NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Benjamin Akosa, M.D.

Psychiatry Physician · Suwanee, GA

Benjamin Akosa, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Suwanee, Georgia, and NPI 1255427225, issued on Oct 5, 2006. Check the license (Georgia 055563, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; 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
1255427225
Name
Benjamin Akosa
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License number
055563 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1325 Satellite Blvd NW Bldg 400, Suwanee, GA 30024
Phone
(678) 263-3080
Enumerated
Oct 5, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 12, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(678) 496-9863
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20050923000522); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 1325 Satellite Blvd NW Bldg 400

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

  1. Bradley MosherPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1164013868
  2. Heerain Shah, M.D.Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician1134346828

Verify Benjamin Akosa in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
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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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5.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average psychiatry physician in 2024

5,352 Medicare Part D claims for 238 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims.

  1. Benjamin Akosa5,352
  2. Specialty average1,000

Most prescribed

  1. Alprazolam530 claims
  2. Dextroamphetamine-Amphetamine334 claims
  3. Trazodone Hcl328 claims
  4. Bupropion Xl294 claims
  5. Lorazepam250 claims
  6. Clonazepam182 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $786.44

53 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Ironshore Pharmaceuticals Inc. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Benjamin Akosa$786.44
  2. Specialty average$4,954.93

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. Psychiatric Professionals OF Georgia, LLCAthens, GA

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

Benjamin Akosa among 1,291 psychiatry physician records in Georgia

Benjamin Akosa, M.D. is one of 1,291 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 67% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 5% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 61% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 40% of these records are
  • Graduated1993 · median 2002 among the 516 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 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 2084P0800X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Psychiatry Physician providers in Georgia

There are 1,291 psychiatry physician records in Georgia.

The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jagan Chilakamarri, MDSuwanee, GA 300241528000197
  2. Elizabeth Gregory, MDSuwanee, GA 300241346822889
  3. Bipinchandra Hirisave Krishna, M.D.Suwanee, GA 300241386854651
  4. Chriss Mulumba, MDSuwanee, GA 300241083108898
  5. Maureen Obiofuma, DNPSuwanee, GA 300241972209740
  6. Yakov Rubinchik, MDSuwanee, GA 300241548670144
  7. Ana Segarra-Brechtel, MDSuwanee, GA 300241952596157
  8. Ravi Kumar Singareddy, MDSuwanee, GA 300241407809122

Common questions

What is Benjamin Akosa, M.D.'s NPI number?

Benjamin Akosa, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1255427225, issued on Oct 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Benjamin Akosa, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1325 Satellite Blvd NW Bldg 400, Suwanee, GA, 30024. Phone: (678) 263-3080. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Benjamin Akosa, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Georgia license number 055563, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Benjamin Akosa, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Benjamin Akosa, M.D. had 5,352 Medicare Part D claims for 238 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.