There are 17 physician-owned otolaryngology practices in Alaska, vetted against the NPPES NPI Registry. Hospital-employed, government, and academic positions are excluded.
Before you accept a hospital offer in Alaska, see how many physician-owned otolaryngology groups already exist. The answer is 20, and it changes everything you can ask for in negotiation.
Every year of training came with a script. Apply, interview, rotate, take the exam, advance. The next thing to do was never in question.
Once you can name three independent otolaryngology groups in your target city, every clause in your hospital contract becomes negotiable in a way it was not five minutes ago. The same non-compete, the same productivity formula, the same partnership track suddenly have something to be measured against. 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
Alyeska Center for Facial Plastic Surgery provides otolaryngology services to patients in the Anchorage, Alaska area as an independent medical practice. Additional capabilities include ear, nose, and throat care. Physicians exploring opportunities can reach out through the practice website or by phone.
3831 Piper St Suite S-433, Anchorage, AK 99508
Anchorage, AK
Offering otolaryngology services in Anchorage, Alaska, Christopher Kowalski, MD operates outside of hospital employment. The practice also provides ear, nose, and throat care. Visit the practice website or call to discuss potential openings.
3841 Piper St # 230, Anchorage, AK 99508
Anchorage, AK
Donald Endres, M.D. brings otolaryngology expertise to patients in Anchorage, Alaska through a physician-owned practice. Additional capabilities include ear, nose, and throat care. Physicians exploring opportunities can reach out through the practice website or by phone.
3730 Rhone Cir #203, Anchorage, AK 99508
Anchorage, AK
Dr. Christina Magill provides expert ENT and Facial Plastic Surgery care for patients of all ages. She specializes in functional and cosmetic rhinoplasty, facial surgery and skin cancer removal, blepharoplasty, cleft lip and palate care, and treatment of thyroid and sinus disease. Dr. Magill has an office located in Wasilla and is accepting new patients. The clinic can help you with all of your Ear, Nose, and Throat and Facial Plastic Surgery needs.
3340 Providence Dr Ste A363, Anchorage, AK 99508
Anchorage, AK
Dr. Creed K. Mamikunian sees patients at a private otolaryngology office in Anchorage, Alaska, emphasizing physician autonomy in clinical care. Beyond otolaryngology, the office offers ear, nose, and throat care. Employment and partnership inquiries can be directed to the practice via their website.
2401 E 42nd Ave, Anchorage, AK 99508
Anchorage, AK
Dwight M. Ellerbe, MD, FACS, FAAP operates a physician-owned otolaryngology practice in Anchorage, Alaska, offering personalized patient care in a private setting. Beyond otolaryngology, the office offers ear, nose, and throat care. Contact by phone to discuss potential employment or buy-in opportunities.
3841 Piper St # 230, Anchorage, AK 99508
Anchorage, AK
Located in Anchorage, Alaska, Jack Sedwick, M.D. delivers otolaryngology care through an independently managed medical practice. Services extend to ear, nose, and throat care and reconstructive and cosmetic surgery. Reach the office through their website or direct phone line for career-related questions.
3831 Piper St Suite S-433, Anchorage, AK 99508
Anchorage, AK
Based in Anchorage, Alaska, James David Andrews, MD runs an independently owned otolaryngology practice focused on direct physician-patient relationships. The practice also provides ear, nose, and throat care. Physicians interested in this practice can inquire by phone.
1100 E Dimond Blvd Suite 201, Anchorage, AK 99515
Anchorage, AK
Jennifer Wingate sees patients at a private otolaryngology office in Anchorage, Alaska, emphasizing physician autonomy in clinical care. Beyond otolaryngology, the office offers ear, nose, and throat care. Employment and partnership inquiries can be directed to the practice via their website.
3730 Rhone Cir #203, Anchorage, AK 99508
Anchorage, AK
John Kokesh, MD operates a physician-owned otolaryngology practice in Anchorage, Alaska, offering personalized patient care in a private setting. Beyond otolaryngology, the office offers ear, nose, and throat care. Employment and partnership inquiries can be directed to the practice via their website.
1100 E Dimond Blvd Suite 201, Anchorage, AK 99515
Anchorage, AK
Dr. Stefan Kiedrowski, MD is an otolaryngology (ear, nose & throat) specialist in Chipley, FL and has over 44 years of experience in the medical field. He graduated from UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN / ANN ARBOR in 1978. His office accepts new patients.
