list a practice address in Libby
They are 2 of the 139 NPPES records with a practice address in Libby, and 136 surgery physician records in Montana.
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The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Lance Ercanbrack, M.D.Libby, MT 599231609983352
- Daniel Diamond, M.D.Columbia Falls, MT 599121467688119
- Philip Cardan, M.D.Whitefish, MT 599371134446966
- Ryan Gunlikson, M.D.Whitefish, MT 599371053321265
- James Cromie, MDKalispell, MT 599011508062894
- Robin Harrison, M.D.Kalispell, MT 599011447313903
- Melissa Kaptanian, MDKalispell, MT 599011982860300
- Sydney Lillard, M.D.Kalispell, MT 599011619082336
Common questions
What is Thad Kandel, M.D.'s NPI number?
Thad Kandel, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972981330, issued on May 18, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Thad Kandel, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 308 Louisiana Ave Ste 1, Libby, MT, 59923. Phone: (406) 283-6800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Thad Kandel, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Montana license number MED-PHYS-LIC-142158, 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 Thad Kandel, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Thad Kandel, M.D. had 201 Medicare Part D claims for 139 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.