- Time ZonePST-1
- CountyAnchorage
- Emergency CapableYes
- FIPS2020
- Area Code907
Quality and performance
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · data as of July 2026
CMS has not reported an emergency department wait time for Charter North Star Behavioral. That usually means too few cases to report, or no emergency department.
Source: CMS Hospital General Information and Timely & Effective Care. Wait times are a median over a past 12-month reporting period, not live data. Not affiliated with CMS or with Charter North Star Behavioral. For a medical emergency, call 911.
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Federal rules require hospitals to publish their prices, including the rates they've negotiated with each insurer and their cash prices. Charter North Star Behavioral lists them here:
From the hospital's price transparency file (northstarbehavioral.com/cms-hpt.txt), checked Oct 10, 2026. For an estimate of what you'll pay, ask the hospital or your insurer; Medicare's averages are on our procedure cost pages.
Size and finances
Medicare cost report · fiscal year ending Dec 2024
As reported by the hospital to CMS; not audited. Operating margin is income from patient care divided by net patient revenue and leaves out investment income and donations. Compare Alaska hospital finances.
Who owns Charter North Star Behavioral
Medicare enrollment and ownership records (PECOS)
Medicare lists the hospital's legal name as Frontline Hospital LLC, a for-profit organization, incorporated 2002.
Organizations with 5% or more ownership (directly or through other companies), partnership interests or operational control, as the hospital reported them to Medicare. Records can lag behind recent sales. Individuals are not listed. Who owns America's hospitals.
The area around Charter North Star Behavioral
HRSA shortage designations and BLS pay data
Primary care: Parts of Anchorage are federally designated health professional shortage areas (1 designation). Highest shortage score 11.
Mental health: Parts of Anchorage are federally designated health professional shortage areas (1 designation). Highest shortage score 10.
Dental: Parts of Anchorage are federally designated health professional shortage areas (1 designation). Highest shortage score 15.
Nurse pay: registered nurses in Alaska earn a median $109,480 a year. Healthcare salaries in Alaska.
Shortage areas are designated by the Health Resources and Services Administration where there are too few primary care, mental health or dental providers for the population; scores run from 0 to 25 for primary and mental health care and 0 to 26 for dental care, higher meaning greater need. Alaska shortage areas