Akal Zeleke, MD
Hospitalist Physician · Sumter, SC
Akal Zeleke, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Sumter, South Carolina, and NPI 1932639242, issued on Jun 19, 2017. Check the license (South Carolina 51240, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Akal Zeleke
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License numbers
- 51240 SC
LL51240 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 129 N Washington St, Sumter, SC 29150
- Phone
- (803) 774-6980
- Enumerated
- Jun 19, 2017
- Record last updated
- Jul 7, 2023
- Fax
- (803) 434-3955
- Medicaid ID
- 512403 SC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20191001001431); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of South Carolina School Of Medicine, 2017
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 129 N Washington St
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Verify Akal Zeleke in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 51240Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
39% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
317 Medicare Part D claims for 131 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 15 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone23 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium14 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate14 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate12 claims
- Furosemide12 claims
- Hydralazine Hcl11 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Prisma Health Medical Group-MidlandsSumter, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Akal Zeleke among 470 hospitalist physician records in South Carolina
Akal Zeleke, MD is one of 470 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 93% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 70% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 70% of these records are older, 25% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 93% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 87% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 2011 among the 409 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 42% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
22 hospitalist physician records list a practice address in Sumter
They are 22 of the 1,265 NPPES records with a practice address in Sumter, and 470 hospitalist physician records in South Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Akal Zeleke, MD's NPI number?
Akal Zeleke, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1932639242, issued on Jun 19, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Akal Zeleke, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 129 N Washington St, Sumter, SC, 29150. Phone: (803) 774-6980. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Akal Zeleke, MD's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 51240, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners at https://verify.llronline.com/LicLookup/Med/Med.aspx?div=22. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Akal Zeleke, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Akal Zeleke, MD had 317 Medicare Part D claims for 131 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.