Dr. Kurt E. Hecox, MD

  • Great Falls, MT
  • Neurologist
NPI1164473997
Medicare services, 2024
25
Medicare patients, 2024
29
Part D claims, 2016
23
Publications
40
MIPS score, 2024
83
Practice address
1101 26th S St, Great Falls, MT 59405
Practice phone
Call (406) 455-5000
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Primary practice

Benefis Health System

Great Falls, Montana

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Dr. Kurt E. Hecox is a neurologist in Great Falls, Montana

Dr. Hecox practices at Benefis Health System in Great Falls, Montana.

Dr. Hecox's NPI, 1164473997, was assigned on May 15, 2006. Dr. Hecox graduated from UC San Diego School of Medicine in 1975. Dr. Hecox's Wisconsin license number on file is 22860.

NPI and contact details
NPI enumeration date
May 15, 2006
NPI status
Active
Practice phone
(406) 455-5000
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
77
Medical school graduation
1975

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Practice Data

Dr. Kurt E. Hecox practices at Benefis Health System in Great Falls, Montana

Dr. Hecox's primary practice is Benefis Health System, at 1101 26th S St, Great Falls, MT 59405 in Cascade County. The practice phone is (406) 455-5000.

  • Benefis Health System
    1101 26th S St, Great Falls, MT 59405 · Cascade CountyPhone(406) 455-5000

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data

Dr. Kurt E. Hecox is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 2 medical groups

Dr. Hecox's primary practice is Benefis Health System in Great Falls, Montana. Dr. Hecox is also affiliated with Children's Wisconsin. The medical group on file is Benefis Health System. Dmand AI also links Dr. Hecox to 1 more medical group, named with a free account.

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Kurt E. Hecox's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Hecox practices. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Benefis Health SystemAvailable with a free account
+1 more site and 1 medical groupAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Kurt E. Hecox is one of 57 neurologists in Montana

Neurology is Dr. Hecox's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 2084N0400X. Dmand AI has Dr. Hecox's licenses on file in 6 states: Wisconsin, Montana, Illinois, Washington, Colorado and Georgia.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Neurology, WisconsinPrimaryLicense 22860 · 1980 to 2025 · taxonomy 2084N0400X
  • Montana license2009 to 2027
  • Illinois license1999 to 2026
  • Washington license2019 to 2024
  • Colorado license2018 to 2023
  • Georgia license2019 to 2023

Neurologists near Dr. Hecox

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57neurologists in Montana
8neurologists in Great Falls

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Kurt E. Hecox billed Medicare for 25 services in 2024

CMS data shows 25 Medicare services from Dr. Hecox across 2 procedure codes in 2024, for 29 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $1,096 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

Medicare services, 202425
Medicare patients29
Paid by Medicare$1,096
Procedure codes2

Dr. Hecox's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Tests and treatments
2023: 142024: 2579%

Dr. Hecox compared with the Montana median for neurologists, 2024

  • Dr. Hecox
  • Montana median
Medicare services
25vs 34993% below
Medicare patients
29vs 18784% below
Part D claims
23vs 46495% below

Medians across 56 neurologists in Montana with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Hecox's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Kurt E. Hecox treated 29 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 71

CMS counts 29 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Hecox in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 13 patients. 69% of them have high blood pressure, and 59% have mood disorders. Their average risk score is 2.86, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Hecox's median patient age at 15, with 58% women.

Medicare patients, 202429
Average age71
Average risk score2.86

Dr. Hecox's Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Chronic conditions among Dr. Hecox's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure69%
  2. Mood disorders59%
  3. High cholesterol55%
  4. Arthritis52%
  5. Depression48%
  6. Anxiety41%
  7. Stroke or TIA41%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Hecox's patients across all payers

Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.

Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 15

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women58%
  • Men42%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Kurt E. Hecox wrote 23 Medicare Part D claims in 2016

In 2016, Dr. Hecox wrote 23 Medicare Part D claims. Every claim was for a generic drug. They cover 2 drugs, with $601 in total drug cost.

Part D claims, 201623
Drugs named by CMS2
Total drug cost$601

Dr. Hecox's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2016

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

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Source: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026

Dr. Kurt E. Hecox scored 83 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 83 out of 100 for Dr. Hecox for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group.

Dr. Hecox's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 83of 100Final score
  • 62.6of 100Quality
  • 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities
  • 81of 100Cost

Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.

Source: Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026

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Dr. Kurt E. Hecox has 40 publications on record

Dmand AI links 40 papers to Dr. Hecox in 2015. The most frequent topics are Acoustic Stimulation, Brain Stem and Evoked Potentials, Auditory. Dr. Hecox has published most often in J Acoust Soc Am. Dr. Hecox's most frequent co-authors are Michael Harry Kohrman, MD, Sugandha Kirankumar Bhosrekar, MD and Xiuhua L. Bozarth, MD.

