Dr. Tarin Chase Worrest, MD

Dr. Worrest practices at Community Medical Center in Missoula, Montana, part of Lifepoint Health.

Dr. Worrest's NPI, 1598183303, was assigned on March 31, 2014. Dr. Worrest graduated from Georgetown University School of Medicine in 2014. Dr. Worrest holds Montana license MED-PHYS-LIC-100134.

Dr. Worrest's primary practice is Community Medical Center, at 2827 Fort Missoula Rd, Missoula, MT 59804 in Missoula County. The practice phone is (406) 728-4100.

Dr. Worrest's primary practice is Community Medical Center in Missoula, Montana, part of Lifepoint Health. Dr. Worrest is also affiliated with Providence St. Patrick Hospital. The medical group on file is Community Medical Center. Dmand AI also links Dr. Worrest to 1 more hospital and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Worrest practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Surgery is Dr. Worrest's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dr. Worrest is licensed in Montana.

CMS data shows 265 Medicare services from Dr. Worrest across 9 procedure codes in 2024, for 179 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $17,129 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 179 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Worrest in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 94 patients. 69% of them have high blood pressure, and 63% have high cholesterol. 23% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.56, 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. Worrest's median patient age at 58, with 62% women.

In 2024, Dr. Worrest wrote 173 Medicare Part D claims for 79 patients. 99% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 137 of them, across 3 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $669 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 91 claims across 4 drugs.

Dr. Worrest accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Worrest as offering telehealth. CMS counts 18 procedures of upper gastrointestinal (gi) endoscopy for acid reflux by Dr. Worrest, more than 48% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Colonoscopy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Hernia repair (minimally invasive): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Hernia repair - groin (open): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Removal or shaving of skin growth: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 6 papers to Dr. Worrest, published from 2018 to 2022. 2019 was the busiest year, with 3. The most frequent topics are Splenectomy, Laparoscopy and Purpura, Thrombocytopenic, Idiopathic. Dr. Worrest has published most often in J Surg Res. Dr. Worrest's most frequent co-authors are Erin Wian Gilbert, MD, Brett C. Sheppard, MD and Thomas Grier Deloughery, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 43 general payments to Dr. Worrest from 7 drug and device companies from 2018 to 2025. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 60% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $4,688.

Dr. Worrest graduated from Georgetown University School of Medicine in 2014.