NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Zale Kaupish

Physician Assistant · Great Falls, MT

Zale Kaupish is a physician assistant with a practice address in Great Falls, Montana, and NPI 1457828337, issued on Oct 29, 2018. Check the license 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
1457828337
Name
Zale Kaupish
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
Practice location
1401 25TH St S, Great Falls, MT 59405
Phone
(406) 731-8888
Enumerated
Oct 29, 2018
Record last updated
Apr 8, 2024
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20190221001592); accepts Medicare assignment
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 1401 25TH St S

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

  1. Thomas Addison, MDGeriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1871594754
  2. Sheela Ahmed, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1083736227
  3. Jill Aitken, AUDAudiologist1730386020
  4. Jamie Aleba, PAMedical Physician Assistant1184929572
  5. Thomas Attaway, MDGastroenterology Physician1922012442
  6. Lily AvgustovskiyNurse Practitioner1093122335

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Montana board licenses this professionCheck the board
  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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38% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024

515 Medicare Part D claims for 192 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Zale Kaupish515
  2. Specialty average830

Most prescribed

  1. Omeprazole143 claims
  2. Fluticasone Propionate114 claims
  3. Ipratropium Bromide65 claims
  4. Prednisone35 claims
  5. Pantoprazole Sodium30 claims
  6. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass25 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 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score93.1
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%62.6
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%75.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

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

2 hospitals and group practices

  1. Benefis Hospitals IncGreat Falls, MT · Acute Care Hospitals2 of 5 stars
  2. Great Falls Clinic LLCGreat Falls, MT

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.

38 physician assistant records list a practice address in Great Falls

They are 38 of the 1,798 NPPES records with a practice address in Great Falls, and 698 physician assistant records in Montana.

Other physician assistant records in Montana

  1. Jessika Abbrescia, PACKalispell, MT1740959915
  2. Cynthia Alarcon, PA-CHelena, MT1386981686
  3. Patrick Alduenda, PA-CHelena, MT1710967724
  4. Sheryl Alexander, D.C., P.A.Missoula, MT1326199951
  5. Jesse Alfiero, PA-CRonan, MT1396491155
  6. Robert Alfiero, PA-CRonan, MT1417029059
  7. Janel Allison-Shamblin, PA-CBozeman, MT1437626751
  8. Luke Altenhofen, PA-CLame Deer, MT1407221708
  9. Alexandra AlthofBillings, MT1487338034
  10. Brenda Anderson, PA-CKalispell, MT1912145467

Common questions

What is Zale Kaupish's NPI number?

Zale Kaupish's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457828337, issued on Oct 29, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Zale Kaupish located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1401 25TH St S, Great Falls, MT, 59405. Phone: (406) 731-8888. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Zale Kaupish's license?

Search the Montana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Zale Kaupish prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Zale Kaupish had 515 Medicare Part D claims for 192 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Zale Kaupish'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.