Dr. Charles Scott Needham, MD

Dr. Needham practices at St Vincent Healthcare in Billings, Montana.

Dr. Needham's NPI, 1063435899, was assigned on July 25, 2006. Dr. Needham graduated from Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science in 1991. Dr. Needham holds Utah license 188161-1205.

Dr. Needham's primary practice is St Vincent Healthcare, at 1233 N 30th St, Billings, MT 59101 in Yellowstone County. The practice phone is (406) 237-7000.

Dr. Needham's primary practice is St Vincent Healthcare in Billings, Montana. Dr. Needham is also affiliated with St. Vincent Regional Hospital. The medical group on file is SCL Health Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Needham to 1 more hospital, 3 medical groups and 2 group practices and clinics, each named with a free account.

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

Thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) is Dr. Needham's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208G00000X. Dr. Needham is board certified in thoracic and cardiac surgery by the American Board of Thoracic Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Needham's licenses on file in 9 states: Utah, Oregon, Nevada, Montana, New Mexico, Idaho, Michigan, Wyoming and Washington.

Dmand AI lists heart bypass surgery among the conditions Dr. Needham treats.

CMS data shows 909 Medicare services from Dr. Needham across 20 procedure codes in 2024, for 156 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $100,995 for them. Every service was in an office.

CMS counts 156 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Needham in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 78 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 1.55, 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. Needham's median patient age at 75, with 38% women.

In 2024, Dr. Needham wrote 93 Medicare Part D claims for 33 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 79 of them, across 2 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,208 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 21 claims across 1 drug.

Dr. Needham accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Needham as offering telehealth. CMS counts 18 procedures of coronary artery bypass graft (cabg) by Dr. Needham, more than 63% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Pacemaker insertion or repair: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

CMS Open Payments shows 238 general payments to Dr. Needham from 28 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 62% of the total. Medtronic Vascular, Inc. paid the most, $17,670.

Dr. Needham graduated from Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science in 1991.

Dr. Needham is in network with 18 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.