Doctors and health care providers in Alaska
28,930 individual NPPES records list a practice address in Alaska, 3,945 per 100,000 residents, above the 2,176 across the 50 states and D.C.; records with an MD or DO credential: 353 per 100,000, against 375 nationally. Licenses are checked on the Alaska State Medical Board search.
Family Medicine is Alaska's largest physician specialty
2,728 records in Alaska list a physician taxonomy (allopathic or osteopathic, NUCC 207 and 208) as their primary type. The eight largest specialties, each linked to its Alaska list:
Source: CMS NPPES flagged primary taxonomy, physician codes 207 and 208, file of Aug 9, 2026.
Across every provider type, Community Health Worker is the largest group
Anchorage has the most records
Source: CMS NPPES primary taxonomy and practice city, file of Aug 9, 2026.
275 Alaska entries on the federal exclusion list
37.5 per 100,000 residents, against 25 for the 50 states and D.C. The most common reason in Alaska: conviction for a program-related crime. Excluded people and businesses cannot bill Medicare or Medicaid. How to check a provider →
Source: HHS-OIG List of Excluded Individuals/Entities (LEIE), file of Sep 10, 2026 (oig.hhs.gov), entries with a Alaska address, five most common authorities.
The 30 Alaska cities with the most records
- Anchorage11,751
- Fairbanks3,202
- Wasilla2,414
- Bethel1,400
- Juneau1,283
- Soldotna847
- Sitka799
- Palmer771
- Eagle River728
- Ketchikan616
- Kenai462
- Homer417
- Kodiak349
- Jber338
- Nome320
- Kotzebue289
- Seward239
- Dillingham218
- Fort Wainwright165
- Ft Wainwright120
- Elmendorf Afb110
- North Pole109
- Chugiak101
- Wrangell94
- Eielson Afb75
- Haines72
- Craig67
- Barrow64
- Valdez61
- Metlakatla58
Common questions
How many healthcare providers are in Alaska?
28,930 individual NPPES records list a practice address in Alaska, under 383 provider taxonomy codes. A record is a registration, not a license: it includes clinicians, technicians and students in training.
What is the most common physician specialty in Alaska?
Family Medicine, with 712 records, followed by emergency medicine (183). Across every provider type the largest group is Community Health Worker (2,286 records).
How do I find a doctor in Alaska?
Open a physician specialty above for its Alaska list and its cities, or search a name or NPI with the state set to AK. PlainDoctor does not filter by insurance or rate doctors; check the license on the state board before booking.
The largest states
- California974,315
- New York545,291
- Florida470,495
- Texas433,013
- Ohio327,042
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); 2023 Census population estimates. Records are self-reported registrations, not licenses; PlainDoctor does not rate or recommend providers; its rankings sort billing figures, not quality.
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.