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Benefis Community Hospitals, Inc.

Doing business as Benefis Medical Clinic

  • Critical Access Hospital
  • Fort Benton, MT
National Provider Identifier
1164102794
Registry record updated Aug 10, 2026
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Key facts

NPPES NPI Registry
Primary specialty
Critical Access HospitalTaxonomy code 282NC0060X
Legal business name
BENEFIS COMMUNITY HOSPITALS, INC.
Doing business as
Benefis Medical Clinic
Benefis Missouri River Medical Center
Practice address
1501 Saint Charles St
Fort Benton, MT 59442-7710
Phone
(406) 622-5485
Fax
(406) 622-5670
NPI assigned
Jul 19, 2023
Last updated
Aug 10, 2026By the provider in NPPES
Organization subpart
Yes
Parent organization
BENEFIS COMMUNITY HOSPITALS, INC.As reported in NPPES

NPPES NPI Registry

Updated by the provider on Aug 10, 2026

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Authorized official

Name
Bruce Houlihan
Title
SVP/Cfo
Phone
(406) 455-5000

Specialties & licenses 5

Specialty (taxonomy)CodeLicenseStatePrimary
Multi-Specialty Clinic/Center 261QM1300X
Rural Health Clinic/Center 261QR1300X
Medicare Defined Swing Bed Hospital Unit 275N00000X
Critical Access Hospital 282NC0060X Primary
Skilled Nursing Facility 314000000X

Addresses

Primary practice location

1501 Saint Charles St
Fort Benton, MT 59442-7710

Mailing address

PO Box 202482
Dallas, TX 75320-2482
Phone (406) 455-3535

Other practice location 1

1518 Chouteau St
Fort Benton, MT 59442-9003
Phone (406) 622-5485

Other names 2

  • Benefis Medical Clinic Doing business as
  • Benefis Missouri River Medical Center Doing business as

Medicare participation

Medicare enrollment files
Medicare fee-for-service enrollment
Enrolled in MT4 enrollments

Enrollment records 4

Enrollment IDStateProvider typePAC IDDetails
O20160525000652 MT Part B Supplier - Clinic/Group Practice 9931414950 Receives reassigned benefits from 36 practitioners
1 other NPI on this enrollment
This NPI is an additional NPI on the enrollment
Practice locations: Choteau, MT; Fort Benton, MT
O20230824004133 MT Part A Provider - Critical Access Hospital 9931414950 Practice locations: Fort Benton, MT
O20230825000959 MT Part A Provider - Critical Access Hospital 9931414950 Receives reassigned benefits from 10 practitioners
Practice locations: Fort Benton, MT
O20230825001521 MT Part A Provider - Rural Health Clinic 9931414950 Practice locations: Fort Benton, MT

NPI to CCN mapping 3

The Medicare certification numbers (CCNs) connected to NPI 1164102794. Details of each certification follow.

Hospital certification: CCN 27Z304

Legal name
BENEFIS COMMUNITY HOSPITALS INC
Doing business as
BENEFIS MISSOURI RIVER MEDICAL CTR
Organization structure
CorporationNon-profit
Incorporated
Mar 5, 2015 in MT
Enrollment address
1501 Saint Charles St
Fort Benton, MT 59442-7710
Hospital Swing-Bed Unit

Hospital certification: CCN 271304

Legal name
BENEFIS COMMUNITY HOSPITALS INC
Doing business as
BENEFIS MISSOURI RIVER MEDICAL CENTER
Certification status
Active
Provider type (POS)
Hospital – Critical access hospital
Participating since
Oct 1, 1999
Last certification
Sep 15, 2021
Beds
25
Ownership / control type
Hospital district or authority
Organization structure
CorporationNon-profit
Incorporated
Mar 5, 2015 in MT
Enrollment address
1501 Saint Charles St
Fort Benton, MT 59442-7710
Main/Primary Hospital Location

Rural health clinic certification: CCN 273985

Legal name
BENEFIS COMMUNITY HOSPITALS INC
Doing business as
BENEFIS MEDICAL CLINIC
Certification status
Active
Provider type (POS)
Rural health clinic
Participating since
Oct 13, 1995
Last certification
Aug 18, 2022
Ownership / control type
Non-profit – church related
Organization structure
CorporationNon-profit
Incorporated
Mar 5, 2015 in MT
Enrollment address
1518 Chouteau St
Fort Benton, MT 59442-9003
Related CCNs
271304

Other NPIs with the same Medicare PAC ID 1

NPIs whose Medicare enrollments share a PECOS associate control ID (the same enrolled entity).

