Bruce A. Akuna, DO
Family Medicine Physician · Joplin, MO
Bruce A. Akuna, DO is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Joplin, Missouri, and NPI 1326099516, issued on May 13, 2006. Check the license (Missouri 2007036013, as entered in NPPES) on the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Bruce A. Akuna
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 2007036013 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3202 Mcintosh Cir Ste 301, Joplin, MO 64804
- Phone
- (417) 347-2909
- Enumerated
- May 13, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 25, 2025
- Fax
- (417) 347-5546
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080111000202); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Kansas City University Of Physicians And Surgeons, 2004
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Bruce A. Akuna in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMissouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts
Search for license 2007036013Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
8,490 Medicare Part D claims for 469 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 59 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium495 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium327 claims
- Gabapentin319 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium260 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate196 claims
- Mounjaro159 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 64.7 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,724.62
87 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
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
- Cornerstone Medical LLCJoplin, MO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Bruce A. Akuna among 2,991 family medicine physician records in Missouri
Bruce A. Akuna, DO is one of 2,991 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Missouri. 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 2006, is newer than 13% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 13% of these records are older, 52% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2004 · median 2006 among the 1,778 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Missouri practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
31 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Joplin
They are 31 of the 2,443 NPPES records with a practice address in Joplin, and 2,991 family medicine physician records in Missouri.
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Common questions
What is Bruce A. Akuna, DO's NPI number?
Bruce A. Akuna, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1326099516, issued on May 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Bruce A. Akuna, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3202 Mcintosh Cir Ste 301, Joplin, MO, 64804. Phone: (417) 347-2909. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Bruce A. Akuna, DO's license?
NPPES lists Missouri license number 2007036013, as entered by the provider. Search the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts at https://www.fsmb.org/contact-a-state-medical-board/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Bruce A. Akuna, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Bruce A. Akuna, DO had 8,490 Medicare Part D claims for 469 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Bruce A. Akuna, DO's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 64.7 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.