Hussein Z. Akl, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Kalamazoo, MI
Hussein Z. Akl, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Kalamazoo, Michigan, and NPI 1699757849, issued on Nov 15, 2005. Check the license (Michigan 4301059108, as entered in NPPES) on the Michigan Board of Medicine (LARA); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Hussein Z. Akl
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 4301059108 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 601 John St, Kalamazoo, MI 49007
- Phone
- (269) 341-8481
- Enumerated
- Nov 15, 2005
- Record last updated
- Oct 30, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (269) 341-7781
- Medicaid IDs
- 1699757849 MI
3263810 MI - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040322000380); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Hussein Z. Akl in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMichigan Board of Medicine (LARA)
Search for license 4301059108Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
93% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
234 Medicare Part D claims for 109 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 17 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Pantoprazole Sodium24 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate14 claims
- Prednisone13 claims
- Eliquis12 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 84.9 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $683.15
40 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Pfizer Inc. 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.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
One hospital affiliation
- Bronson Methodist HospitalBattle Creek, MI · Acute Care Hospitals4 of 5 stars
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Hussein Z. Akl among 5,735 internal medicine physician records in Michigan
Hussein Z. Akl, MD is one of 5,735 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Michigan. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 90% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated1988 · median 2006 among the 3,564 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 54% 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 Michigan practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
158 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Kalamazoo
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Common questions
What is Hussein Z. Akl, MD's NPI number?
Hussein Z. Akl, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1699757849, issued on Nov 15, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Hussein Z. Akl, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 601 John St, Kalamazoo, MI, 49007. Phone: (269) 341-8481. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Hussein Z. Akl, MD's license?
NPPES lists Michigan license number 4301059108, as entered by the provider. Search the Michigan Board of Medicine (LARA) at https://aca-prod.accela.com/MILARA/GeneralProperty/PropertyLookUp.aspx?isLicensee=Y&TabName=APO. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Hussein Z. Akl, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Hussein Z. Akl, MD had 234 Medicare Part D claims for 109 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Hussein Z. Akl, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 84.9 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.