Other NPIs on the same Medicare enrollment 1

NPIs listed together on one Medicare enrollment, typically parts of the same organization.

Care Compare: Hospital

Medicare Care Compare
Listed as
Missouri River Medical CenterCCN 271304 · All quality measures
Type
Critical Access Hospitals
Ownership
Government - Hospital District or Authority
Medicare certification status
ActiveFrom the Provider of Services file
Emergency services
Yes

National Provider Directory

National Provider Directory
Part of
Benefis Community Hospitals

Ownership & related parties

All disclosed owners & managing parties 9

As disclosed on the Medicare enrollment (CMS All Owners files). Individuals include officers, directors and managing employees, who may not hold ownership.

NameRoleSinceShare
Rayn M Ginnaty Individual Corporate Director Sep 26, 2024
Corporate OfficerPresident, Benefis Community Hosp Sep 26, 2024
Corporate Director Jan 1, 2024
Benefis Health System, Inc. Organization, Great Falls, MT Corporation, Non-profit Operational/Managerial Control Mar 5, 2015 100%
Operational/Managerial Control Jul 1, 2023 100%
Bruce Houlihan Individual Corporate OfficerChief Financial Officer Jul 1, 2023
W-2 Managing Employee Jul 1, 2023
Louie W King Individual Corporate OfficerPresident Jul 1, 2023
W-2 Managing Employee Jul 1, 2023
Corporate Director Jul 1, 2023
John H Goodnow Individual Corporate OfficerChief Executive Officer Jul 1, 2023
Corporate Director Jul 1, 2023
W-2 Managing Employee Jul 1, 2023
Dale M Hanson Individual Corporate Director Oct 11, 2023
Susan Murphy Individual Corporate OfficerChief Operating Officer Jul 1, 2023
W-2 Managing Employee Jul 1, 2023
Michael V Ohara Individual Corporate Director Jul 1, 2023
Ronald M Dauwalder Individual Corporate Director Jul 1, 2023

All facility ownership & control disclosures 3

Facilities whose Medicare enrollment lists this provider’s PECOS associate ID as an owner or managing party.

FacilityTypeRoleSince
Benefis Teton Medical CenterChoteau, MT, CCN 271307 Hospital 5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest (100%) May 1, 2015
Benefis Teton Medical CenterChoteau, MT, CCN 27Z307 Hospital 5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest (100%) May 1, 2015
Benefis Teton Rural Health ClinicChoteau, MT, CCN 273414 Rural health clinic 5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest (100%) May 1, 2015

Owned or controlled facilities with NPI records 1

Facilities whose Medicare enrollment lists this provider as an owner, officer, director or managing party.

Facilities with the same owner 6

Facilities that share an organizational owner with 5% or greater ownership or operational control.

Change-of-ownership history 1

DateEventCounterparty
Jul 1, 2023 Change of OwnershipThis provider was the buyer Benton Medical CenterCCN 273985, MT, NPI 1407989593

Change of ownership 1

Medicare changes of ownership in which this facility was the buyer or the seller.

Parent organization (reported in NPPES) 1

This organization reports itself as a subpart in NPPES; the parent’s legal name matches this organization in the same state.

Practitioners & affiliated clinicians

Practitioners 27

Individual providers connected to this organization through Medicare benefit reassignment, Care Compare group membership or National Provider Directory roles, and the practitioner matching its NPPES authorized official.

View all 27

Affiliated clinicians 39

Clinicians who list this facility as an affiliation in Medicare Care Compare.

View all 39

NPI Registry JSON

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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    "last_updated_epoch": "1786320000000",
    "number": "1164102794",
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            "city": "DALLAS",
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        "status": "A",
        "authorized_official_last_name": "HOULIHAN",
        "authorized_official_first_name": "BRUCE",
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    "endpoints": [],
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        },
        {
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        },
        {
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        }
    ]
}

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