Dr. Gardner Smith MD
About this NPIWhat this record shows.
NPI 1720182231 is registered to Dr. Gardner Smith MD, a Surgery practising at 408 Wendell Ave in Lewistown, Montana. Surgery is a recognised medical specialty under the National Uniform Claim Committee (NUCC) taxonomy. Dr. Gardner Smith MD has been enumerated in the National Provider Identifier (NPI) registry since 2006.
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Secondary identifiers
Additional identifiers this provider has registered with NPPES. Used by medical billers, credentialers, and insurance verifiers to cross-reference claims and enrollments.
Source: NPPES public registry.
Medicare enrollment
This provider holds 3 Medicare enrollments on file with the Provider Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System (PECOS). Each enrollment carries a public Medicare Enrollment ID (ENRLMT_ID) used by billers and intermediaries.
Practitioner
- I20160205002415General SurgeryMT
- I20241216000965General SurgeryWY
- I20250910000546General SurgeryIN
Source: CMS PECOS public enrollment file.
Insurance & acceptsHow to confirm coverage.
The National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) registry does not include commercial insurance network data, so we cannot show which plans Dr. Gardner Smith MD accepts. To confirm in-network status with your specific health plan, contact Dr. Gardner Smith MD directly at (406) 535-1502.
Frequently asked
Yes. NPI 1720182231 is registered as Active in the CMS NPPES public registry and passes the Luhn check-digit validation that all 10-digit NPIs use.
Surgery is a recognised medical specialty under the National Uniform Claim Committee (NUCC) taxonomy.
The CMS NPPES Public Registry at npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov is the authoritative source. FindMyNPI mirrors this dataset and refreshes monthly. For real-time verification, you can also call the provider's office at (406) 535-1502.
An individual healthcare provider has a single Type-1 NPI for life. Organisations can hold separate Type-2 NPIs per location, specialty, or sub-entity. Dr. Gardner Smith MD is a Type-1 individual NPI.