Gerald Alston, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Arcata, CA
Gerald Alston, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Arcata, California, and NPI 1578650388, issued on Oct 5, 2006. Check the license on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Gerald Alston
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- Practice location
- 785 18TH Street, Arcata, CA 95521
- Phone
- (707) 822-2481
- Enumerated
- Oct 5, 2006
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 785 18TH Street
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Judy Burns, MDFamily Medicine Physician1679669253
- Ellen Drury, CNM, RNAdvanced Practice Midwife1821181470
- Janne Gibbs, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1700972437
- Lorraine Watkins, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1952782666
Verify Gerald Alston in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of CaliforniaCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
53% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
1,649 Medicare Part D claims for 209 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,519 among the 111,126 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 121 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium98 claims
- Lisinopril71 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen69 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium63 claims
- Omeprazole38 claims
- Gabapentin37 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.
One hospital or facility affiliation
- Open Door Community Health CentersArcata, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
31 family medicine physician records list a Arcata practice address
They are 31 of the 829 NPPES records with a Arcata practice address, and 16,272 family medicine physician records in California.
All 31 in Arcata → All 16,272 in California → Every provider in Arcata →
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Common questions
What is Gerald Alston, MD's NPI number?
Gerald Alston, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578650388, issued on Oct 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Gerald Alston, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 785 18TH Street, Arcata, CA, 95521. Phone: (707) 822-2481. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Gerald Alston, MD's license?
Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Gerald Alston, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Gerald Alston, MD had 1,649 Medicare Part D claims for 209 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,519. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.