NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Akara Forsythe, M.D.

Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician · Bowie, MD

Akara Forsythe, M.D. is a pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician with a practice address in Bowie, Maryland, and NPI 1770621039, issued on Feb 1, 2007. Check the license (Maryland D068197, as entered in NPPES) on the Maryland Board of Physicians; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1770621039
Name
Akara Forsythe
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician 207LP2900X
License number
D068197 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
6911 Laurel Bowie RD Ste 212, Bowie, MD 20715
Phone
(301) 755-9500
Enumerated
Feb 1, 2007
Record last updated
Mar 12, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20090212000558); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Chicago, Pritzker School Of Medicine, 2004
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 6911 Laurel Bowie RD Ste 212

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

  1. Onyinyechukwu Ochi, MDPain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician1336593375

Verify Akara Forsythe in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMaryland Board of Physicians
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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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97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician in 2024

60 Medicare Part D claims for 21 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,750 among the 2,982 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Akara Forsythe60
  2. Specialty average1,750

Most prescribed

  1. Baclofen18 claims
  2. Duloxetine Hcl18 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.

No measured MIPS final score for 2023

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $36.53

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC. The 2,789 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,225.41 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Akara Forsythe$36.53
  2. Specialty average$3,225.41

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

Bills Medicare through 3 group practices

  1. First Colonies Anesthesia Associates, LLCGlen Burnie, MD
  2. Medstar Medical Group II LLCWashington, DC
  3. Meritus Medical Center IncHagerstown, MD

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

Akara Forsythe among 88 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records in Maryland

Akara Forsythe, M.D. is one of 88 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records with a practice address in Maryland. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 47% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 47% of these records are older, 35% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • Graduated2004 · median 2002 among the 68 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207LP2900X and a Maryland practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician providers in Maryland

There are 88 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records in Maryland.

The 8 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Onyinyechukwu Ochi, MDBowie, MD 207151336593375
  2. Sarah Merritt, M.D.Bowie, MD 207161730303777
  3. Tiffany Russ, DOLargo, MD 207071255893731
  4. John Aziz, M.D.Oxon Hill, MD 207451437356748
  5. Consuelo Fernandez, MDOxon Hill, MD 207451407367055
  6. Vipul Mangal, M.D.Oxon Hill, MD 207451336305002
  7. Elizabeth Chimah, M.D.Prince Frederick, MD 206781205254026
  8. Madhavi Chada, M. DGlenn Dale, MD 207691922212166

Common questions

What is Akara Forsythe, M.D.'s NPI number?

Akara Forsythe, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1770621039, issued on Feb 1, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Akara Forsythe, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6911 Laurel Bowie RD Ste 212, Bowie, MD, 20715. Phone: (301) 755-9500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Akara Forsythe, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Maryland license number D068197, as entered by the provider. Search the Maryland Board of Physicians at https://www.mbp.state.md.us/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Akara Forsythe, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Akara Forsythe, M.D. had 60 Medicare Part D claims for 21 beneficiaries; the average among pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician prescribers was 1,750. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Akara Forsythe, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.

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.