NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Alex Craig Orten, M.D.

Psychiatry Physician · Anchorage, AK

Alex Craig Orten, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Anchorage, Alaska, and NPI 1518912849, issued on May 24, 2006. Check the license (Alaska 4074, as entered in NPPES) on the Alaska State Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1518912849
Name
Alex Craig Orten
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License number
4074 AK
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4320 Diplomacy Dr, Anchorage, AK 99508
Phone
(907) 729-8624
Enumerated
May 24, 2006
Record last updated
Dec 20, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid ID
MD0832 AK
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 4320 Diplomacy Dr

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

  1. Evelyn AbelloProfessional Counselor1801452867
  2. Janel AboPharmacist1700740206
  3. Jean Adamson, CNMRegistered Nurse1598778524
  4. Cynthia Aguiar, RPH BCPPPsychiatric Pharmacist1275536104
  5. Persephone AkinsMassage Therapist1619717220
  6. Wendi Alejandre, CNMAdvanced Practice Midwife1891233136

Verify Alex Craig Orten in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlaska State Medical Board
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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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58% more Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024

1,581 Medicare Part D claims for 29 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims.

  1. Alex Orten1,581
  2. Specialty average1,000

Most prescribed

  1. Aripiprazole237 claims
  2. Sertraline Hcl192 claims
  3. Olanzapine171 claims
  4. Prazosin Hcl118 claims
  5. Quetiapine Fumarate103 claims
  6. Fluoxetine Hcl78 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.

The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 83.2 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score77.2
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%50.2
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

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

Industry payments in 2024: $22,248.12

30 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Alex Orten$22,248
  2. Specialty average$4,955

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

Alex Craig Orten among 122 psychiatry physician records in Alaska

Alex Craig Orten, M.D. is one of 122 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Alaska. 66% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 6% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 51% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 49% of these records are
  • Record last updated2012 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a Alaska practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Psychiatry Physician providers in Alaska

There are 122 psychiatry physician records in Alaska.

The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Ronald Feigin, MDAnchorage, AK 995081568435113
  2. Eileen Ha, M.D.Anchorage, AK 995081760417208
  3. Deanna Johnson, M.D.Anchorage, AK 995081427074129
  4. Kahnaz Khari, MDAnchorage, AK 995081649291261
  5. Mary Langdon, MDAnchorage, AK 995081215987037
  6. Nancy Lehman, MDAnchorage, AK 995081184674871
  7. Ramzi Nassar, MDAnchorage, AK 995081790735579
  8. Carolyn Rader, MDAnchorage, AK 995081689625220

Common questions

What is Alex Craig Orten, M.D.'s NPI number?

Alex Craig Orten, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518912849, issued on May 24, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Alex Craig Orten, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4320 Diplomacy Dr, Anchorage, AK, 99508. Phone: (907) 729-8624. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Alex Craig Orten, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Alaska license number 4074, as entered by the provider. Search the Alaska State Medical Board at https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/cbpl/ProfessionalLicensing/StateMedicalBoard.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Alex Craig Orten, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Alex Craig Orten, M.D. had 1,581 Medicare Part D claims for 29 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Alex Craig Orten, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 83.2 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.