William Andrew Paton, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Anchorage, AK
William Andrew Paton, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Anchorage, Alaska, and NPI 1790710747, issued on Jul 11, 2006. Check the license (Alaska 1959, as entered in NPPES) on the Alaska State Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- William Andrew Paton
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- 1959 AK
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4315 Diplomacy Dr, Anchorage, AK 99508
- Phone
- (907) 729-1615
- Enumerated
- Jul 11, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 24, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (907) 729-1634
- Medicaid ID
- MD1959 AK
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040916001056); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Clvlnd Clinic Lerner College Of Med Of Case Wstn Rsv University, 1969
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify William Andrew Paton in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlaska State Medical Board
Search for license 1959Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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).
Industry payments in 2024: $238.63
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Alaska Native Tribal Health ConsortiumAnchorage, AK
- Bristol Bay Area Health CorporationDillingham, AK
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
William Andrew Paton among 83 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Alaska
William Andrew Paton, MD is one of 83 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Alaska. 66% 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 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 40% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 66% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
- Graduated1969 · median 2005 among the 47 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 42% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Alaska practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Alaska
There are 83 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Alaska.
All 83 in Alaska → Every provider in Anchorage → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Richard Garner, M.D.Anchorage, AK 995081396773727
- Michael Geitz, MDAnchorage, AK 995081386616027
- Robert Hall, MDAnchorage, AK 995081144250416
- Loren Jensen, MDAnchorage, AK 995081003884321
- John Lapkass, MDAnchorage, AK 995081154363166
- Christopher Manion, MDAnchorage, AK 995081922043827
- Rollin McCord, MDAnchorage, AK 995081255361077
- Richard McEvoy, M.D.Anchorage, AK 995081467480731
Common questions
What is William Andrew Paton, MD's NPI number?
William Andrew Paton, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1790710747, issued on Jul 11, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is William Andrew Paton, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4315 Diplomacy Dr, Anchorage, AK, 99508. Phone: (907) 729-1615. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify William Andrew Paton, MD's license?
NPPES lists Alaska license number 1959, 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 William Andrew Paton, 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.