NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Otolaryngology Physician in Alaska

26 NPPES records list otolaryngology physician with a practice address in Alaska, 3.5 per 100,000 residents, the 24th highest rate of 51. Anchorage and Fairbanks have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the Alaska license search.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 207Y00000X · 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, 17

  1. Anchorage17
  2. Fairbanks4
  3. Wasilla2
  4. Eagle River1
  5. Juneau1

Otolaryngology Physician records in Alaska

  1. James Andrews, M.D.Anchorage, AK 995081558528745
  2. Eli Bress, DOAnchorage, AK 995081255897880
  3. Shannon Fraser, M.D.Anchorage, AK 995081568783173
  4. Thomas Hammond, M.D.Fairbanks, AK 997011356405492
  5. Sam Kim, M.D.Fairbanks, AK 997011851454615
  6. Louis Kleager, M.D.Ketchikan, AK 999011770645350
  7. John Kokesh, M.D.Anchorage, AK 995151427090430
  8. Christopher Kowalski, M.D.Anchorage, AK 995081154761898
  9. Jerome List, D.D.S., M.D.Eagle River, AK 995771093776080
  10. Mark Lorenz, MDAnchorage, AK 995081174649784
  11. Khang Lu, MDAnchorage, AK 995061710421755
  12. Creed Mamikunian, M.D.Anchorage, AK 995081639102254
  13. Jennifer Mitchell, M.D.Wasilla, AK 996541104110246
  14. Randall Plant, MDAnchorage, AK 995081225063993
  15. John Raster, M.D.Juneau, AK 998011811082662
  16. Richard Raugust, M.D.Fairbanks, AK 997011710048079
  17. Bret Rosane, MDAnchorage, AK 995081740366962
  18. Eugene Sansoni, M.D.Wasilla, AK 996541508158965
  19. Stephen Schaffer, M.D.Anchorage, AK 995151720051089
  20. Laura Shively, M.D.Anchorage, AK 995081174797088
  21. Jack Smith, M.D.Anchorage, AK 995081194797662
  22. Amalia Steinberg, MDAnchorage, AK 995081316109895
  23. Jamie Swartz, DOAnchorage, AK 995061134333982
  24. Eric Tallan, M.D.Fairbanks, AK 997011942390919
  25. Bryan Wachter, MDAnchorage, AK 995081801827027
  26. Jennifer Wingate, MDAnchorage, AK 995081740299924

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 207Y00000X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

Alaska ranks 24 of 51 per resident

  1. Ohio3.7
  2. North Carolina3.7
  3. South Carolina3.7
  4. Alaska3.5
  5. Utah3.5
  6. Montana3.4
  7. 50 states and D.C.3.4

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 207Y00000X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

73.1% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 79.4% 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. Alaska73.1%
  2. United States79.4%

Otolaryngology Physician records in Alaska, measured

  • In a Medicare file19 of 26 · 73.1% here, 79.4% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file18 · 69.2% here, 66.8% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more15 · 57.7% here, 57.7% nationally
  • Median graduation year2005 · the 18 records with a school on file

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 207Y00000X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

26 NPPES records list otolaryngology physician (207Y00000X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in Alaska: 3.5 per 100,000 residents against 3.4 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Anchorage has 17 of them (65%).

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. Delaware27
  2. Vermont25
  3. Rhode Island30
  4. Wyoming19

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Utah3.5
  2. Montana3.4
  3. South Carolina3.7
  4. Kansas3.4

The largest states

  1. California1,212
  2. Texas790
  3. New York765
  4. Florida659
  5. Pennsylvania531

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.