NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Edward Lamonte Aikens, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · Atlanta, GA

Edward Lamonte Aikens, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Atlanta, Georgia, and NPI 1780780593, issued on Sep 16, 2006. Check the license (Georgia 056402, 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
1780780593
Name
Edward Lamonte Aikens
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
056402 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
341 Ponce DE Leon Ave NE, Atlanta, GA 30308
Phone
(404) 616-9782
Enumerated
Sep 16, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(404) 616-9732
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20050916000510); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Temple University School Of Medicine, 2002
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 341 Ponce DE Leon Ave NE

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

  1. Moradeke Abon, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1831460534
  2. Marylyn Adamski, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1366570269
  3. Bruce Aldred, M.D.Infectious Disease Physician1194187484
  4. Amalia Aldredge, MDInfectious Disease Physician1770014854
  5. Wendy ArmstrongInternal Medicine Physician1689437873
  6. Keyshawn AstinGeneral Practice Dentistry1174376131

Verify Edward Lamonte Aikens 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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78% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

702 Medicare Part D claims for 89 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 24% of claims. 19 claims were for opioids.

  1. Edward Aikens702
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium33 claims
  2. Tamsulosin Hcl29 claims
  3. Doxycycline Hyclate23 claims
  4. Hydrochlorothiazide22 claims
  5. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa21 claims
  6. Losartan Potassium21 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: $1,054.84

43 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was ViiV Healthcare Company. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Edward Aikens$1,054.84
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

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

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Long's Drugs OF Sandersville Georgia IncAtlanta, GA
  2. Medcura Health, IncAtlanta, GA

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

Edward Lamonte Aikens among 3,911 internal medicine physician records in Georgia

Edward Lamonte Aikens, M.D. is one of 3,911 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 81% 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 10% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 57% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
  • Graduated2002 · median 2005 among the 2,535 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2007 · 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 207R00000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

870 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Atlanta

They are 870 of the 31,476 NPPES records with a practice address in Atlanta, and 3,911 internal medicine physician records in Georgia.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Valery Akopov, M.D.Atlanta, GA 303081417975871
  2. Tranese Cook, MDAtlanta, GA 303081538117346
  3. Angela Crowell, M.D.Atlanta, GA 303081992787428
  4. Dominic Cruz, MDAtlanta, GA 303081881636652
  5. Jacinto Del Mazo, M.D.Atlanta, GA 303081104891316
  6. Earl Joyner, MDAtlanta, GA 303081851386320
  7. Robert Kaufmann, M.D.Atlanta, GA 303081376573147
  8. Joseph Martin, M.D.Atlanta, GA 303081437264553

Common questions

What is Edward Lamonte Aikens, M.D.'s NPI number?

Edward Lamonte Aikens, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780780593, issued on Sep 16, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Edward Lamonte Aikens, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 341 Ponce DE Leon Ave NE, Atlanta, GA, 30308. Phone: (404) 616-9782. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Edward Lamonte Aikens, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Georgia license number 056402, 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 Edward Lamonte Aikens, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Edward Lamonte Aikens, M.D. had 702 Medicare Part D claims for 89 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.