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Montana Physician License 2026: MT BME Process, IMLC Fast-Track, Timeline & Billings Clinic / SCL / Logan Health Credentialing
Montana is one of the most sparsely populated states in the US and has among the highest rates of rural physician shortage. Primary markets are Billings (Billings Clinic, SCL St. Vincent), Missoula (Providence St. Patrick), Bozeman (Bozeman Health), and Great Falls (Benefis Health). Montana is an IMLC member.
Major health system credentialing (MT)
- Billings Clinic: 90–120 days. Largest physician-led health system in the region; serves SE Montana and Northern Wyoming.
- SCL Health St. Vincent Healthcare (Billings): 90–120 days Intermountain-affiliated Catholic system.
- Providence St. Patrick Hospital (Missoula): 90–120 days.
- Bozeman Health: 90–120 days regional; fastest-growing MT market driven by outdoor recreation/tech in-migration.
What we see at Ava Health
Montana has severe rural physician shortages statewide — nearly every county outside Billings, Missoula, and Bozeman is HPSA-designated. Bozeman is rapidly growing. IHS/tribal facilities generate ongoing demand. Locum physicians willing to cover rural MT command among the highest per-diem rates in the Mountain West.
Related: Wyoming Physician License 2026, Idaho Physician License 2026.
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