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Alaska Doctors & Healthcare Providers
Every CMS NPPES-registered provider in Alaska - actual federal records by specialty, city, and Medicare participation, with no composite score or editorial opinion on top.
- 28,287
- Providers
- 379
- Specialties
- 30+
- Cities (10+ NPIs)
- 45th
- of 56 by size
The state in one line
Alaska has 28,287 CMS-registered healthcare providers, the 45th-largest provider base of 56 U.S. jurisdictions, led by Community Health Worker.
- 28,287
- NPPES-registered providers
- 45th
- of 56 jurisdictions
- Top 80%
- by provider count
- 7.6%
- Community Health Worker (largest specialty)
Where Alaska ranks among all U.S. states
Provider count vs every U.S. state, DC and territory, CMS NPPES
28,287 20th percentile higher than 20% of 56 jurisdictions
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Source CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) · 2026
28,287 providers across 379 specialties
How to read this directory
This count includes every individual clinician, physicians, dentists, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, therapists, and psychologists, with a current active National Provider Identifier on file with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and a primary practice address in Alaska. Organizations such as hospitals, group practices, and pharmacies carry their own separate NPPES records and are deliberately not included in this individual-provider total, and each clinician is counted once under their registered primary taxonomy. Every figure is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES) - more than 7 million providers, maintained since May 2007, with 2023 Medicare Part D data, and, according to CMS, can be searched, compared, and traced in our methodology.
Important: this is a directory of public CMS government data, not a quality ranking, a review aggregator, or medical advice. NPPES records are self-reported and refreshed monthly, so a listed address or phone number can lag reality; always call the office to confirm location, insurance acceptance, and new-patient availability before booking. Verify licensure and disciplinary history, which are not shown here, through the NPI Registry and your state medical board.
Alaska at a glance
Diverse specialty mixTop specialties in Alaska
Distribution by primary NUCC taxonomy - 379 specialties total
- Top specialty: Community Health Worker
- 2,153
- 7.6% of Alaska's 28,287 providers
| # | Specialty | Providers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Community Health Worker | 2,153 |
| 2 | Mental Health Counselor | 2,152 |
| 3 | Case Manager/Care Coordinator | 1,745 |
| 4 | Behavior Technician | 1,321 |
| 5 | Registered Nurse | 1,316 |
| 6 | Counselor | 1,233 |
| 7 | Massage Therapist | 1,150 |
| 8 | Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor | 1,060 |
| 9 | Personal Care Attendant | 1,006 |
| 10 | Physical Therapist | 812 |
| 11 | Day Training/Habilitation Specialist | 739 |
| 12 | Pharmacist | 737 |
| 13 | Family Medicine Physician | 688 |
| 14 | Clinical Social Worker | 656 |
| 15 | Peer Specialist | 533 |
| 16 | Family Nurse Practitioner | 533 |
| 17 | Physician Assistant | 521 |
| 18 | Professional Counselor | 472 |
| 19 | Social Worker | 412 |
| 20 | Speech-Language Pathologist | 405 |
Which cities in Alaska have the most providers?
Top cities in Alaska by provider count
Active CMS NPPES-registered providers by primary practice city
- Anchorage
Anchorage
11,458 providers
- Fairbanks 3,125
Fairbanks
3,125 providers
- Wasilla 2,335
Wasilla
2,335 providers
- Bethel 1,394
Bethel
1,394 providers
- Juneau 1,273
Juneau
1,273 providers
- Soldotna 838
Soldotna
838 providers
- Sitka 792
Sitka
792 providers
- Palmer 736
Palmer
736 providers
- Eagle River 696
Eagle River
696 providers
- Ketchikan 598
Ketchikan
598 providers
What this shows Anchorage leads Alaska's 30+ reporting cities; provider supply concentrates in the largest metros, so a statewide total understates rural access gaps.
Full city breakdown with each city's share of the state total:
| # | City | Providers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anchorage | 11,458 |
| 2 | Fairbanks | 3,125 |
| 3 | Wasilla | 2,335 |
| 4 | Bethel | 1,394 |
| 5 | Juneau | 1,273 |
| 6 | Soldotna | 838 |
| 7 | Sitka | 792 |
| 8 | Palmer | 736 |
| 9 | Eagle River | 696 |
| 10 | Ketchikan | 598 |
| 11 | Kenai | 450 |
| 12 | Homer | 402 |
| 13 | Kodiak | 345 |
| 14 | Jber | 329 |
| 15 | Nome | 319 |
| 16 | Kotzebue | 286 |
| 17 | Seward | 235 |
| 18 | Dillingham | 216 |
| 19 | Fort Wainwright | 168 |
| 20 | North Pole | 109 |
| 21 | Elmendorf Afb | 105 |
| 22 | Chugiak | 98 |
| 23 | Ft Wainwright | 98 |
| 24 | Wrangell | 92 |
| 25 | Eielson Afb | 76 |
| 26 | Haines | 72 |
| 27 | Craig | 65 |
| 28 | Barrow | 64 |
| 29 | Valdez | 58 |
| 30 | Petersburg | 56 |
Nearby States
Other high-volume states in the CMS NPPES registry for side-by-side context.
License & disciplinary context - Alaska
Aggregate state medical board disciplinary action statistics for Alaska licensees, sourced from the state medical board annual report and cross-checked against the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB).
View Alaska disciplinary trends →Using the Alaska data
Alaska has 28,287 active registered providers, here is how to act on that.
- Narrow by specialty first: Alaska's provider mix differs from the national distribution, and the per-specialty pages show who actually practices here. Browse specialties
- Verify any shortlisted provider's federal record and license before booking, registration alone is not a quality signal. NPI lookup
- Check Alaska's disciplinary-action trends to understand the state board's enforcement context. Board actions
Counts reflect CMS NPPES registrations, which can lag retirements and relocations. PlainDoctor does not rate, rank, or recommend providers.
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