NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Akaniyene Della Mkpong Ruffin

Advanced Practice Midwife · Memphis, TN

Akaniyene Della Mkpong Ruffin is an advanced practice midwife with a practice address in Memphis, Tennessee, and NPI 1720605710, issued on Jun 25, 2020. Check the license (Tennessee 28747, as entered in NPPES) with the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; 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
1720605710
Name
Akaniyene Della Mkpong Ruffin
Primary taxonomy
Advanced Practice Midwife 367A00000X
License numbers
28747 TN
240527 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1203 Poplar Ave, Memphis, TN 38104
Phone
(901) 274-3550
Enumerated
Jun 25, 2020
Record last updated
Apr 3, 2026
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1203 Poplar Ave

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

  1. Alexis Amore, CNMAdvanced Practice Midwife1245553312
  2. Terry Grebe, MDGynecology Physician1497722771
  3. Gregory Motley, LMSW, LADC, MACSocial Worker1801117049
  4. Kiara Norman, CNMAdvanced Practice Midwife1841037579
  5. Jennifer Prudhomme-Graber, CPM-TNMidwife1558982553

Verify Akaniyene Della Mkpong Ruffin in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Tennessee board licenses this profession
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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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Industry payments in 2024: $29.88

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Organon Llc. The 3,833 providers of this specialty with any payment received $204.49 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Akaniyene Ruffin$29.88
  2. Specialty average$204.49

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

Akaniyene Della Mkpong Ruffin among 310 advanced practice midwife records in Tennessee

Akaniyene Della Mkpong Ruffin is one of 310 advanced practice midwife records with a practice address in Tennessee. 60% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 66% of them.

  • NPI issued2020 · 66% of these records are older, 31% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 60% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 35% of these records are
  • Record last updated2026 · 29% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 367A00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Advanced Practice Midwife providers in Tennessee

There are 310 advanced practice midwife records in Tennessee.

The 8 advanced practice midwife records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Alexis Amore, CNMMemphis, TN 381041245553312
  2. Kemetra King, CNMMemphis, TN 381041326678715
  3. Kiara Norman, CNMMemphis, TN 381041841037579
  4. Uniqua Cheairs, CNMMemphis, TN 381031124701388
  5. Lindsey DentonMemphis, TN 381031205447604
  6. Sara Humbert, CNMMemphis, TN 381031730892076
  7. Leah Taylor, CNWMemphis, TN 381031689394157
  8. Jasmine Walker, CNMMemphis, TN 381031992449268

Common questions

What is Akaniyene Della Mkpong Ruffin's NPI number?

Akaniyene Della Mkpong Ruffin's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720605710, issued on Jun 25, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Akaniyene Della Mkpong Ruffin located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1203 Poplar Ave, Memphis, TN, 38104. Phone: (901) 274-3550. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Akaniyene Della Mkpong Ruffin's license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number 28747, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.