NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Akua Brown, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Oakland, CA

Akua Brown, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Oakland, California, and NPI 1295164887, issued on Nov 5, 2013. Check the license (California A152180, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; 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
1295164887
Name
Akua Brown
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
A152180 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
298 Grand Ave Ste 100, Oakland, CA 94610
Phone
(510) 621-7761
Enumerated
Nov 5, 2013
Record last updated
Aug 1, 2025
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 298 Grand Ave Ste 100

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  2. Simran KumarMarriage & Family Therapist1558024422
  3. Sara O'ConnellMarriage & Family Therapist1548091341
  4. Courtney WatsonMarriage & Family Therapist1902298656
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Verify Akua Brown in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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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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99% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

17 Medicare Part D claims for 12 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Akua Brown17
  2. Specialty average3,176

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.

Akua Brown among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California

Akua Brown, MD is one of 17,696 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 71% of them.

  • NPI issued2013 · 71% of these records are older, 26% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 63% of these records are
  • Record last updated2025 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

432 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Oakland

They are 432 of the 18,558 NPPES records with a practice address in Oakland, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Eliza Chin, MDOakland, CA 946101770508558
  2. Richard Levine, MDOakland, CA 946101427739812
  3. Gita Moarefi, MDOakland, CA 946101447338504
  4. Vijay AluruOakland, CA 946091588026488
  5. Thomas Baudendistel, MDOakland, CA 946111801820436
  6. Christopher Bautista, M.D.Oakland, CA 946091346539509
  7. Howard Chang, MDOakland, CA 946111700845336
  8. Paul Cheung, M.D.Oakland, CA 946091942647060

Common questions

What is Akua Brown, MD's NPI number?

Akua Brown, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1295164887, issued on Nov 5, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Akua Brown, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 298 Grand Ave Ste 100, Oakland, CA, 94610. Phone: (510) 621-7761. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Akua Brown, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A152180, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Akua Brown, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Akua Brown, MD had 17 Medicare Part D claims for 12 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.