NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Akina Afreeka Richards

Nurse Practitioner · Coventry, CT

Akina Afreeka Richards is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in Coventry, Connecticut, and NPI 1659936615, issued on May 6, 2019. Check the license (Connecticut 8212, as entered in NPPES) with the Connecticut 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
1659936615
Name
Akina Afreeka Richards
Primary taxonomy
Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
License numbers
8212 CT
12.008212 CT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3514 Main St, Coventry, CT 06238
Phone
(860) 742-3543
Enumerated
May 6, 2019
Record last updated
Oct 12, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20190626003148); accepts Medicare assignment
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 3514 Main St

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

  1. Kasey Cushman, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1659818474
  2. Alisa Da Costa-Rodrigues, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1053603118
  3. Lesley Dumais, RPHPharmacist1356702237
  4. Christine EganPharmacist1376904789
  5. Emily Forsey, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1598300162
  6. Mavis Godley, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1235567975

Verify Akina Afreeka Richards in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Connecticut 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: $18.35

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. The 38,884 providers of this specialty with any payment received $791.64 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Akina Richards$18.35
  2. Specialty average$791.64

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. Step UP Care PC LLCDanielson, CT

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

Akina Afreeka Richards among 922 nurse practitioner records in Connecticut

Akina Afreeka Richards is one of 922 nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Connecticut. 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 2019, is newer than 58% of them.

  • NPI issued2019 · 58% of these records are older, 37% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
  • Graduated2024 · median 2018 among the 522 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363L00000X and a Connecticut practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

2 nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Coventry

They are 2 of the 79 NPPES records with a practice address in Coventry, and 922 nurse practitioner records in Connecticut.

The 8 nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Geneva Zetterstrom, FNP-CCoventry, CT 062381538739545
  2. Lorna Kay Murdock, APRNDanielson, CT 062391316370620
  3. Rebecca Russo, DNP, FNP-CBrooklyn, CT 062341093119216
  4. Jennifer Taylor, A.P.R.N.Hebron, CT 062481104860642
  5. Melissa Bohan-Hallenbeck, APRNWillimantic, CT 062261174931687
  6. Anna Bunch, NPPWillimantic, CT 062261336149459
  7. Kari Davis, APRNWillimantic, CT 062261073592366
  8. Christopher Desmond, NPWillimantic, CT 062261699062505

Common questions

What is Akina Afreeka Richards's NPI number?

Akina Afreeka Richards's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659936615, issued on May 6, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Akina Afreeka Richards located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3514 Main St, Coventry, CT, 06238. Phone: (860) 742-3543. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Akina Afreeka Richards's license?

NPPES lists Connecticut license number 8212, as entered by the provider. Search the Connecticut 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.

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