NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Mary Owenga Gwayi-Chore, MD

Family Medicine Physician · Anchorage, AK

Mary Owenga Gwayi-Chore, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Anchorage, Alaska, and NPI 1487628061, issued on Feb 13, 2006. Check the license (Alaska 6990, as entered in NPPES) on the Alaska State Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1487628061
Name
Mary Owenga Gwayi-Chore
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License numbers
6990 AK
690 AK
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1341 Birchwood St, Anchorage, AK 99508
Phone
(907) 868-1288
Enumerated
Feb 13, 2006
Record last updated
Jan 6, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(907) 868-1288
Medicaid ID
MD3922 AK
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240725003381); accepts Medicare assignment
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 Mary Owenga Gwayi-Chore 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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97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

103 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Mary Gwayi-Chore103
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Amlodipine Besylate11 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Commonwealth Healthcare CorporationSaipan, MP

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Mary Owenga Gwayi-Chore among 712 family medicine physician records in Alaska

Mary Owenga Gwayi-Chore, 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 fileYes · 55% of these records are
  • Graduated1977 · median 2008 among the 388 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2011 · 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.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Rebekah Briscoe, DOAnchorage, AK 995081861481210
  2. William Buttner, MDAnchorage, AK 995081003893132
  3. John Cates, D.O.Anchorage, AK 995081558333146
  4. Mary Foland, MDAnchorage, AK 995081871557645
  5. Donna Galbreath, MDAnchorage, AK 995081073502043
  6. Mari Hately, MDAnchorage, AK 995081467447110
  7. Katherine Kolb, MDAnchorage, AK 995081306813373
  8. Kenneth Moll, MDAnchorage, AK 995081326012337

Common questions

What is Mary Owenga Gwayi-Chore, MD's NPI number?

Mary Owenga Gwayi-Chore, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1487628061, issued on Feb 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Mary Owenga Gwayi-Chore, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1341 Birchwood St, Anchorage, AK, 99508. Phone: (907) 868-1288. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Mary Owenga Gwayi-Chore, MD's license?

NPPES lists Alaska license number 6990, 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 Mary Owenga Gwayi-Chore, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Mary Owenga Gwayi-Chore, MD had 103 Medicare Part D claims; 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.