Howard Frederick Detwiler, M.D.
Psychiatry Physician · Anchorage, AK
Howard Frederick Detwiler, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Anchorage, Alaska, and NPI 1649257460, issued on Dec 22, 2005. Check the license (Alaska AA2849, as entered in NPPES) on the Alaska State Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Howard Frederick Detwiler
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License numbers
- AA2849 AK
A36936 CA
MD11166 HI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4141 B St Ste 302, Anchorage, AK 99503
- Phone
- (907) 770-0585
- Enumerated
- Dec 22, 2005
- Record last updated
- Oct 21, 2022
- Fax
- (907) 770-0586
- Medicaid ID
- 1598811 AK
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070709000195); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Loma Linda University School Of Medicine, 1980
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 4141 B St Ste 302
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Howard Frederick Detwiler in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlaska State Medical Board
Search for license AA2849Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
87% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
129 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Escitalopram Oxalate21 claims
- Bupropion Xl20 claims
- Alprazolam12 claims
- Pregabalin12 claims
- Zolpidem Tartrate12 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $557.94
25 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.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Howard Frederick Detwiler among 122 psychiatry physician records in Alaska
Howard Frederick Detwiler, 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 94% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 66% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 49% of these records are
- Graduated1980 · median 2002 among the 60 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 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.
All 122 in Alaska → Every provider in Anchorage → Psychiatry Physician nationwide →
The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Michael Alcorn, M.D.Anchorage, AK 995031760547210
- Jay Ehly, M.D.Anchorage, AK 995031447441944
- Andrew Fisher, MDAnchorage, AK 995031740244912
- Eric Garby, M.D.Anchorage, AK 995031891826400
- Lee Ann Gee, M.D.Anchorage, AK 995031528267689
- Royal Kiehl, M.D.Anchorage, AK 995031144292533
- Jan Kiele, MDAnchorage, AK 995031427119155
- David Mack, MDAnchorage, AK 995031811041056
Common questions
What is Howard Frederick Detwiler, M.D.'s NPI number?
Howard Frederick Detwiler, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1649257460, issued on Dec 22, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Howard Frederick Detwiler, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4141 B St Ste 302, Anchorage, AK, 99503. Phone: (907) 770-0585. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Howard Frederick Detwiler, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Alaska license number AA2849, 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 Howard Frederick Detwiler, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Howard Frederick Detwiler, M.D. had 129 Medicare Part D claims; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.