NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Optician in Montana

69 NPPES records list optician with a practice address in Montana, 6.1 per 100,000 residents, the 4th highest rate of 51. Missoula and Billings have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the Montana license search. Page 1 of 2.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 156FX1800X · method

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

Missoula has the most, 22

  1. Missoula22
  2. Billings11
  3. Helena9
  4. Kalispell9
  5. Butte8

Optician records in Montana

  1. Chris AhnerKalispell, MT 599011528450764
  2. Toby AllanKalispell, MT 599011437315835
  3. Jeanne BartscherKalispell, MT 599011457619413
  4. Ronald BishopMissoula, MT 598041356588131
  5. Amanda BrandtKalispell, MT 599011184016222
  6. Aaron BrannumMissoula, MT 598011922778471
  7. Heather BrunerKalispell, MT 599011598921926
  8. Laurie ButkayButte, MT 597011548676117
  9. Debbie Couch, OPTICIANBillings, MT 591021437585072
  10. Allen DavenportHelena, MT 596011427757616
  11. Paula EngdahlMissoula, MT 598011053517466
  12. James EvansHavre, MT 595011437378353
  13. Wade EverettMissoula, MT 598011760814404
  14. Heidi FinkeLaurel, MT 590441942997044
  15. Heather FrisingerHelena, MT 596011790444271
  16. Shirley GordonHamilton, MT 598401467605352
  17. Sharlei Graham-BernistoHelena, MT 596011609511609
  18. Erica GuytonBillings, MT 591011942715420
  19. Christopher Harper, ABOCBillings, MT 591011861767642
  20. Kylie Hawkins, ABOCGreat Falls, MT 594041205672938
  21. Shannon Hedstrom Barnes, ABOCBillings, MT 591011053464404
  22. Tricia Hill-ParksHamilton, MT 598401982953899
  23. Natalie HintherMissoula, MT 598011992904189
  24. Shelane HughsonHamilton, MT 598401588153233
  25. Lorri HustwaiteKalispell, MT 599011881996866
  26. Jen Jones, OPTICIANMissoula, MT 598011871961078
  27. Cliff KindtButte, MT 597011275730467
  28. Honeyrae King-Campbell, OPTICIANMissoula, MT 598011720456924
  29. Brianna Kujawa, OPTICIANButte, MT 597011902295314
  30. Crystal LairKalispell, MT 599011376709782
  31. Misty LarocqueMissoula, MT 598011972836898
  32. Joni MadrugaHamilton, MT 598401023214137
  33. Julie MaezHamilton, MT 598401508323296
  34. Rennee McCloyButte, MT 597011306786496
  35. Wendy Moore, ABOCBillings, MT 591011457403339
  36. Cheyenne MorganHelena, MT 596011205599198
  37. Amanda Mueller, OPTICIANButte, MT 597011073907150
  38. Erin MurphyMissoula, MT 598011003603176
  39. Aurora Needles, OPTICIANMissoula, MT 598011437505708
  40. Kelsie O'ConnellHamilton, MT 598401831770965
  41. Phillip Parker, ABOCBillings, MT 591011598102121
  42. Ruth PayneMissoula, MT 598021376705491
  43. Patricia PhillipsMissoula, MT 598011932439775
  44. Connie Ployhar, OPTICIANMissoula, MT 598011780047399
  45. Colleen PolakowMissoula, MT 598011417153826
  46. Marsha PriceBillings, MT 591021407036007
  47. Jennifer PyleHelena, MT 596011487349924
  48. Hayli RandolphMissoula, MT 598011255271904
  49. Joyce Rathburn, ABOCBillings, MT 591011063564946
  50. Taylor ReschMissoula, MT 598011235921560

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 156FX1800X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

Montana ranks 4 of 51 per resident

  1. Kentucky6.7
  2. Connecticut6.6
  3. Ohio6.2
  4. Montana6.1
  5. New York5.8
  6. South Carolina4.6
  7. 50 states and D.C.2.0

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 156FX1800X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

0.0% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 0.7% 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. Montana0.0%
  2. United States0.7%

Optician records in Montana, measured

  • In a Medicare file0 of 69 · 0.0% here, 0.7% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file0 · 0.0% here, under 0.1% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more49 · 71.0% here, 54.4% nationally

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 156FX1800X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

69 NPPES records list optician (156FX1800X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in Montana: 6.1 per 100,000 residents against 2 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Missoula has 22 of them (32%).

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. Wisconsin71
  2. Colorado66
  3. Maryland56
  4. Minnesota56

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Ohio6.2
  2. New York5.8
  3. Connecticut6.6
  4. Kentucky6.7

The largest states

  1. New York1,141
  2. Ohio729
  3. Florida654
  4. California334
  5. Kentucky304

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.