Katherine McCrary Akers, M.D.
Nephrology Physician · Westminster, CO
Katherine McCrary Akers, M.D. is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Westminster, Colorado, and NPI 1497011944, issued on Apr 10, 2012. Check the license (Colorado DR.0058683, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Katherine McCrary Akers
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- DR.0058683 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8410 Decatur St Ste 100, Westminster, CO 80031
- Phone
- (303) 430-7000
- Enumerated
- Apr 10, 2012
- Record last updated
- May 13, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (303) 430-1506
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180130001418); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Medical School At Houston, 2012
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 8410 Decatur St Ste 100
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Joseph Abdallah, M.D.Nephrology Physician1306843602
- Anne Hall, DNP, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1194457937
Verify Katherine McCrary Akers in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical Board
Search for license DR.0058683Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
46% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
784 Medicare Part D claims for 157 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 19% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Furosemide77 claims
- Lisinopril69 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate61 claims
- Jardiance52 claims
- Carvedilol45 claims
- Farxiga43 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): 95 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: $95.27
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 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
- Western Nephrology And Metabolic Bone Disease, P.C.Westminster, CO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Katherine McCrary Akers among 182 nephrology physician records in Colorado
Katherine McCrary Akers, M.D. is one of 182 nephrology physician records with a practice address in Colorado. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 85% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 85% of these records are older, 12% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2002 among the 133 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 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 207RN0300X and a Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in Colorado
There are 182 nephrology physician records in Colorado.
All 182 in Colorado → Every provider in Westminster → Nephrology Physician nationwide →
The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Joseph Abdallah, M.D.Westminster, CO 800311306843602
- Michael Anger, MDWestminster, CO 800311720079205
- Ingrid Chang, MDWestminster, CO 800311124110549
- Matthew Esson, MDWestminster, CO 800311760473250
- Seth Levey, M.D.Westminster, CO 800311275716003
- Susan Yue, M.D.Westminster, CO 800311154312643
- Yolanda Bogaert, MD, PHDWheat Ridge, CO 800331295783751
- Emmett Ratigan, MDWheat Ridge, CO 800331003079583
Common questions
What is Katherine McCrary Akers, M.D.'s NPI number?
Katherine McCrary Akers, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497011944, issued on Apr 10, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Katherine McCrary Akers, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8410 Decatur St Ste 100, Westminster, CO, 80031. Phone: (303) 430-7000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Katherine McCrary Akers, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number DR.0058683, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado Medical Board at https://dpo.colorado.gov/Medical. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Katherine McCrary Akers, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Katherine McCrary Akers, M.D. had 784 Medicare Part D claims for 157 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Katherine McCrary Akers, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 95 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.