There are 7 physician-owned cardiovascular disease practices in Alaska, vetted against the NPPES NPI Registry. Hospital-employed, government, and academic positions are excluded.
Most PGY-Final-Year physicians sign their first cardiovascular disease contract in Alaska without knowing what else is out there. This directory shows the 11 groups they were never told about.
Years one through fifteen had structure. A curriculum. A rotation block. An attending who knew what came next and told you. You trusted the structure because the structure had never failed.
If a recruiter tells you the hospital is the only viable cardiovascular disease employer within driving distance, you should be able to name five physician-owned groups that prove otherwise before the end of the call. This directory is how you get to five. The Real Contract course walks you through every clause that matters.
Hospital-employed, government-operated, and academic positions are excluded. These are not independent private practices:
Hospital systems
Anchorage, AK
Dr. Ailinh Tran, MD is an internal medicine specialist in Anchorage, AK and has over 14 years of experience in the medical field. She graduated from UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT SAN DIEGO in 2008. She is affiliated with Providence Alaska Medical Center. Her office is not accepting new patients.
4300 B St #200, Anchorage, AK 99503
Anchorage, AK
Borealis Heart Specialists serves the Anchorage, Alaska community with cardiovascular disease care as a privately run practice. Services extend to outpatient medical care and heart and cardiovascular care. Reach the office through their website or direct phone line for career-related questions.
4100 Lake Otis Pkwy STE 302, Anchorage, AK 99508
Anchorage, AK
Lisa Roberts, MD provides cardiovascular disease services from a privately held practice in Anchorage, Alaska. Additional capabilities include internal medicine and heart and cardiovascular care. Physicians exploring opportunities can reach out through the practice website or by phone.
901 E Dimond Blvd G, Anchorage, AK 99515
Anchorage, AK
Based in Anchorage, Alaska, Peter Osterbauer, MD runs an independently owned cardiovascular disease practice focused on direct physician-patient relationships. The practice also provides brain and nervous system care and heart and cardiovascular care. Visit the practice website or call to discuss potential openings.
1200 Airport Heights Dr, Anchorage, AK 99508
Fairbanks, AK
Offering cardiovascular disease services in Fairbanks, Alaska, Romel Wrenn, MD: Cardiology operates outside of hospital employment. The practice also provides heart and cardiovascular care. Visit the practice website or call to discuss potential openings.
1650 Cowles St, Fairbanks, AK 99701
Palmer, AK
Mat-Su Heart is a private cardiovascular disease practice located in Palmer, Alaska. Beyond cardiovascular disease, the office offers heart and cardiovascular care. Employment and partnership inquiries can be directed to the practice via their website.
2490 S Woodworth Loop #200, Palmer, AK 99645
Palmer, AK
Based in Palmer, Alaska, Ryan McDonough, D.O. runs an independently owned cardiovascular disease practice focused on direct physician-patient relationships. The practice also provides heart and cardiovascular care. Physicians interested in this practice can inquire by phone.
2490 S Woodworth Loop # 250, Palmer, AK 99645
Then graduation approaches and the algorithm stops. A recruiter calls. The contract has a productivity formula you cannot solve for, a non-compete you cannot evaluate, and a tail-coverage clause nobody explained.
The map of independent cardiovascular disease in Alaska was never compiled. So we compiled it. 11 practices, all physician-owned, all in one place. Now you can see what is around you before you sign into one corner of it.
I built this directory by starting with the NPPES NPI Registry, the federal database where every medical practice in the country has to register. From there, I filtered Alaska's cardiovascular disease listings down to practices that are genuinely physician-owned. That means no hospital-employed roles, no academic faculty positions, no corporate-acquired clinics. What you're looking at is 11 independent cardiovascular disease practices across 3 cities in Alaska.
What makes this useful is specificity. Instead of scrolling through a job board where hospital positions, locum postings, and real private practice opportunities all look the same, you get a focused list of physician-owned cardiovascular disease practices in Alaska. Every one has been verified through the federal NPI registry. Contact information and websites are included so you can start your research without a recruiter standing between you and the practice.
Alaska's physician-owned cardiovascular disease directory lists 7 practice locations across 3 cities.
None of the cardiovascular disease practices listed in Alaska carry a PE-Backed or Corporate-Acquired flag. All listings in this directory are physician-owned independent practices verified through NPPES.
Practices are located in Anchorage, Fairbanks, and Palmer.
Browsing 53,000+ practices is not the work. Translating that into a contract you understand and a lawyer who will read it with you is the work. Here is how.
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Daniel Aragón, MD, MBAThere are 7 physician-owned cardiovascular disease private practices in Alaska, verified against the NPPES NPI Registry. All are independently operated. Hospital-employed, government, corporate, and academic positions are excluded.
A physician-owned practice is one where licensed physicians hold controlling ownership of the business entity. This is distinct from hospital employment, corporate medical groups, or private equity-backed practices where non-physician entities control the business.
The Corporate-Acquired flag means the practice was historically physician-owned but has since been acquired by a corporate entity such as Optum. The MSO-Affiliated flag means the practice uses a Management Services Organization for billing and administration while physicians retain practice-level ownership.
Alaska's physician-owned cardiovascular disease practices include Alaska Heart & Vascular Institute (AHVI) (Anchorage, 59 physicians) and Northstarr Cardiothoracic Surgery, LLC (Anchorage, 13 physicians).
NPPES is the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System, a federal database maintained by CMS. Every practice in this directory has an active NPI record in NPPES, confirming it is a registered U.S. medical practice.
Buy-in refers to the purchase of an ownership stake in the practice entity after completing an associate track (typically 3-5 years). The buy-in price is usually calculated as a multiple of earnings or a formal valuation. In cardiology, buy-in amounts vary widely based on practice size and ancillary ownership. Confirm whether partnership grants true equity (voting, distributions) or only economic participation. Have a healthcare attorney review the buy-in agreement before committing.
| Physician-Owned | Hospital-Employed | Corporate / PE-Backed | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Who controls the practice | Physicians | Health system | Non-physician entity |
| Non-compete scope | Narrower, negotiable | Broad | Very broad |
| Partnership / buy-in path | Common | Rare | Rare |
| Call schedule flexibility | Higher | Variable | Lower |
| Productivity bonus upside | High | Moderate | Moderate |
| Included in this directory | Yes | No | Flagged |
This directory is maintained by Daniel Aragón, MD, MBA, a physician who just walked this path. All listings are pulled from the NPPES NPI Registry (CMS.gov), the federal database of all U.S. medical providers. Hospital-employed, corporate, and government-operated positions are excluded. Last updated: .
Built by Daniel Aragón, MD, MBA, a physician who just walked this path.
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