Betsy Akin, FNP
NPI 1720525991ActiveIndividual· Nurse Practitioner, Family· Great Falls, MT
Nurse Practitioner, Family (FNP) with Benefis Hospitals Inc and 1 other group, practicing in Great Falls, Montana. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $403,435 for 3,416 claims, against $31,228 paid for services in 2024. Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. was the largest of 16 companies reporting payments in 2025, $1,562 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Benefis Hospitals Inc and 2 other hospitals as hospital affiliations.
Overview
| NPI | 1720525991 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | FNP |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Jan 26, 2017 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Dec 30, 2025 |
| Certified by provider | Dec 30, 2025 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse Practitioner, Family Primary | 363LF0000X | 22153 | TN |
| Nurse Practitioner, Family | 363LF0000X | 242310 | MT |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Nurse Practitioner (MT); Practitioner - Nurse Practitioner (TN) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 282 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 589 across 34 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $31,228 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 3,416 · 6,515 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 614 |
| Total drug cost | $403,435 |
| Generic share | 81% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2016 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Nurse Practitioner |
Medical groups
- Benefis Hospitals IncGreat Falls, MT · 384 clinicians
- West Tennessee Medical Group IncParis, TN · 194 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- Benefis Hospitals IncGreat Falls, MT
- Jackson-Madison County General HospitalJackson, TN
- Northern Montana HospitalHavre, MT
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$1,562 · 50 payments from 16 companies
- 2024$1,222 · 56 payments from 14 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. | $431.03 | 16 |
| Abiomed | $325.96 | 7 |
| Becton, Dickinson and Company | $155.74 | 2 |
| Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. | $151.01 | 4 |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $91.89 | 2 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$1,473 · 49 payments
- Education$88.99 · 1 payment
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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