Kwame Sarpong Akowuah, M.D.
Psychiatry Physician · New York, NY
Kwame Sarpong Akowuah, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in New York, New York, and NPI 1316114713, issued on May 14, 2008. Check the license (New York 243606, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kwame Sarpong Akowuah
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- 243606 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 525 E 68TH St, New York, NY 10065
- Phone
- (212) 746-5782
- Enumerated
- May 14, 2008
- Record last updated
- May 14, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (212) 746-8800
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kwame Sarpong Akowuah in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 243606Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
98% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
19 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Escitalopram Oxalate11 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.
Kwame Sarpong Akowuah among 6,589 psychiatry physician records in New York
Kwame Sarpong Akowuah, M.D. is one of 6,589 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in New York. 72% 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 56% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 56% of these records are older, 38% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 39% of these records are
- Record last updated2008 · 65% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Kwame Sarpong Akowuah, M.D.'s NPI number?
Kwame Sarpong Akowuah, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1316114713, issued on May 14, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kwame Sarpong Akowuah, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 525 E 68TH St, New York, NY, 10065. Phone: (212) 746-5782. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kwame Sarpong Akowuah, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New York license number 243606, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Kwame Sarpong Akowuah, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kwame Sarpong Akowuah, M.D. had 19 Medicare Part D claims; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.