Esen K. Akpek, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Baltimore, MD
Esen K. Akpek, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Baltimore, Maryland, and NPI 1851356943, issued on Apr 20, 2006. Check the license (Maryland D58519, as entered in NPPES) on the Maryland Board of Physicians; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Esen K. Akpek
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- D58519 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 600 N Wolfe St, Baltimore, MD 21287
- Phone
- (410) 955-5080
- Enumerated
- Apr 20, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 6, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 788602100 MD
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250828000529); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Esen K. Akpek in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMaryland Board of Physicians
Search for license D58519Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
80% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
311 Medicare Part D claims for 130 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 35% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Bacitracin-Polymyxin61 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate27 claims
- Restasis24 claims
- Azithromycin22 claims
- Erythromycin20 claims
- Difluprednate16 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $183,436.75
66 payments; by number, the most common kind was consulting fee; the largest payer was W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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
- Duke Health Integrated Practice IncDurham, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Esen K. Akpek among 588 ophthalmology physician records in Maryland
Esen K. Akpek, M.D. is one of 588 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Maryland. 72% 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 14% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 14% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1991 · median 2002 among the 369 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 65% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a Maryland practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Maryland
There are 588 ophthalmology physician records in Maryland.
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The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Peter Campochiaro, M.D.Baltimore, MD 212871598723850
- Marianne Cowley, MDBaltimore, MD 212871811964448
- Earl Craven, MDBaltimore, MD 212871457354821
- Morton Goldberg, M.D.Baltimore, MD 212871578516696
- Laura Green, M.D.Baltimore, MD 212871255382263
Common questions
What is Esen K. Akpek, M.D.'s NPI number?
Esen K. Akpek, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1851356943, issued on Apr 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Esen K. Akpek, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 600 N Wolfe St, Baltimore, MD, 21287. Phone: (410) 955-5080. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Esen K. Akpek, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Maryland license number D58519, as entered by the provider. Search the Maryland Board of Physicians at https://www.mbp.state.md.us/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Esen K. Akpek, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Esen K. Akpek, M.D. had 311 Medicare Part D claims for 130 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Esen K. Akpek, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.