Ghania Y. El Akiki, M.D.
Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician · Needham, MA
Ghania Y. El Akiki, M.D. is a geriatric medicine (internal medicine) physician with a practice address in Needham, Massachusetts, and NPI 1114117256, issued on Jul 25, 2007. Check the license (Massachusetts 232995, as entered in NPPES) on the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ghania Y. El Akiki
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician 207RG0300X
- License number
- 232995 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 148 Chestnut St, Needham, MA 02492
- Phone
- (781) 453-3880
- Enumerated
- Jul 25, 2007
- Record last updated
- May 29, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080807000082); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ghania Y. El Akiki in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMassachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine
Search for license 232995Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
94% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average geriatric medicine (internal medicine) physician in 2024
251 Medicare Part D claims for 108 beneficiaries, against an average of 4,246 among the 3,116 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Cefpodoxime Proxetil30 claims
- Prednisone15 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Associated Physicians OF Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians AT Beth ISNew Bedford, MA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ghania Y. El Akiki among 225 geriatric medicine (internal medicine) physician records in Massachusetts
Ghania Y. El Akiki, M.D. is one of 225 geriatric medicine (internal medicine) physician records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 71% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 56% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 56% of these records are older, 36% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 53% of these records are
- Graduated2003 · median 2000 among the 119 with a school on file
- Record last updated2009 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RG0300X and a Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers in Massachusetts
There are 225 geriatric medicine (internal medicine) physician records in Massachusetts.
All 225 in Massachusetts → Every provider in Needham → Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician nationwide →
The 8 geriatric medicine (internal medicine) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ikram Farooqi, M.D. C.W.S.Wellesley, MA 024821285685834
- Namara KarakireBelmont, MA 024781437626363
- Marcus RuoppNewton, MA 024651316237522
- Avrohm Melnick, MDNewton, MA 024621154310332
- W. Vincent Perrelli, MDWaltham, MA 024511902806219
- Kim Bowman, MDBrookline, MA 024461225075542
- Thomas Finucane, M.D.Brookline, MA 024461083644108
- Svetlana Kaufman, M.D.Brookline, MA 024461619099785
Common questions
What is Ghania Y. El Akiki, M.D.'s NPI number?
Ghania Y. El Akiki, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1114117256, issued on Jul 25, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ghania Y. El Akiki, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 148 Chestnut St, Needham, MA, 02492. Phone: (781) 453-3880. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ghania Y. El Akiki, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 232995, as entered by the provider. Search the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine at https://findmydoctor.mass.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Ghania Y. El Akiki, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ghania Y. El Akiki, M.D. had 251 Medicare Part D claims for 108 beneficiaries; the average among geriatric medicine (internal medicine) physician prescribers was 4,246. 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.