NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Vernon N. Johnson, MD

Family Medicine Physician · Billings, MT

Vernon N. Johnson, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Billings, Montana, and NPI 1679568190, issued on Sep 12, 2005. Check the license (Montana 8431, as entered in NPPES) on the Montana Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1679568190
Name
Vernon N. Johnson
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
8431 MT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2750 Grand Ave, Billings, MT 59102
Phone
(406) 237-4040
Enumerated
Sep 12, 2005
Record last updated
Apr 18, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid ID
1679568190 MT
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20230203001154); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Florida College Of Medicine, 1984
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 2750 Grand Ave

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

  1. Kristen Beck, NPNurse Practitioner1154846798
  2. Alicia Berve, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1043989809
  3. Christopher Cancro, MDFamily Medicine Physician1275796997

Verify Vernon N. Johnson in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMontana Board of Medical Examiners
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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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2.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024

8,716 Medicare Part D claims for 1,086 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 270 claims were for opioids.

  1. Vernon Johnson8,716
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium479 claims
  2. Levothyroxine Sodium325 claims
  3. Rosuvastatin Calcium317 claims
  4. Lisinopril301 claims
  5. Amlodipine Besylate279 claims
  6. Metformin Hcl245 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $28.52

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Vernon Johnson$28.52
  2. Specialty average$902.55

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Honorhealth Medical Group, LLCPeoria, AZ

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

Vernon N. Johnson among 775 family medicine physician records in Montana

Vernon N. Johnson, MD is one of 775 family medicine 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 91% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
  • Graduated1984 · median 2007 among the 464 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2016 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Montana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

111 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Billings

They are 111 of the 4,035 NPPES records with a practice address in Billings, and 775 family medicine physician records in Montana.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jon Bullman, MDBillings, MT 591021255373411
  2. Shelly Castles, MDBillings, MT 591021952410953
  3. Heidi Duncan, MDBillings, MT 591021376645341
  4. Daniel Gall, MDBillings, MT 591021992817951
  5. Donald Grewell, DOBillings, MT 591021326150285
  6. Lawrence Hemmer, MDBillings, MT 591021073625463
  7. James King, MDBillings, MT 591021174625271
  8. Frank Michels, MDBillings, MT 591021215971155

Common questions

What is Vernon N. Johnson, MD's NPI number?

Vernon N. Johnson, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679568190, issued on Sep 12, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Vernon N. Johnson, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2750 Grand Ave, Billings, MT, 59102. Phone: (406) 237-4040. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Vernon N. Johnson, MD's license?

NPPES lists Montana license number 8431, 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 Vernon N. Johnson, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Vernon N. Johnson, MD had 8,716 Medicare Part D claims for 1,086 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.