There are 7 physician-owned neurological surgery practices in Alaska, vetted against the NPPES NPI Registry. Hospital-employed, government, and academic positions are excluded.
12 independent neurological surgery practices across Alaska, cross-referenced against NPPES, state medical boards, and each practice's own website. Negotiate from leverage instead of from gratitude.
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Hospital-employed, government-operated, and academic positions are excluded. These are not independent private practices:
Hospital systems
Anchorage, AK
Offering neurological surgery services in Anchorage, Alaska, Apex Neurosurgery operates outside of hospital employment. The practice also provides outpatient medical care. Visit the practice website or call to discuss potential openings.
2925 DeBarr Rd d210, Anchorage, AK 99508
Anchorage, AK
Offering neurological surgery services in Anchorage, Alaska, Dr. David Paulson operates outside of hospital employment. Visit the practice website or call to discuss potential openings.
2751 DeBarr Rd Suite 285, Anchorage, AK 99508
Anchorage, AK
Board-certified Neurosurgeon
4100 Lake Otis Pkwy #320, Anchorage, AK 99508
Anchorage, AK
Board-certified Neurosurgeon
4100 Lake Otis Pkwy #320, Anchorage, AK 99508
Anchorage, AK
Board-certified Neurosurgeon
4100 Lake Otis Pkwy #320, Anchorage, AK 99508
Fairbanks, AK
Dr. John Lopez, Board-Certified Neurosurgeon in Fairbanks at Spine Care Specialists of Alaska.
1626 30th Ave STE 203, Fairbanks, AK 99701
Fairbanks, AK
(For Friday Availability, Call Ahead!) At Spine Care Specialists of Alaska, Dr. John Lopez, Fairbanks’ only board-certified neurosurgeon, leads our team in providing advanced, minimally invasive spine surgery, including artificial disc replacement, reconstructive fusion, and robotic-assisted procedures. Conveniently located at The Surgery Center, we treat back pain, neck pain, herniated discs, and spinal tumors using the BrainLab Advanced Robotic Surgery Suite at Fairbanks Memorial Hospital. We
1626 30th Ave Ste 204, Fairbanks, AK 99701
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There are 12 physician-owned neurological surgery 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.
If you're evaluating a move to private practice in Alaska, this is a starting point you won't find on a job board. Most boards mix employed positions with ownership opportunities, and they almost never tell you who actually owns the practice. Recruiters aren't much better. This page filters for physician ownership specifically, so you can focus on practices where clinical autonomy isn't just a talking point in an interview. It's built into the ownership structure.
Alaska's physician-owned neurological surgery directory lists 7 practice locations across 2 cities.
None of the neurological surgery 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 7 physician-owned neurological surgery 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 doesn't have physician-owned independent neurological surgery practices in this directory. Neurological surgery care here runs through hospital systems like Providence Alaska Medical Center, and Alaska Regional Hospital.
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, in markets with sufficient case volume and favorable payer mix. Neurosurgery private practice requires a group of sufficient size to share call and operating costs, direct commercial payer contracts above Medicare rates, and ideally ASC or spine surgery center ownership to capture facility fees. Malpractice premiums in neurosurgery are among the highest in medicine ($100,000-$300,000+ annually), confirm whether the practice covers this cost or whether it is deducted from physician compensation before evaluating the net income.
| 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: .
Daniel Aragón, MD, MBA. A physician who just walked this path.
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