Akanksha Thakur
Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician · New Orleans, LA
Akanksha Thakur is a child & adolescent psychiatry physician with a practice address in New Orleans, Louisiana, and NPI 1740508415, issued on May 5, 2010. Check the license (Louisiana 206980, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Akanksha Thakur
- Primary taxonomy
- Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician 2084P0804X
- License number
- 206980 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1430 Tulane Ave #8055, New Orleans, LA 70112
- Phone
- (504) 988-5405
- Enumerated
- May 5, 2010
- Record last updated
- Jul 7, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20171207000726); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Tulane University School Of Medicine, 2010
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest child & adolescent psychiatry physician records → All 92 in Louisiana → Look up another NPI →
Verify Akanksha Thakur in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 206980Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
90% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average child & adolescent psychiatry physician in 2024
51 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 504 among the 3,545 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 57% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Aristada17 claims
- Invega Sustenna12 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
- Administrators OF The Tulane Educational FundNew Orleans, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Akanksha Thakur among 92 child & adolescent psychiatry physician records in Louisiana
Akanksha Thakur is one of 92 child & adolescent psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 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 2010, is newer than 53% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 53% of these records are older, 43% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 29% of these records are
- Graduated2010 · median 2010 among the 27 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0804X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician providers in Louisiana
There are 92 child & adolescent psychiatry physician records in Louisiana.
All 92 in Louisiana → Every provider in New Orleans → Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician nationwide →
The 8 child & adolescent psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Vivianne Aponte Rivera, M.D.New Orleans, LA 701121962688705
- Caroline Campion, M.D.New Orleans, LA 701121528248671
- Amelia Goodenough, M.D.New Orleans, LA 701121114218567
- Stephanie Gravois-Rupe, M.D.New Orleans, LA 701121891915468
- Lauren Kaczka-Weiss, D.O.New Orleans, LA 701121497048912
- Kimberly Kavanagh, MDNew Orleans, LA 701121114269792
- Vininder Khunkhun, M.D.New Orleans, LA 701121306003504
- Megan Maher, M.D.New Orleans, LA 701121619315678
Common questions
What is Akanksha Thakur's NPI number?
Akanksha Thakur's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1740508415, issued on May 5, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Akanksha Thakur located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1430 Tulane Ave #8055, New Orleans, LA, 70112. Phone: (504) 988-5405. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Akanksha Thakur's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 206980, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.lsbme.la.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Akanksha Thakur prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Akanksha Thakur had 51 Medicare Part D claims; the average among child & adolescent psychiatry physician prescribers was 504. 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.