Joseph A. Akamah, MD
Interventional Cardiology Physician · Nashville, TN
Joseph A. Akamah, MD is an interventional cardiology physician with a practice address in Nashville, Tennessee, and NPI 1598822967, issued on Jan 3, 2007. Check the license (Tennessee 42721, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph A. Akamah
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Interventional Cardiology Physician 207RI0011X
- License numbers
- 42721 TN
036102172 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3601 The Vanderbilt Clinic, Nashville, TN 37232
- Phone
- (615) 322-3000
- Enumerated
- Jan 3, 2007
- Record last updated
- Dec 27, 2025
- Medicaid IDs
- 7100064270 KY
1511333 TN
036102172 IL - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200812002999); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 3601 The Vanderbilt Clinic
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Joseph A. Akamah in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 42721Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
57% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average interventional cardiology physician in 2024
1,382 Medicare Part D claims for 200 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,179 among the 6,605 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium113 claims
- Furosemide96 claims
- Carvedilol90 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate71 claims
- Eliquis69 claims
- Clopidogrel68 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: $3,168.17
30 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 6,394 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,062.29 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
- Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, TN · Acute Care Hospitals5 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.
Interventional Cardiology Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 215 interventional cardiology physician records in Tennessee.
Other interventional cardiology physician records in Tennessee
- Abdul-Rahman Abdel-Karim, M.D.Memphis, TN1093014441
- Ahmad Abu-Halimah, M.D.Nashville, TN1013958776
- James AckerLoudon, TN1063910529
- Kylie Adamek, MDNashville, TN1972966786
- Milton Addington, MDGermantown, TN1790752566
- Syed Agha, MDCleveland, TN1164420741
- Adeeb Ahmed, MDMurfreesboro, TN1245217603
- Yasir Akhtar, M.D.Powell, TN1013001098
- Steven Akins, MDGermantown, TN1720088297
- Oluwaseun Akinseye, M.D.Memphis, TN1417354283
Common questions
What is Joseph A. Akamah, MD's NPI number?
Joseph A. Akamah, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598822967, issued on Jan 3, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph A. Akamah, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3601 The Vanderbilt Clinic, Nashville, TN, 37232. Phone: (615) 322-3000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph A. Akamah, MD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 42721, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Joseph A. Akamah, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph A. Akamah, MD had 1,382 Medicare Part D claims for 200 beneficiaries; the average among interventional cardiology physician prescribers was 3,179. 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.