Joan F. Gaela, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Anchorage, AK
Joan F. Gaela, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Anchorage, Alaska, and NPI 1750470142, issued on Oct 12, 2006. Check the license (Alaska 5320, as entered in NPPES) on the Alaska State Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joan F. Gaela
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 5320 AK
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4320 Diplomacy Dr, Anchorage, AK 99508
- Phone
- (907) 729-3971
- Enumerated
- Oct 12, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (907) 729-1542
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joan F. Gaela in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlaska State Medical Board
Search for license 5320Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
83% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
609 Medicare Part D claims for 73 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 61 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Lisinopril32 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium28 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen28 claims
- Gabapentin27 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate26 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate26 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.
Joan F. Gaela among 712 family medicine physician records in Alaska
Joan F. Gaela, MD is one of 712 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Alaska. 72% 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, 57% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 55% of these records are
- Record last updated2007 · 56% 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 Alaska practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
338 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Anchorage
They are 338 of the 11,751 NPPES records with a practice address in Anchorage, and 712 family medicine physician records in Alaska.
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Common questions
What is Joan F. Gaela, MD's NPI number?
Joan F. Gaela, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1750470142, issued on Oct 12, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joan F. Gaela, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4320 Diplomacy Dr, Anchorage, AK, 99508. Phone: (907) 729-3971. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joan F. Gaela, MD's license?
NPPES lists Alaska license number 5320, 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 Joan F. Gaela, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joan F. Gaela, MD had 609 Medicare Part D claims for 73 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.