Joseph W. Akornor, M.D.
Urology Physician · Fridley, MN
Joseph W. Akornor, M.D. is a urology physician with a practice address in Fridley, Minnesota, and NPI 1497731913, issued on Dec 16, 2005. Check the license (Minnesota 45906, as entered in NPPES) on the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph W. Akornor
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Urology Physician 208800000X
- License number
- 45906 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 500 Osborne RD NE, Fridley, MN 55432
- Phone
- (651) 999-6800
- Enumerated
- Dec 16, 2005
- Record last updated
- Sep 10, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (651) 999-6830
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20031117000442); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joseph W. Akornor in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMinnesota Board of Medical Practice
Search for license 45906Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
55% more Medicare Part D claims than the average urology physician in 2024
2,083 Medicare Part D claims for 622 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,340 among the 10,782 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims. 128 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Tamsulosin Hcl956 claims
- Dutasteride318 claims
- Cephalexin76 claims
- Ciprofloxacin Hcl74 claims
- Levofloxacin60 claims
- Oxybutynin Chloride Er59 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 84.5 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,902.11
37 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Procept BioRobotics Corporation. The 9,340 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,800.04 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
- Minnesota Urology, PAPlymouth, MN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joseph W. Akornor among 293 urology physician records in Minnesota
Joseph W. Akornor, M.D. is one of 293 urology physician records with a practice address in Minnesota. 75% 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, 85% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1994 · median 2010 among the 196 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 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 208800000X and a Minnesota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
8 urology physician records list a practice address in Fridley
They are 8 of the 945 NPPES records with a practice address in Fridley, and 293 urology physician records in Minnesota.
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Common questions
What is Joseph W. Akornor, M.D.'s NPI number?
Joseph W. Akornor, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497731913, issued on Dec 16, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph W. Akornor, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 500 Osborne RD NE, Fridley, MN, 55432. Phone: (651) 999-6800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph W. Akornor, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Minnesota license number 45906, as entered by the provider. Search the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice at https://mn.gov/boards/medical-practice/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Joseph W. Akornor, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph W. Akornor, M.D. had 2,083 Medicare Part D claims for 622 beneficiaries; the average among urology physician prescribers was 1,340. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Joseph W. Akornor, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 84.5 of 100. 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.