NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Acupuncturist in Alaska

107 NPPES records list acupuncturist with a practice address in Alaska, 14.6 per 100,000 residents, the 11th highest rate of 51. Anchorage and Fairbanks have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the Alaska license search. Page 3 of 3.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 171100000X · method

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

Anchorage has the most, 49

  1. Anchorage49
  2. Fairbanks18
  3. Palmer6
  4. Homer5
  5. Soldotna5

Acupuncturist records in Alaska

  1. Carmen Williams BydalekAnchorage, AK 995031801651146
  2. Christie Wisel, MSTOM, DAOMSeward, AK 996641700445392
  3. Patricia Wong, M.AC., DIPL. AC.Anchorage, AK 995071154728152
  4. Seth WoodAnchorage, AK 995181417274598
  5. Brian Yelverton, L.AC.Anchorage, AK 995031316313422
  6. Daesong Yim, PH.D., LACFairbanks, AK 997011053568782
  7. Lingbin ZhuFort Wainwright, AK 997031033433669

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 171100000X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

Alaska ranks 11 of 51 per resident

  1. Washington19.0
  2. Maryland19.0
  3. Massachusetts18.3
  4. Alaska14.6
  5. Maine12.7
  6. District of Columbia12.2
  7. 50 states and D.C.10.0

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 171100000X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

0.0% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 0.2% nationally

A Medicare file here is Part D prescribing (2024), a MIPS score (2023), an Open Payments record (2024) or Medicare group billing (CMS Doctors and Clinicians). A record outside them may still see patients: these files cover Medicare only.

  1. Alaska0.0%
  2. United States0.2%

Acupuncturist records in Alaska, measured

  • In a Medicare file0 of 107 · 0.0% here, 0.2% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file0 · 0.0% here, 0.4% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more75 · 70.1% here, 73.8% nationally

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 171100000X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

107 NPPES records list acupuncturist (171100000X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in Alaska: 14.6 per 100,000 residents against 10 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Anchorage has 49 of them (46%).

A record is a registration a provider made and keeps up to date: it shows neither that the provider is licensed nor that they still practice there. The state's own license search is the check.

States with a similar number

  1. Nevada107
  2. New Hampshire111
  3. Rhode Island111
  4. Utah103

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Maine12.7
  2. District of Columbia12.2
  3. Minnesota11.2
  4. Montana10.9

The largest states

  1. California10,648
  2. New York3,942
  3. Florida2,291
  4. Oregon1,539
  5. Washington1,485

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy; 2023 Census population estimates. A registry record 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.