Lawson Drew Akens, DDS
Dentist · Sweetwater, TN
Lawson Drew Akens, DDS is a dentist with a practice address in Sweetwater, Tennessee, and NPI 1043069750, issued on May 15, 2024. Check the license (Tennessee 0000012450, as entered in NPPES) with the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lawson Drew Akens
- Credential
- DDS
- Primary taxonomy
- Dentist 122300000X
- License number
- 0000012450 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 745 New Highway 68, Sweetwater, TN 37874
- Phone
- (423) 337-2034
- Enumerated
- May 15, 2024
- Record last updated
- May 15, 2024
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 745 New Highway 68
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Lawson Drew Akens in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Tennessee board licenses this profession
Search for license 0000012450Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
45% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average dentist in 2024
47 Medicare Part D claims for 27 beneficiaries, against an average of 86 among the 51,021 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin20 claims
- Ibuprofen14 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: $14.34
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Dentsply Sirona Inc. The 31,974 providers of this specialty with any payment received $540.36 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.
Lawson Drew Akens among 1,525 dentist records in Tennessee
Lawson Drew Akens, DDS is one of 1,525 dentist records with a practice address in Tennessee. 64% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2024, is newer than 90% of them.
- NPI issued2024 · 90% of these records are older, 7% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 64% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
- Record last updated2024 · 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 122300000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
2 dentist records list a practice address in Sweetwater
They are 2 of the 138 NPPES records with a practice address in Sweetwater, and 1,525 dentist records in Tennessee.
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Common questions
What is Lawson Drew Akens, DDS's NPI number?
Lawson Drew Akens, DDS's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1043069750, issued on May 15, 2024. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lawson Drew Akens, DDS located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 745 New Highway 68, Sweetwater, TN, 37874. Phone: (423) 337-2034. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lawson Drew Akens, DDS's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 0000012450, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Lawson Drew Akens, DDS prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lawson Drew Akens, DDS had 47 Medicare Part D claims for 27 beneficiaries; the average among dentist prescribers was 86. 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.