Gerald J. Akpassa, MD
Emergency Medicine Physician · Longview, TX
Gerald J. Akpassa, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Longview, Texas, and NPI 1447296975, issued on Jun 22, 2006. Check the license (Texas M1419, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Gerald J. Akpassa
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- M1419 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1029 Riverwood Dr, Longview, TX 75604
- Phone
- (903) 239-3000
- Enumerated
- Jun 22, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 31, 2023
- Medicaid IDs
- 177597501 TX
177597503 TX - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050926001244); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Gerald J. Akpassa in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license M1419Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
26.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
6,001 Medicare Part D claims for 351 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims. 147 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium296 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium223 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate220 claims
- Furosemide217 claims
- Eliquis185 claims
- Potassium Chloride168 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: $22.15
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Pfizer Inc. The 12,335 providers of this specialty with any payment received $953.79 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
- North Texas Physician Services, PLLCTexarkana, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Gerald J. Akpassa among 4,885 emergency medicine physician records in Texas
Gerald J. Akpassa, MD is one of 4,885 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 83% 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 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 67% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
- Graduated1994 · median 2013 among the 2,779 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
39 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Longview
They are 39 of the 2,066 NPPES records with a practice address in Longview, and 4,885 emergency medicine physician records in Texas.
All 4,885 in Texas → Every provider in Longview → Emergency Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Armon Jorden, MDLongview, TX 756041720026164
- Timothy Archer, MDLongview, TX 756051205814993
- Jacqueline Butler, MDLongview, TX 756051568728103
- Carmen Gonzales, M.D.Longview, TX 756051992952089
- Rhiana Ireland, MDLongview, TX 756051013115104
- Gene Kelly, MDLongview, TX 756051114069895
- Damien Kinzler, DOLongview, TX 756051265638035
- Michael Kyrellos, M.D.Longview, TX 756051184987398
Common questions
What is Gerald J. Akpassa, MD's NPI number?
Gerald J. Akpassa, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1447296975, issued on Jun 22, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Gerald J. Akpassa, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1029 Riverwood Dr, Longview, TX, 75604. Phone: (903) 239-3000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Gerald J. Akpassa, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number M1419, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Gerald J. Akpassa, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Gerald J. Akpassa, MD had 6,001 Medicare Part D claims for 351 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.