Michelle R. Hensel, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Seward, AK
Michelle R. Hensel, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Seward, Alaska, and NPI 1154434298, issued on Aug 15, 2006. Check the license (Alaska 4390, as entered in NPPES) on the Alaska State Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michelle R. Hensel
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 4390 AK
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 417 First Avenue, Seward, AK 99664
- Phone
- (907) 224-5205
- Enumerated
- Aug 15, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 19, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- MD29533 AK
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150317000375); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Washington School Of Medicine, 1996
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 417 First Avenue
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Amy Bukac, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1649431354
- Jeanette Nienaber, PAPhysician Assistant1134558984
Verify Michelle R. Hensel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlaska State Medical Board
Search for license 4390Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
99% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
21 Medicare Part D claims for 12 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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): 87.1 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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Alaska Native Tribal Health ConsortiumAnchorage, AK
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michelle R. Hensel among 712 family medicine physician records in Alaska
Michelle R. Hensel, 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
- Graduated1996 · median 2008 among the 388 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 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).
5 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Seward
They are 5 of the 239 NPPES records with a practice address in Seward, and 712 family medicine physician records in Alaska.
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The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Amy Bukac, M.D.Seward, AK 996641649431354
- Jerry Flynn, M.D.Seward, AK 996641003070780
- Robert Reeg, MDSeward, AK 996641912010059
- Eric Rice, DOSeward, AK 996641295294510
- Gonzalo Araoz Fraser, M.D.Soldotna, AK 996691710946702
- Gladys Bailon, M.D.Soldotna, AK 996691467436071
- Lavern Davidhizar, DOSoldotna, AK 996691154334381
- Marcus Deede, M.D.Soldotna, AK 996691801946066
Common questions
What is Michelle R. Hensel, MD's NPI number?
Michelle R. Hensel, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1154434298, issued on Aug 15, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michelle R. Hensel, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 417 First Avenue, Seward, AK, 99664. Phone: (907) 224-5205. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michelle R. Hensel, MD's license?
NPPES lists Alaska license number 4390, 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 Michelle R. Hensel, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michelle R. Hensel, MD had 21 Medicare Part D claims for 12 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Michelle R. Hensel, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 87.1 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.