Joyce A. Akwe, MD, MPH
Hospitalist Physician · Decatur, GA
Joyce A. Akwe, MD, MPH is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Decatur, Georgia, and NPI 1093988271, issued on Apr 8, 2008. Check the license (Georgia 063557, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joyce A. Akwe
- Credential
- MD, MPH
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License number
- 063557 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1670 Clairmont RD, Decatur, GA 30033
- Phone
- (404) 321-6111
- Enumerated
- Apr 8, 2008
- Record last updated
- Sep 28, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1670 Clairmont RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- C Aasgaard, PAPhysician Assistant1447234869
- Asalmah Abdulbaaqee-Julien, LMSWSocial Worker1194424762
- Abebe Abera, APRNPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1720537368
- Sikirat AbolarinNurse Practitioner1407622947
- Hesham Abukhdeir, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1407104862
- Marta Ackers, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1386829067
Verify Joyce A. Akwe in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 063557Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
8.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average hospitalist physician in 2024
4,528 Medicare Part D claims for 524 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims. 4,353 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen1,315 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen1,068 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl1,058 claims
- Morphine Sulfate Er409 claims
- Fentanyl106 claims
- Oxycontin102 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: $109.01
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Forte Bio-Pharma LLC. The 7,324 providers of this specialty with any payment received $494.84 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.
Joyce A. Akwe among 967 hospitalist physician records in Georgia
Joyce A. Akwe, MD, MPH is one of 967 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 92% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 32% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 32% of these records are older, 59% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 92% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 88% of these records are
- Record last updated2015 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hospitalist Physician providers in Georgia
There are 967 hospitalist physician records in Georgia.
All 967 in Georgia → Every provider in Decatur → Hospitalist Physician nationwide →
The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Andrew Boyd, M.D.Decatur, GA 300331780821744
- Dennis Fields, D.O.Decatur, GA 300331356506836
- Ayodeji George, MDDecatur, GA 300331255521126
- Matthew Hogan, M.D.Decatur, GA 300331568515518
- Yasmeen Imran, MDDecatur, GA 300331649206962
- Julie Jackson-Murphy, M.D.Decatur, GA 300331669656039
- David Katz, M.D.Decatur, GA 300331720006539
- Jennifer Larson, M.D.Decatur, GA 300331326206863
Common questions
What is Joyce A. Akwe, MD, MPH's NPI number?
Joyce A. Akwe, MD, MPH's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1093988271, issued on Apr 8, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joyce A. Akwe, MD, MPH located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1670 Clairmont RD, Decatur, GA, 30033. Phone: (404) 321-6111. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joyce A. Akwe, MD, MPH's license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 063557, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Joyce A. Akwe, MD, MPH prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joyce A. Akwe, MD, MPH had 4,528 Medicare Part D claims for 524 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.