NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Optometrist in Montana

245 NPPES records list optometrist with a practice address in Montana, 22 per 100,000 residents, the 14th highest rate of 51. Billings and Great Falls have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the Montana license search. Page 4 of 5.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 152W00000X · 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, 44

  1. Billings44
  2. Great Falls30
  3. Missoula25
  4. Bozeman20
  5. Helena18

Optometrist records in Montana

  1. Flete Newby, O.D.Helena, MT 596021831291525
  2. Robert Newkirk, O.D.Great Falls, MT 594051922294925
  3. James Nguyen, O.D.Billings, MT 591021043058944
  4. Matthew Nottingham, O.D.Helena, MT 596011316201874
  5. Kristin O'Brien, O.D.Sidney, MT 592701487800017
  6. Larry Obie, ODChinook, MT 595231285606426
  7. Arnt Ofstad, O.D.Ronan, MT 598641275563678
  8. Jonathan Olsen, O.D.Kalispell, MT 599011093751364
  9. Abretia Olson, ODWhitefish, MT 599371376110973
  10. Catherine Olson, O.D.Billings, MT 591021780725853
  11. Rosemary Oreskovich, O.D.Butte, MT 597011780797951
  12. Zachary Oswald, O.D.Dillon, MT 597251275810079
  13. Haley Owens, O.D.Deer Lodge, MT 597221134672751
  14. Philip Owsley, O.D.Bozeman, MT 597151477699213
  15. Jon Pack, ODGreat Falls, MT 594041669866018
  16. Dallin Page, ODMalmstrom Afb, MT 594021023866399
  17. Joseph Parks, O.D.Belgrade, MT 597141255493599
  18. Tara Paul, O.D.Great Falls, MT 594041427047893
  19. Jessica Peel, ODBillings, MT 591021417060104
  20. Erica Perlman - Hensen, O.D.Big Sky, MT 597161063865590
  21. Daniel PlumbKalispell, MT 599011528894961
  22. Malgorzata Podraza, O.D.Polson, MT 598601659626885
  23. Kristin Pope, O.D.Billings, MT 591021982906194
  24. Joy Poppell, O.D.Great Falls, MT 594041811105778
  25. Christopher Qualls, ODHamilton, MT 598401053897397
  26. Justine Redlin, O.D.Great Falls, MT 594051699080648
  27. James Reeves, ODGreat Falls, MT 594011053477679
  28. John Reeves, ODGreat Falls, MT 594051801867544
  29. Joseph Reynolds, ODBillings, MT 591021598965162
  30. Mark Reynolds, ODHelena, MT 596021326036484
  31. Jason Ricks, O.D.Lewistown, MT 594571275731101
  32. Nichole Rioux, O.D.Helena, MT 596011730315730
  33. Marie Roach, O.D.Kalispell, MT 599011023466042
  34. Jimmy Robertson, O.DGreat Falls, MT 594041316049885
  35. Kelci Rolfstad, O.D.Billings, MT 591051730498817
  36. Carl Roth, ODGreat Falls, MT 594051174596738
  37. Douglas Safley, ODHavre, MT 595011093729535
  38. Kerry Sanchez, ODBillings, MT 591021932169984
  39. Ruben Sanchez, ODBillings, MT 591021750342119
  40. Thomas Sather, O.D.Bozeman, MT 597151669531224
  41. Kristi Schied, ODBillings, MT 591021649360785
  42. Laurel Schimelfening, OD, MEDVFLMiles City, MT 593011376035493
  43. Michelle Scott, O.D.Great Falls, MT 594051669697017
  44. Steven Sem, O.D.Great Falls, MT 594051427027853
  45. Audra Sexton, O.D.Great Falls, MT 594051104175314
  46. Sandy Sheppard, OD PCMissoula, MT 598011548310287
  47. Robert Sherer, ODGreat Falls, MT 594051003025974
  48. Kristopher Sherrill, O.DButte, MT 597011336474410
  49. Stephanie Shoults, ODBillings, MT 591021811551500
  50. William Shull, ODPlains, MT 598591871648899

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 152W00000X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

Montana ranks 14 of 51 per resident

  1. Maine22
  2. Oklahoma22
  3. Colorado22
  4. Montana22
  5. Illinois21
  6. Massachusetts21
  7. 50 states and D.C.19

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 152W00000X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

74.7% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 71.9% 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. Montana74.7%
  2. United States71.9%

Optometrist records in Montana, measured

  • In a Medicare file183 of 245 · 74.7% here, 71.9% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file160 · 65.3% here, 57.6% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more150 · 61.2% here, 65.3% nationally
  • Median graduation year2008 · the 160 records with a school on file

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 152W00000X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

245 NPPES records list optometrist (152W00000X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in Montana: 22 per 100,000 residents against 19 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Billings has 44 of them (18%).

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. South Dakota245
  2. North Dakota236
  3. Rhode Island267
  4. West Virginia271

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Colorado21.7
  2. Illinois21.5
  3. Massachusetts21.4
  4. California21.3

The largest states

  1. California8,308
  2. Texas5,006
  3. Florida3,594
  4. New York3,535
  5. Illinois2,697

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.