Doctors and health care providers in Big Lake, AK
11 individual NPPES records list a practice address in Big Lake, 58th of 72 Alaska cities. The largest group is massage therapist: 3, 27% of the city's records, against 4% across Alaska.
The 7 largest groups in Big Lake
Source: CMS NPPES primary taxonomy, file of Aug 9, 2026.
Big Lake in Alaska
- Rank in Alaska58th of 72 cities by records
- Share of the state<0.1% of Alaska's records
- Specialties present7 taxonomy codes
- Top three groups63.6% of all records
Providers in Big Lake, alphabetically
- Janet Bogard, LCSWClinical Social Worker1386810844
- Amber Braaten, LMTMassage Therapist1063211704
- Julie DittmanRegistered Nurse1679995435
- Heather EdgrenAttendant Care Provider1790394914
- Nikki Johnson, RNRegistered Nurse1396554523
- Jennifer LloydCase Manager/Care Coordinator1366328692
- Margaret Maixner, ANPFamily Nurse Practitioner1467824359
- Renae NelsonMassage Therapist1306293428
- Brenda PerkinsCase Manager/Care Coordinator1558151241
- Paul Schranz, PA-CPhysician Assistant1316335235
- Chrystle White, LMTMassage Therapist1366051203
How to read this directory
Big Lake, Alaska appears in the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System with 11 registered healthcare providers spanning 7 distinct NUCC-taxonomy specialties. This count includes every individual clinician who has applied for an NPI and listed a practice address in Big Lake - physicians, dentists, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, chiropractors, physical therapists, optometrists, psychologists, podiatrists, and every other credentialed provider type CMS tracks. It does not measure hospital beds, urgent-care capacity, or whether a given clinic is accepting new patients; it measures the pool of professionals with current NPI enrollment and a Big Lake practice location on file. Every figure is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES) - more than 7 million providers, maintained since May 2007, with 2024 Medicare Part D data, and, according to CMS, can be searched, compared, and traced in our methodology.
The provider mix in Big Lake is weighted toward Massage Therapist (3 clinicians, followed by Case Manager/Care Coordinator with 2 and Registered Nurse with 2). That distribution reflects how NPPES records specialty: providers self-select a primary taxonomy code, so a family physician who also practices geriatrics will show up under whichever NUCC code they registered first. Relative to Alaska's population, Big Lake reports roughly 1.5 providers per 100,000 residents using the state-level denominator, which is a rough proxy rather than a precise access-to-care measurement; the true catchment area of any {cityName} clinician extends beyond the municipal boundary.
Of Alaska's most common specialties, Community Health Worker is the most prominent one with no provider currently listing a Big Lake practice address, a coverage gap Big Lake patients typically fill by traveling to a larger nearby hub.
For Big Lake patients, this directory is most useful as a starting shortlist. Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available CMS government data, not a review site, a ranking, or medical advice. NPPES data is self-reported and refreshed monthly; call the practice directly to confirm the provider is still there, accepts your insurance, and is taking new patients.
For informational purposes only; this directory is not medical advice and not a substitute for checking a license. See also: how to find a doctor and how to verify one.
Common questions
How many doctors are in Big Lake, AK?
There are 11 registered healthcare providers in Big Lake, AK, covering 7 specialties. This includes physicians, dentists, therapists, and other licensed providers.
What are the most common medical specialties in Big Lake?
The most common specialties in Big Lake are Massage Therapist, Case Manager/Care Coordinator, Registered Nurse, Attendant Care Provider, Family Nurse Practitioner. Massage Therapist has the most providers with 3.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov). Records are self-reported registrations, not licenses.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.