NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Veterinarian in Montana

12 NPPES records list veterinarian with a practice address in Montana, 1.1 per 100,000 residents, the 8th highest rate of 47. Belgrade and Helena 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 174M00000X · method

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

Belgrade has the most, 5

  1. Belgrade5
  2. Helena2
  3. Billings1
  4. Bozeman1
  5. Livingston1

Veterinarian records in Montana

  1. Kelsey BaverBelgrade, MT 597141043633316
  2. Alfred Flint, DVM, PHDThree Forks, MT 597521104291475
  3. Kelli Johnson, D.V.MBelgrade, MT 597141306269766
  4. Nicholas Johnson, D.V.M.Belgrade, MT 597141487077848
  5. Katherine Kilzer, D.V.M.Billings, MT 591021851712020
  6. Jessica Kirkpatrick, D.V.MBelgrade, MT 597141013330463
  7. Mark Klietz, DVMMissoula, MT 598021922378454
  8. Dain Lochridge, DVMBozeman, MT 597151720331424
  9. Trevor McCormick, DVMLivingston, MT 590471790112340
  10. Sheila Smart, DVMBelgrade, MT 597141740603158
  11. Lucas Thomi, D.V.M.Helena, MT 596021063692663
  12. Heidi Wampler, D.V.M.Helena, MT 596021760663538

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 174M00000X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

Montana ranks 8 of 47 per resident

  1. Utah1.2
  2. Wyoming1.2
  3. Colorado1.1
  4. Montana1.1
  5. Washington1.0
  6. Wisconsin0.9
  7. 50 states and D.C.0.5

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 174M00000X 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 0.0% 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 States0.0%

Veterinarian records in Montana, measured

  • In a Medicare file0 of 12 · 0.0% here, 0.0% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file0 · 0.0% here, 0.0% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more12 · 100.0% here, 93.8% nationally

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 174M00000X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

12 NPPES records list veterinarian (174M00000X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in Montana: 1.1 per 100,000 residents against 0.5 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Belgrade has 5 of them (42%).

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. Arkansas12
  2. Hawaii12
  3. Iowa13
  4. Indiana14

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Washington1.0
  2. Colorado1.1
  3. Wisconsin0.9
  4. Utah1.2

The largest states

  1. New Jersey149
  2. California120
  3. New York108
  4. Florida102
  5. Massachusetts99

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.