Doctors and health care providers in Montana
22,185 individual NPPES records list a practice address in Montana, 1,958 per 100,000 residents, below the 2,176 across the 50 states and D.C.; records with an MD or DO credential: 326 per 100,000, against 375 nationally. Licenses are checked on the Montana Board of Medical Examiners search.
Family Medicine is Montana's largest physician specialty
3,737 records in Montana list a physician taxonomy (allopathic or osteopathic, NUCC 207 and 208) as their primary type. The eight largest specialties, each linked to its Montana list:
Source: CMS NPPES flagged primary taxonomy, physician codes 207 and 208, file of Aug 9, 2026.
Across every provider type, Clinical Social Worker is the largest group
Billings has the most records
Source: CMS NPPES primary taxonomy and practice city, file of Aug 9, 2026.
259 Montana entries on the federal exclusion list
22.9 per 100,000 residents, against 25 for the 50 states and D.C. The most common reason in Montana: license revoked, suspended or surrendered. Excluded people and businesses cannot bill Medicare or Medicaid. How to check a provider →
Source: HHS-OIG List of Excluded Individuals/Entities (LEIE), file of Sep 10, 2026 (oig.hhs.gov), entries with a Montana address, five most common authorities.
The 30 Montana cities with the most records
- Billings4,035
- Missoula3,567
- Bozeman2,433
- Great Falls1,798
- Kalispell1,650
- Helena1,591
- Butte744
- Hamilton399
- Whitefish352
- Polson280
- Livingston274
- Miles City240
- Belgrade206
- Havre196
- Anaconda192
- Browning189
- Lewistown175
- Columbia Falls150
- Fort Harrison146
- Box Elder145
- Dillon142
- Libby139
- Crow Agency130
- Stevensville124
- Sidney119
- Ronan112
- Poplar109
- Glendive98
- Harlem90
- St Ignatius87
Common questions
How many healthcare providers are in Montana?
22,185 individual NPPES records list a practice address in Montana, under 397 provider taxonomy codes. A record is a registration, not a license: it includes clinicians, technicians and students in training.
What is the most common physician specialty in Montana?
Family Medicine, with 775 records, followed by internal medicine (324). Across every provider type the largest group is Clinical Social Worker (1,589 records).
How do I find a doctor in Montana?
Open a physician specialty above for its Montana list and its cities, or search a name or NPI with the state set to MT. PlainDoctor does not filter by insurance or rate doctors; check the license on the state board before booking.
The largest states
- California974,315
- New York545,291
- Florida470,495
- Texas433,013
- Ohio327,042
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); 2023 Census population estimates. Records are self-reported registrations, not licenses; PlainDoctor does not rate or recommend providers; its rankings sort billing figures, not quality.
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.