Kwame Akoto, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Silver Spring, MD
Kwame Akoto, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Silver Spring, Maryland, and NPI 1861536237, issued on Feb 17, 2007. Check the license (Maryland D68799, as entered in NPPES) on the Maryland Board of Physicians; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kwame Akoto
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- D68799 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 12201 Plum Orchard Dr, Silver Spring, MD 20904
- Phone
- (301) 572-1000
- Enumerated
- Feb 17, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jul 20, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090602000440); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Morehouse School Of Medicine, 2006
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kwame Akoto in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMaryland Board of Physicians
Search for license D68799Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
19% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
4,219 Medicare Part D claims for 361 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 129 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium610 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate201 claims
- Lisinopril167 claims
- Losartan Potassium143 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa127 claims
- Losartan-Hydrochlorothiazide109 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Kaiser Foundation Health Plan OF The Mid Atlantic States, IncHalethorpe, MD
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kwame Akoto among 1,912 family medicine physician records in Maryland
Kwame Akoto, MD is one of 1,912 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Maryland. 73% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 46% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 46% of these records are older, 42% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated2006 · median 2004 among the 1,141 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Maryland practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
85 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Silver Spring
They are 85 of the 6,531 NPPES records with a practice address in Silver Spring, and 1,912 family medicine physician records in Maryland.
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Common questions
What is Kwame Akoto, MD's NPI number?
Kwame Akoto, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1861536237, issued on Feb 17, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kwame Akoto, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 12201 Plum Orchard Dr, Silver Spring, MD, 20904. Phone: (301) 572-1000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kwame Akoto, MD's license?
NPPES lists Maryland license number D68799, as entered by the provider. Search the Maryland Board of Physicians at https://www.mbp.state.md.us/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Kwame Akoto, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kwame Akoto, MD had 4,219 Medicare Part D claims for 361 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.