2925 DeBarr Rd #300, Anchorage, AK 99508
Anchorage, AK
Practicing otolaryngology in Anchorage, Alaska, Stephen B. Schaffer offers care through an owner-operated medical office. Services extend to ear, nose, and throat care. Reach the office through their website or direct phone line for career-related questions.
1100 E Dimond Blvd, Anchorage, AK 99515
Anchorage, AK
Todd Parrish, M.D. operates a physician-owned otolaryngology practice in Anchorage, Alaska, offering personalized patient care in a private setting. Additional capabilities include ear, nose, and throat care. Physicians exploring opportunities can reach out through the practice website or by phone.
3730 Rhone Cir #203, Anchorage, AK 99508
Wasilla, AK
Offering otolaryngology services in Wasilla, Alaska, Donald Endres, M.D. operates outside of hospital employment. Services extend to ear, nose, and throat care. Reach the office through their website or direct phone line for career-related questions.
3750 E Country Field Cir STE B, Wasilla, AK 99654
Wasilla, AK
Located in Wasilla, Alaska, Ear Nose Throat Specialists of Alaska offers otolaryngology care outside of hospital system employment. Beyond otolaryngology, the office offers ear, nose, and throat care. Employment and partnership inquiries can be directed to the practice via their website.
3750 E Country Field Cir STE B, Wasilla, AK 99654
Wasilla, AK
Jack Sedwick, M.D. provides otolaryngology services from a privately held practice in Wasilla, Alaska. Beyond otolaryngology, the office offers ear, nose, and throat care. Employment and partnership inquiries can be directed to the practice via their website.
3750 E Country Field Cir STE B, Wasilla, AK 99654
Wasilla, AK
Kevin Jensen, D.O. operates a physician-owned otolaryngology practice in Wasilla, Alaska, offering personalized patient care in a private setting. Beyond otolaryngology, the office offers ear, nose, and throat care. Employment and partnership inquiries can be directed to the practice via their website.
3750 E Country Field Cir STE B, Wasilla, AK 99654
Then PGY-Final hits, and the page is blank. A recruiter calls. A contract lands in your inbox with a 50-mile non-compete, an opaque productivity model, and a signing bonus you do not understand the strings on.
The senior residents signed their first contracts without reading every clause. Not because they did not care, but because nobody had handed them a map of what else existed. So they took the first offer. This directory exists so you do not have to.
There are 20 physician-owned otolaryngology practices in Alaska, spread across 2 cities. I pulled every one of them from the NPPES NPI Registry, which is the federal database that CMS maintains for active providers. Then I filtered out anything that isn't independently operated. Hospital-employed positions, academic faculty roles, locum agencies, government clinics, they're all excluded. What's left is a clean list of practices where physicians hold actual ownership and make their own clinical decisions.
Most physicians looking for otolaryngology opportunities in Alaska start with a recruiter or a job board. Both of those sources mix hospital-employed roles with genuine private practice opportunities, and they rarely disclose ownership structure upfront. This page does one thing differently: it filters for physician ownership using the federal NPPES registry. That's it. The result is 17 practices you can contact directly, without a middleman deciding what you're allowed to see.
Alaska's physician-owned otolaryngology directory lists 17 practice locations across 2 cities. The largest groups are Donald Endres, M.D. (2 locations) and Jack Sedwick, M.D. (2 locations).
None of the otolaryngology 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.
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Daniel Aragón, MD, MBAThere are 17 physician-owned otolaryngology 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 otolaryngology practices include Alaska Facial Plastic Surgery and ENT (AFPENT) (Anchorage), Alyeska Center for Facial Plastic Surgery & ENT (Anchorage, founded 2006), and ACENT - Alaska Center for Ear Nose and Throat (Anchorage).
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.
Yes. ENT practices that employ licensed audiologists can dispense hearing aids directly to patients. In Alaska, hearing aid dispensing requires either an audiologist holding an appropriate state license, or a hearing instrument specialist license. Most commercial insurers do not cover hearing aids, so revenue is collected directly from patients at time of fitting. Revenue distribution varies by practice, some allocate audiology revenue to the responsible audiologist's physician partner; others pool it as general practice overhead. This is worth clarifying before joining.
| 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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