Heather Lynn Smith, BSN, MSN
NPI 1750911962ActiveIndividual· Nurse Practitioner· Fort Benton, MT
Nurse Practitioner (BSN, MSN) with Benefis Hospitals Inc, practicing in Fort Benton, Montana. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $22,840 for 408 claims, against $565.57 paid for services in 2024. Abbvie Inc. reported $25.56 in payments in 2025, mostly food and beverage. Lists Benefis Hospitals Inc as a hospital affiliation.
Overview
| NPI | 1750911962 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | BSN, MSN |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Jan 16, 2020 |
| Last updated in NPPES | May 9, 2023 |
| Certified by provider | May 9, 2023 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse Practitioner Primary | 363L00000X | 146938 | 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) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 12 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 12 across 2 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $565.57 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 408 · 564 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 68 |
| Total drug cost | $22,840 |
| Generic share | 93% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2018 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Nurse Practitioner |
| Telehealth | Offers telehealth |
Medical group
- Benefis Hospitals IncGreat Falls, MT · 384 clinicians
Hospital affiliation
- Benefis Hospitals IncGreat Falls, MT
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$25.56 · 1 payment from 1 company
- 2024$81.31 · 4 payments from 3 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Abbvie Inc. | $25.56 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$25.56 · 1 payment
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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