NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Jalal Zeyad El-Akawi, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Concord, NC

Jalal Zeyad El-Akawi, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Concord, North Carolina, and NPI 1174029169, issued on Mar 30, 2018. Check the license (North Carolina 2021-01644, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1174029169
Name
Jalal Zeyad El-Akawi
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
2021-01644 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1085 NE Gateway CT NE, Concord, NC 28025
Phone
(704) 403-8320
Enumerated
Mar 30, 2018
Record last updated
Sep 25, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20231113003577); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1085 NE Gateway CT NE

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Meredith Bauguess, PAPhysician Assistant1851669998
  2. Leona Belden, MDPediatrics Physician1386615060
  3. Mark Braun, MDInternal Medicine Physician1083636286
  4. Thomas Cameron, MDEndocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician1043656770
  5. Leigh Cicci, MDInternal Medicine Physician1306816210
  6. Judit Dunai, MDEndocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician1982852729

Verify Jalal Zeyad El-Akawi in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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66% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

1,075 Medicare Part D claims for 262 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 62% of claims.

  1. Jalal El-Akawi1,075
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Levothyroxine Sodium164 claims
  2. Ozempic117 claims
  3. Lantus Solostar58 claims
  4. Mounjaro58 claims
  5. Metformin Hcl Er54 claims
  6. Methimazole40 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): 100 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.

  1. Qualitynot scored (reweighted)
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%99.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $334.39

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, 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.

  1. Jalal El-Akawi$334.39
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

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

  1. The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hospital AuthorityConcord, NC

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Jalal Zeyad El-Akawi among 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina

Jalal Zeyad El-Akawi, MD is one of 4,056 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 84% of them.

  • NPI issued2018 · 84% of these records are older, 14% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • Graduated2016 · median 2004 among the 2,706 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 48% 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 North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

82 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Concord

They are 82 of the 3,418 NPPES records with a practice address in Concord, and 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Barbara Barone, MDConcord, NC 280251275512469
  2. Bridget Bongaard, MDConcord, NC 280251730159732
  3. Ryan Brown, MDConcord, NC 280251801866801
  4. Stephanie Burchett, MDConcord, NC 280251538139431
  5. Amin Charania, MDConcord, NC 280251639174295
  6. Leigh Cicci, MDConcord, NC 280251306816210
  7. James Cooke, MDConcord, NC 280251184694093
  8. Donna Dean, MDConcord, NC 280251053382804

Common questions

What is Jalal Zeyad El-Akawi, MD's NPI number?

Jalal Zeyad El-Akawi, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1174029169, issued on Mar 30, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Jalal Zeyad El-Akawi, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1085 NE Gateway CT NE, Concord, NC, 28025. Phone: (704) 403-8320. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Jalal Zeyad El-Akawi, MD's license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2021-01644, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Jalal Zeyad El-Akawi, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Jalal Zeyad El-Akawi, MD had 1,075 Medicare Part D claims for 262 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Jalal Zeyad El-Akawi, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.

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