Edwin Akwanga
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner · Gallup, NM
Edwin Akwanga is a psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner with a practice address in Gallup, New Mexico, and NPI 1659061323, issued on May 8, 2023. Check the license (New Mexico 73651, as entered in NPPES) with the New Mexico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Edwin Akwanga
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner 363LP0808X
- License numbers
- 73651 NM
1117773 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1500 S Second St Ste B, Gallup, NM 87301
- Phone
- (505) 420-5111
- Enumerated
- May 8, 2023
- Record last updated
- Jun 10, 2024
- Fax
- (505) 420-5114
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230807000033); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Edwin Akwanga in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New Mexico board licenses this profession
Search for license 73651Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
63% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner in 2024
332 Medicare Part D claims for 23 beneficiaries, against an average of 906 among the 30,717 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 5% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Sertraline Hcl36 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate31 claims
- Clonazepam22 claims
- Buspirone Hcl15 claims
- Aripiprazole13 claims
- Gabapentin12 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.
Edwin Akwanga among 402 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in New Mexico
Edwin Akwanga is one of 402 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with a practice address in New Mexico. 70% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2023, is newer than 68% of them.
- NPI issued2023 · 68% of these records are older, 22% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 70% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
- Graduated2023 · median 2020 among the 230 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 21% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LP0808X and a New Mexico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner providers in New Mexico
There are 402 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in New Mexico.
All 402 in New Mexico → Every provider in Gallup → Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner nationwide →
The 8 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Vernon Osborn, PMHNPGallup, NM 873011023491677
- Donna Rich, PMHNPGallup, NM 873011114293065
- Christopher WillGallup, NM 873011720605207
- David Asante, PMHNP - BCFarmington, NM 874011891326138
- Stephanie Crawford, PMHNPFarmington, NM 874011215579156
- Kwadwo Darko-Yeboah, APRNFarmington, NM 874011457080772
- Terri Fortner, PMHNP-BCFarmington, NM 874011669796652
- Susan Gilbert, NPFarmington, NM 874011467195875
Common questions
What is Edwin Akwanga's NPI number?
Edwin Akwanga's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659061323, issued on May 8, 2023. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Edwin Akwanga located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1500 S Second St Ste B, Gallup, NM, 87301. Phone: (505) 420-5111. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Edwin Akwanga's license?
NPPES lists New Mexico license number 73651, as entered by the provider. Search the New Mexico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Edwin Akwanga prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Edwin Akwanga had 332 Medicare Part D claims for 23 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner prescribers was 906. 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.