8 Excluded physicians
3,756 Active physicians
2.13 Per 1,000 physicians
3 Flagged by federal + state

Why These Physicians Were Excluded

Federal exclusion types for physicians in Montana who still have active provider records.

Exclusion type breakdown for Montana
Reason for ExclusionCount
License Revoked/Suspended 1128b43
Patient Abuse/Neglect 1128a22
Program-Related Crime 1128a11
Felony Healthcare Fraud 1128a31
Felony Controlled Substance 1128a41

Excluded Physicians Who Moved

After being excluded, some physicians move to a different state. The new state's medical board may not be aware of the federal exclusion.

Moved to Montana

FromCount
Missouri1
Nevada1

Left Montana

ToCount
West Virginia1

Highest-Priority Cases

Inclusion on this list reflects a federal exclusion record and an active NPI registry entry — it does not confirm the physician is currently seeing patients. NPIs may remain active for billing, research, teaching, or administrative purposes. Full methodology

These physicians have the most concerning combination of serious offense, recent registry activity, and cross-state movement.

Highest-priority excluded physicians in Montana
PhysicianReason for ExclusionExclusion DateSpecialty
DEAN, RONALD DProgram-Related Crime2025-07-20EMERGENCY MEDICINE
DEVOUS, ARNOLD SFelony Healthcare Fraud2021-11-18GENERAL PRACTICE
ARMSTRONG, JAMES HALDEMANPatient Abuse/Neglect2023-03-20PSYCHIATRY
MCGREE, PATRICK JPatient Abuse/Neglect2022-01-19FAMILY PRACTICE
PICKENS, CORYFelony Controlled Substance2011-09-20ANESTHESIOLOGY
AVERY, ALFRED ESTINLicense Revoked/Suspended2004-06-17NEUROLOGY
MILLER, JOHN BERNARDLicense Revoked/Suspended1995-05-04GENERAL PRACTICE/FP
GRAHAM, DAVID MLicense Revoked/Suspended2005-01-19FAMILY PRACTICE

Pharmaceutical Payments to Excluded Physicians

Drug and medical device companies made these payments to excluded physicians in Montana between 2018 and 2024.

PhysicianTotalPaymentsCompanies
DEVOUS, ARNOLD S$45,745793
DEAN, RONALD D$295177
MILLER, JOHN BERNARD$12374
ARMSTRONG, JAMES HALDEMAN$10211
AVERY, ALFRED ESTIN$9911
GRAHAM, DAVID M$6243
If you found your doctor on this page
  1. An active registry record does not confirm they are currently practicing.
  2. Check your state medical board for their current license status.
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