Richard W. Asher, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Dillingham, AK
Richard W. Asher, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Dillingham, Alaska, and NPI 1205876448, issued on Jun 7, 2006. Check the license (Alaska 1899, as entered in NPPES) on the Alaska State Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard W. Asher
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 1899 AK
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6000 Kanakanak RD, Dillingham, AK 99835
- Phone
- (907) 842-5201
- Enumerated
- Jun 7, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 21, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (907) 842-9250
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Richard W. Asher in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlaska State Medical Board
Search for license 1899Check 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
22 Medicare Part D claims, 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.
Richard W. Asher among 712 family medicine physician records in Alaska
Richard W. Asher, 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 fileNo · 55% of these records are
- Record last updated2021 · 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).
15 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Dillingham
They are 15 of the 218 NPPES records with a practice address in Dillingham, and 712 family medicine physician records in Alaska.
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The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Debra Brushafer, M.D.Sitka, AK 998351215939871
- Susan Carlson, MDSitka, AK 998351932200946
- Robert Carlson, MDSitka, AK 998351952491466
- Valerie Edwards, M.D.Sitka, AK 998351942307822
- Roger Golub, MDSitka, AK 998351528134046
- Robert Hunter, M.D.Sitka, AK 998351093887358
Common questions
What is Richard W. Asher, MD's NPI number?
Richard W. Asher, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1205876448, issued on Jun 7, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard W. Asher, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6000 Kanakanak RD, Dillingham, AK, 99835. Phone: (907) 842-5201. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard W. Asher, MD's license?
NPPES lists Alaska license number 1899, 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 Richard W. Asher, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard W. Asher, MD had 22 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.