Joseph Moss Alter, MD
Emergency Medicine Physician · Palmer, AK
Joseph Moss Alter, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Palmer, Alaska, and NPI 1629365267, issued on Jul 4, 2011. Check the license (Alaska MED T 8202, as entered in NPPES) on the Alaska State Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph Moss Alter
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- MED T 8202 AK
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2500 S Woodworth Loop, Palmer, AK 99645
- Phone
- (907) 861-6000
- Enumerated
- Jul 4, 2011
- Record last updated
- May 19, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest emergency medicine physician records → All 183 in Alaska → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 2500 S Woodworth Loop
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Amanda AlexanderPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1164829354
- Michelle Allen, RNCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1184258170
- Michael Alter, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1124153242
- Eric Atkinson, RN, CNOR, RNFARegistered Nurse1619532215
- Jesse Atwood, MDPediatrics Physician1700894664
- Meghan Barnett Sonnabend, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1205229341
Verify Joseph Moss Alter in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlaska State Medical Board
Search for license MED T 8202Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 84.3 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Joseph Moss Alter among 183 emergency medicine physician records in Alaska
Joseph Moss Alter, MD is one of 183 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Alaska. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 57% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 57% of these records are older, 39% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 55% of these records are
- Record last updated2018 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Alaska practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
19 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Palmer
They are 19 of the 771 NPPES records with a practice address in Palmer, and 183 emergency medicine physician records in Alaska.
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The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Michael Alter, MDPalmer, AK 996451124153242
- Thomas Check, MDPalmer, AK 996451306974191
- Kevin Delduca, MDPalmer, AK 996451023146149
- David Grove, MDPalmer, AK 996451376678490
- Robert Hagberg, MDPalmer, AK 996451760532006
- Gregory Higgins, MDPalmer, AK 996451053323907
- Mark Lee, MDPalmer, AK 996451881722601
- Thomas Leigh, MDPalmer, AK 996451386772176
Common questions
What is Joseph Moss Alter, MD's NPI number?
Joseph Moss Alter, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629365267, issued on Jul 4, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph Moss Alter, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2500 S Woodworth Loop, Palmer, AK, 99645. Phone: (907) 861-6000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph Moss Alter, MD's license?
NPPES lists Alaska license number MED T 8202, 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.
What is Joseph Moss Alter, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 84.3 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.