NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Aakash Verma, M.D.

Psychiatry Physician · Allentown, PA

Aakash Verma, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Allentown, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1205178522, issued on Mar 25, 2013. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD462602, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1205178522
Name
Aakash Verma
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License number
MD462602 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1251 S Cedar Crest Blvd Ste 202A, Allentown, PA 18103
Phone
(610) 402-5766
Enumerated
Mar 25, 2013
Record last updated
May 26, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(610) 402-5763
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20171027000919); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1251 S Cedar Crest Blvd Ste 202A

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Alan Bryski, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTMedical Physician Assistant1730365412
  2. Katie Buzzard, MA, LPCProfessional Counselor1457742165
  3. Samantha Cerimele, MDPsychiatry Physician1730748823
  4. Stacy Cook, LPCProfessional Counselor1588137772
  5. Stephen Denton, LCSWClinical Social Worker1154554186
  6. Jordan Dierdorff, PACMedical Physician Assistant1730655796

Verify Aakash Verma in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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2.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average psychiatry physician in 2024

2,056 Medicare Part D claims for 186 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 5% of claims.

  1. Aakash Verma2,056
  2. Specialty average1,000

Most prescribed

  1. Trazodone Hcl167 claims
  2. Quetiapine Fumarate145 claims
  3. Clonazepam118 claims
  4. Lorazepam96 claims
  5. Alprazolam90 claims
  6. Duloxetine Hcl88 claims

Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.

Industry payments in 2024: $16.31

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Neuronetics, Inc. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Aakash Verma$16.31
  2. Specialty average$4,954.93

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Lehigh Valley Physician GroupAllentown, PA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Aakash Verma among 2,662 psychiatry physician records in Pennsylvania

Aakash Verma, M.D. is one of 2,662 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 72% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 69% of them.

  • NPI issued2013 · 69% of these records are older, 28% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 45% of these records are
  • Graduated2011 · median 2003 among the 1,186 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Psychiatry Physician providers in Pennsylvania

There are 2,662 psychiatry physician records in Pennsylvania.

The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Pushpi Chaudhary, MDAllentown, PA 181031316904006
  2. Paul Gross, M.D.Allentown, PA 181031598871097
  3. Rosemary Horstmann, M.D.Allentown, PA 181031982603460
  4. Zeeshan Javid, M.D.Allentown, PA 181031376763052
  5. Sidra Kahlon, M.D.Allentown, PA 181031902246739
  6. Ronald Krisch, MDAllentown, PA 181031437289196
  7. Shanthi Lewis, M.D.Allentown, PA 181031851461164
  8. Kamna Malhotra, MDAllentown, PA 181031972559268

Common questions

What is Aakash Verma, M.D.'s NPI number?

Aakash Verma, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1205178522, issued on Mar 25, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Aakash Verma, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1251 S Cedar Crest Blvd Ste 202A, Allentown, PA, 18103. Phone: (610) 402-5766. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Aakash Verma, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD462602, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Aakash Verma, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Aakash Verma, M.D. had 2,056 Medicare Part D claims for 186 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

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.