NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Neurological Surgery Physician in Montana

39 NPPES records list neurological surgery physician with a practice address in Montana, 3.4 per 100,000 residents, the 5th highest rate of 51. Billings and Kalispell have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the Montana license search.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 207T00000X · method

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

Billings has the most, 15

  1. Billings15
  2. Kalispell8
  3. Great Falls6
  4. Missoula6
  5. Anaconda1

Neurological Surgery Physician records in Montana

  1. Carter Beck, MDMissoula, MT 598021225022023
  2. Frank Bishop, MDKalispell, MT 599011891982765
  3. Benny Brandvold, MDGreat Falls, MT 594051760520084
  4. Kenneth Brewington, MDMissoula, MT 598021154315695
  5. Stephen Campbell, M.D.Kalispell, MT 599011174535132
  6. Michael Copeland, MD PHDBillings, MT 591011386623726
  7. Richard Day, MDHamilton, MT 598401447275854
  8. Richard Dewey, MDKalispell, MT 599011881639763
  9. Eugen Dolan, MDBillings, MT 591011659455129
  10. Vance Fredrickson, MDBillings, MT 591011073957312
  11. Henry Gary, M.D.Missoula, MT 598021700870599
  12. Stuart Goodman, M.D.Billings, MT 591011154432425
  13. Paul Gorsuch, MDGreat Falls, MT 594051598834228
  14. Douglas Griffith, MDKalispell, MT 599011043263593
  15. Jeffrey Hakim, MD PHDBillings, MT 591011164955373
  16. Kristin Huntoon, D.O, PHDGreat Falls, MT 594051043650229
  17. Joshua Krass, D.O.Kalispell, MT 599011275654386
  18. Chriss Mack, MDMissoula, MT 598021578557377
  19. James Macnutt, DOGreat Falls, MT 594051760618862
  20. Michael Morone, MDBillings, MT 591011407954456
  21. Thomas Origitano, MD PHDKalispell, MT 599011841277720
  22. Mark Piedra, M.D.Billings, MT 591011457567703
  23. Marlin Richardson, MDBillings, MT 591011467694844
  24. Benjamin Rosenbaum, MDBozeman, MT 597151497929368
  25. Louis Ross, M.D.Billings, MT 591011487920948
  26. Alex Rugino, D. O., PABillings, MT 591011730458316
  27. Anthony Russell, M.D.Missoula, MT 598031487975462
  28. Dale Schaefer, M.D.Great Falls, MT 594051609951631
  29. Kelly Schmidt, MDKalispell, MT 599011811199235
  30. John Schneider, M.D.Billings, MT 591021811988975
  31. David Slottje, M.D.Missoula, MT 598021720353873
  32. Maurice Smith, MDPark City, MT 590631871897736
  33. Lashman Soriya, MDBillings, MT 591011679551667
  34. William Spire, M.D.Billings, MT 591011740396621
  35. Joseph Sramek, MDKalispell, MT 599011891763439
  36. Christopher StewartBillings, MT 591011124360979
  37. Raymond Turner, MDBillings, MT 591011992980973
  38. John Van Gilder, MDGreat Falls, MT 594051437233269
  39. Gus Varnavas, MDAnaconda, MT 597111053418582

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 207T00000X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

Montana ranks 5 of 51 per resident

  1. Rhode Island4.4
  2. North Dakota4.1
  3. Pennsylvania3.4
  4. Montana3.4
  5. Massachusetts3.4
  6. Oregon3.2
  7. 50 states and D.C.2.6

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 207T00000X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

76.9% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 78.8% nationally

A Medicare file here is Part D prescribing (2024), a MIPS score (2023), an Open Payments record (2024) or Medicare group billing (CMS Doctors and Clinicians). A record outside them may still see patients: these files cover Medicare only.

  1. Montana76.9%
  2. United States78.8%

Neurological Surgery Physician records in Montana, measured

  • In a Medicare file30 of 39 · 76.9% here, 78.8% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file27 · 69.2% here, 65.8% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more12 · 30.8% here, 52.5% nationally
  • Median graduation year2002 · the 27 records with a school on file

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 207T00000X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

39 NPPES records list neurological surgery physician (207T00000X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in Montana: 3.4 per 100,000 residents against 2.6 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Billings has 15 of them (38%).

A record is a registration a provider made and keeps up to date: it shows neither that the provider is licensed nor that they still practice there. The state's own license search is the check.

States with a similar number

  1. New Mexico37
  2. New Hampshire35
  3. District of Columbia34
  4. Puerto Rico45

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Pennsylvania3.4
  2. Massachusetts3.4
  3. Oregon3.2
  4. Missouri3.1

The largest states

  1. California929
  2. Texas669
  3. Florida644
  4. New York529
  5. Pennsylvania447

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy; 2023 Census population estimates. A registry record 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.