Ruth Ann McGovern, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Anchorage, AK
Ruth Ann McGovern, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Anchorage, Alaska, and NPI 1639706104, issued on Mar 25, 2020. Check the license (Alaska 217039, as entered in NPPES) on the Alaska State Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ruth Ann McGovern
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 217039 AK
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4951 Business Park Blvd, Anchorage, AK 99503
- Phone
- (907) 743-7200
- Enumerated
- Mar 25, 2020
- Record last updated
- May 23, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250401001202); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Warren Alpert Medical School Of Brown University, 2020
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ruth Ann McGovern in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlaska State Medical Board
Search for license 217039Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
65% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
1,235 Medicare Part D claims for 207 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 14 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium78 claims
- Gabapentin63 claims
- Lisinopril51 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium49 claims
- Losartan Potassium46 claims
- Metformin Hcl43 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 2 group practices
- Anchorage Neighborhood Health Center IncAnchorage, AK
- Select Physical Therapy Holdings IncEagle River, AK
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ruth Ann McGovern among 712 family medicine physician records in Alaska
Ruth Ann McGovern, 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 2020, is newer than 85% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 85% of these records are older, 13% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 55% of these records are
- Graduated2020 · median 2008 among the 388 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 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.
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The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Donna Fearey, ANPAnchorage, AK 995031285667501
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Common questions
What is Ruth Ann McGovern, MD's NPI number?
Ruth Ann McGovern, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1639706104, issued on Mar 25, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ruth Ann McGovern, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4951 Business Park Blvd, Anchorage, AK, 99503. Phone: (907) 743-7200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ruth Ann McGovern, MD's license?
NPPES lists Alaska license number 217039, 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 Ruth Ann McGovern, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ruth Ann McGovern, MD had 1,235 Medicare Part D claims for 207 beneficiaries; 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.