NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Nicholas James Josten, M.D.

Anesthesiology Physician · Soldotna, AK

Nicholas James Josten, M.D. is an anesthesiology physician with a practice address in Soldotna, Alaska, and NPI 1164817979, issued on Mar 30, 2015. Check the license (Alaska 142963, 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 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1164817979
Name
Nicholas James Josten
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Anesthesiology Physician 207L00000X
License number
142963 AK
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
250 Hospital PL, Soldotna, AK 99669
Phone
(907) 714-4444
Enumerated
Mar 30, 2015
Record last updated
Oct 7, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid ID
1701367 AK
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20191218002517); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Stanford University School Of Medicine, 2015
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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Also registered at 250 Hospital PL

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Marcia Anderson, RDRegistered Dietitian1720249550
  2. Peter Anderson, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1700866126
  3. Stephen BaumgardnerRegistered Nurse1063833952
  4. Katherine Becher, FNPNurse Practitioner1003972043
  5. Klaus Beplat, MPTPhysical Therapist1811045545
  6. Leslie Bonnet, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1013379700

Verify Nicholas James Josten 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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The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 92.4 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 score99.3
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%86.7
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%83.0
  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: $45.33

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Avanos Medical. The 17,774 providers of this specialty with any payment received $669.59 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Nicholas Josten$45.33
  2. Specialty average$669.59

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

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Central Peninsula General Hospital IncSoldotna, AK

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

Nicholas James Josten among 130 anesthesiology physician records in Alaska

Nicholas James Josten, M.D. is one of 130 anesthesiology physician records with a practice address in Alaska. 70% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 82% of them.

  • NPI issued2015 · 82% of these records are older, 15% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 70% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
  • Graduated2015 · median 2006 among the 80 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207L00000X and a Alaska practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Anesthesiology Physician providers in Alaska

There are 130 anesthesiology physician records in Alaska.

The 8 anesthesiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Darlene Brown, DOSoldotna, AK 996691992787360
  2. Lindsay Cobb, M.D.Soldotna, AK 996691750581914
  3. Justin Evans, M.D.Soldotna, AK 996691174502603
  4. Timothy Gleason, D.O.Soldotna, AK 996691902967482
  5. Cory Jones, MDSoldotna, AK 996691881120038
  6. Gregg Motonaga, M.D.Soldotna, AK 996691063422145
  7. Daniel Beistline, MDPalmer, AK 996451013030691
  8. Ernest Koehrer, M.D.Palmer, AK 996451861443152

Common questions

What is Nicholas James Josten, M.D.'s NPI number?

Nicholas James Josten, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1164817979, issued on Mar 30, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Nicholas James Josten, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 250 Hospital PL, Soldotna, AK, 99669. Phone: (907) 714-4444. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Nicholas James Josten, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Alaska license number 142963, 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 Nicholas James Josten, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 92.4 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.