Kwei Akuete, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · McAllen, TX
Kwei Akuete, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in McAllen, Texas, and NPI 1316143639, issued on Jun 23, 2007. Check the license (Texas Q1071, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kwei Akuete
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License numbers
- Q1071 TX
52400 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 101 E Ridge RD, McAllen, TX 78503
- Phone
- (512) 730-3056
- Enumerated
- Jun 23, 2007
- Record last updated
- Feb 27, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (888) 730-1925
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20260424000784); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 101 E Ridge RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Kwei Akuete in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license Q1071Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
65% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
1,109 Medicare Part D claims for 116 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium63 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate62 claims
- Furosemide59 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium36 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate36 claims
- Gabapentin34 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: $23.39
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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 4 group practices
- Abode Care Partners AL VB LLCCarmel, IN
- Mills Medical Practices LLCBeachwood, OH
- Shc Medical Partners OF Florida, LLCPensacola, FL
- Tapestry Telehealth PLLCColumbus, OH
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
50 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in McAllen
They are 50 of the 3,518 NPPES records with a practice address in McAllen, and 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas.
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Common questions
What is Kwei Akuete, MD's NPI number?
Kwei Akuete, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1316143639, issued on Jun 23, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kwei Akuete, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 101 E Ridge RD, McAllen, TX, 78503. Phone: (512) 730-3056. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kwei Akuete, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number Q1071, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Kwei Akuete, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kwei Akuete, MD had 1,109 Medicare Part D claims for 116 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.