NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Alex Layne Dutson

Family Medicine Physician · Elko, NV

Alex Layne Dutson is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Elko, Nevada, and NPI 1528553344, issued on Jun 25, 2018. Check the license (Nevada DO2939, as entered in NPPES) on the Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1528553344
Name
Alex Layne Dutson
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
DO2939 NV
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1995 Errecart Blvd, Elko, NV 89801
Phone
(775) 777-2061
Enumerated
Jun 25, 2018
Record last updated
Apr 9, 2026
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20210726003305); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Touro Un Col Of Osteopathic Medicine, Henderson, 2018
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1995 Errecart Blvd

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Christy Armbruster, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1073567426
  2. Kevin Dinwiddie, MDPediatrics Physician1861432924
  3. Brian Fox, M.D.Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician1710956362
  4. Marian Groff, CNM MSNAdvanced Practice Midwife1255420790
  5. Paul Herman, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1003869330
  6. Veronica Janhunen, MDPediatrics Physician1528324720

Verify Alex Layne Dutson in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNevada State Board of Medical Examiners
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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33% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

4,696 Medicare Part D claims for 440 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims.

  1. Alex Dutson4,696
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium400 claims
  2. Levothyroxine Sodium343 claims
  3. Lisinopril249 claims
  4. Amlodipine Besylate228 claims
  5. Losartan Potassium224 claims
  6. Omeprazole167 claims

Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.

No measured MIPS final score for 2023

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $57.23

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Alex Dutson$57.23
  2. Specialty average$902.55

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Northeastern Nevada Physician Practices LLCElko, NV

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Alex Layne Dutson among 1,243 family medicine physician records in Nevada

Alex Layne Dutson is one of 1,243 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Nevada. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 78% of them.

  • NPI issued2018 · 78% of these records are older, 17% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
  • Graduated2018 · median 2008 among the 726 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 45% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Nevada practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

8 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Elko

They are 8 of the 720 NPPES records with a practice address in Elko, and 1,243 family medicine physician records in Nevada.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Paul Herman, M.D.Elko, NV 898011003869330
  2. Steve Lore, MDElko, NV 898011922090356
  3. Kirin Madden, MDElko, NV 898011659436038
  4. Christine Potterjones, MDElko, NV 898011417952961
  5. Ronald Simon, DOElko, NV 898011740266972
  6. Christopher Williams, M.D.Elko, NV 898011275524779
  7. Karen Wright, MDElko, NV 898011215941760
  8. David Birnbaum, M.D.Battle Mountain, NV 898201285631580

Common questions

What is Alex Layne Dutson's NPI number?

Alex Layne Dutson's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1528553344, issued on Jun 25, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Alex Layne Dutson located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1995 Errecart Blvd, Elko, NV, 89801. Phone: (775) 777-2061. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Alex Layne Dutson's license?

NPPES lists Nevada license number DO2939, as entered by the provider. Search the Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners at https://medboard.nv.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Alex Layne Dutson prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Alex Layne Dutson had 4,696 Medicare Part D claims for 440 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Alex Layne Dutson's MIPS final score?

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

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.