NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

John Whitford Huffer, MD

Urology Physician · Juneau, AK

John Whitford Huffer, MD is a urology physician with a practice address in Juneau, Alaska, and NPI 1154460194, issued on Feb 6, 2007. Check the license (Alaska 4879, 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
1154460194
Name
John Whitford Huffer
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Urology Physician 208800000X
License number
4879 AK
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3000 Vintage Blvd Ste 270, Juneau, AK 99801
Phone
(907) 586-1450
Enumerated
Feb 6, 2007
Record last updated
Jun 7, 2022
Fax
(907) 500-7395
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20090105000004); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Colorado School Of Medicine, Denver, 2003
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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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Verify John Whitford Huffer 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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22% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average urology physician in 2024

1,042 Medicare Part D claims for 263 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,340 among the 10,782 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 62 claims were for opioids.

  1. John Huffer1,042
  2. Specialty average1,340

Most prescribed

  1. Tamsulosin Hcl139 claims
  2. Ciprofloxacin Hcl120 claims
  3. Myrbetriq90 claims
  4. Cephalexin86 claims
  5. Tadalafil86 claims
  6. Solifenacin Succinate62 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): 97.2 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 score96.7
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%86.6
  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: $22.43

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was 180 Medical, Inc. The 9,340 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,800.04 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. John Huffer$22.43
  2. Specialty average$3,800.04

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

John Whitford Huffer among 32 urology physician records in Alaska

John Whitford Huffer, MD is one of 32 urology physician records with a practice address in Alaska. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 41% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 41% of these records are older, 41% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
  • Graduated2003 · median 2006 among the 19 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 66% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208800000X and a Alaska practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Urology Physician providers in Alaska

There are 32 urology physician records in Alaska.

The 8 urology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Max Levitt, MDFairbanks, AK 997011487499307
  2. Tony Nimeh, MDFairbanks, AK 997011760804777
  3. Gary Schoenrock, MDKetchikan, AK 999011699876854
  4. David Sharp, M.D.Fairbanks, AK 997011275720344
  5. Shannon Smith, MD/MPHFairbanks, AK 997011043673791
  6. Robert Cadoff, M.D.Soldotna, AK 996691821086927
  7. Greg Lund, MDPalmer, AK 996451538169321
  8. Jeff Simerville, MDPalmer, AK 996451871575506

Common questions

What is John Whitford Huffer, MD's NPI number?

John Whitford Huffer, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1154460194, issued on Feb 6, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is John Whitford Huffer, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3000 Vintage Blvd Ste 270, Juneau, AK, 99801. Phone: (907) 586-1450. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify John Whitford Huffer, MD's license?

NPPES lists Alaska license number 4879, 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 John Whitford Huffer, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, John Whitford Huffer, MD had 1,042 Medicare Part D claims for 263 beneficiaries; the average among urology physician prescribers was 1,340. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is John Whitford Huffer, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.2 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.