Papers40

Topics Dr. Hecox writes about most

  • Acoustic Stimulation
  • Brain Stem
  • Evoked Potentials, Auditory
  • Auditory Pathways
  • Electroencephalography
  • Evoked Potentials, Auditory, Brain Stem
  • Perceptual Masking
  • Reaction Time

Dr. Hecox's most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Hecox

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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage

Dr. Kurt E. Hecox received $336 in industry payments in 2018

CMS Open Payments shows 2 general payments to Dr. Hecox from 1 drug or device company in 2018. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 94% of the total. Philips Electronics North America Corporation paid the most, $336.

General payments to Dr. Hecox by kind, 2018 to 2018

$336in total
  • Travel and lodging$31694%
  • Food and beverage$196%

Companies that paid Dr. Hecox the most, 2018 to 2018

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Kurt E. Hecox graduated from UC San Diego School of Medicine

Dr. Hecox graduated from UC San Diego School of Medicine in 1975.

  1. Medical schoolUC San Diego School of Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Kurt E. Hecox accepts plans from 9 insurance carriers

Dr. Hecox is in network with 9 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and HCSC. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 7. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

  • Aetna
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
  • HCSC
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
  • Elevance
  • Alliant Health Plans
  • CMS Medicare
  • United Healthcare
  • +1 more carriersWith a free account

Plan types Dr. Hecox accepts, by number of carriers

  1. PPO7
  2. Medicare5
  3. POS3
  4. EPO2
  5. HMO2
  6. Medicaid1

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Kurt E. Hecox's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesClinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Kurt E. Hecox's NPI number?

Dr. Kurt E. Hecox's NPI number is 1164473997. It was assigned on May 15, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Kurt E. Hecox?

Dr. Kurt E. Hecox is a neurologist in Great Falls, Montana. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Neurology Physician (taxonomy code 2084N0400X).

Where does Dr. Kurt E. Hecox practice?

Dr. Hecox practices at 1101 26th S St, Great Falls, MT 59405. Dr. Hecox's primary practice is Benefis Health System in Great Falls, Montana. Dmand AI also links Dr. Hecox to 1 medical group.

What is Dr. Kurt E. Hecox's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Hecox is (406) 455-5000.

What is Dr. Kurt E. Hecox's medical license number?

Dr. Hecox's Wisconsin license number on file is 22860, one of the licenses on file in 6 states.

Which states has Dr. Kurt E. Hecox been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Hecox in Wisconsin (1980 to 2025), Montana (2009 to 2027), Illinois (1999 to 2026), Washington (2019 to 2024), Colorado (2018 to 2023) and Georgia (2019 to 2023).

Which hospitals is Dr. Kurt E. Hecox affiliated with?

Dr. Hecox is affiliated with Children's Wisconsin.

What medical group is Dr. Kurt E. Hecox part of?

Dr. Hecox is linked to Benefis Health System. Dmand AI links Dr. Hecox to 1 more medical group.

Does Dr. Kurt E. Hecox accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Hecox billed Medicare for 25 services in 2024.

What is Dr. Kurt E. Hecox's MIPS score?

Dr. Hecox's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 83 out of 100, reported as part of a group.

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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Kurt E. Hecox see?

CMS counts 29 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Hecox in 2024, with an average age of 71.

What services does Dr. Kurt E. Hecox bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Hecox's most billed Medicare services were nerve and brain test (95819) and nerve and brain test (95816).

Where did Dr. Kurt E. Hecox go to medical school?

Dr. Hecox graduated from UC San Diego School of Medicine in 1975.

What drugs does Dr. Kurt E. Hecox prescribe most?

In 2016 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Hecox's most prescribed drugs by claims were Clonazepam and Zonisamide.

Has Dr. Kurt E. Hecox received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $336 in general payments to Dr. Hecox from 1 company from 2018 to 2018. The largest total came from Philips Electronics North America Corporation.

How long has Dr. Kurt E. Hecox been practicing?

Dr. Hecox graduated from medical school in 1975, 51 years ago.

Does Dr. Kurt E. Hecox do research?

Dmand AI links 40 publications to Dr. Hecox.

Who does Dr. Kurt E. Hecox publish with?

Dr. Hecox's most frequent co-authors are Michael Harry Kohrman, MD (2 shared papers), Sugandha Kirankumar Bhosrekar, MD (1 shared paper) and Xiuhua L. Bozarth, MD (1 shared paper).

What insurance does Dr. Kurt E. Hecox accept?

Dr. Hecox is in network with 9 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and HCSC. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 7. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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