NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Owen Lawrence Ala, MD

Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician · Anchorage, AK

Owen Lawrence Ala, MD is an orthopaedic hand surgery physician with a practice address in Anchorage, Alaska, and NPI 1902065816, issued on Jun 5, 2008. Check the license (Alaska 8031, 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
1902065816
Name
Owen Lawrence Ala
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician 207XS0106X
License number
8031 AK
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3801 Lake Otis Pkwy, Anchorage, AK 99508
Phone
(907) 562-2277
Enumerated
Jun 5, 2008
Record last updated
Oct 23, 2025
Fax
(907) 563-3460
Medicaid ID
1616265 AK
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20140819000905); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Js Weill Medical College, Cornell University, 2008
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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Also registered at 3801 Lake Otis Pkwy

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

  1. Rochelle Aleman, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1730857368
  2. Brandy Atkins, DNP, ANP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1255394326
  3. Alyssa BabcockAthletic Trainer1609251784
  4. William Berry, OTHand Occupational Therapist1629141767
  5. Chelsea Bouman, PT, DPTOrthopedic Physical Therapist1356824577
  6. Caroline BourquinFamily Nurse Practitioner1750198735

Verify Owen Lawrence Ala 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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82% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic hand surgery physician in 2024

34 Medicare Part D claims for 18 beneficiaries, against an average of 186 among the 2,203 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.

  1. Owen Ala34
  2. Specialty average186

Most prescribed

  1. Meloxicam23 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): 65.5 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 score74.8
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%10.0
  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: $35.83

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. The 1,819 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,529.86 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Owen Ala$35.83
  2. Specialty average$5,529.86

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. Orthoalaska LLCAnchorage, AK

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

Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician providers in Alaska

There are 9 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in Alaska.

The 8 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Leslie Dean, M.D.Anchorage, AK 995081487684791
  2. Mary Fox, M.D.Anchorage, AK 995081881937282
  3. Jessie Janowski, M.D.Anchorage, AK 995081144545476
  4. Marc Kornmesser, M.D.Anchorage, AK 995081497783260
  5. Dann Laudermilch, M.D.Anchorage, AK 995081063709673
  6. Michael McNamara, M. D.Anchorage, AK 995081457330961
  7. Kurt Mentzer, MDAnchorage, AK 995081891882213
  8. Alan Swenson, MDAnchorage, AK 995081215371430

Common questions

What is Owen Lawrence Ala, MD's NPI number?

Owen Lawrence Ala, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1902065816, issued on Jun 5, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Owen Lawrence Ala, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3801 Lake Otis Pkwy, Anchorage, AK, 99508. Phone: (907) 562-2277. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Owen Lawrence Ala, MD's license?

NPPES lists Alaska license number 8031, 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 Owen Lawrence Ala, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Owen Lawrence Ala, MD had 34 Medicare Part D claims for 18 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic hand surgery physician prescribers was 186. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Owen Lawrence Ala, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 65.5 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.