Lee Michael Akst, MD
Otolaryngology Physician · Baltimore, MD
Lee Michael Akst, MD is an otolaryngology physician with a practice address in Baltimore, Maryland, and NPI 1508840299, issued on Dec 6, 2005. Check the license (Maryland D70154, as entered in NPPES) on the Maryland Board of Physicians; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lee Michael Akst
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Otolaryngology Physician 207Y00000X
- License numbers
- D70154 MD
036-116204 IL
224238 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 600 N Wolfe St, Baltimore, MD 21287
- Phone
- (410) 955-1654
- Enumerated
- Dec 6, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jan 31, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid IDs
- 2102927 MA
419286900 MD - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100331000851); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Yale University School Of Medicine, 1999
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Lee Michael Akst in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMaryland Board of Physicians
Search for license D70154Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
89% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average otolaryngology physician in 2024
61 Medicare Part D claims for 28 beneficiaries, against an average of 541 among the 8,339 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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: $1,722.50
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was consulting fee; the largest payer was GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. The 6,429 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,922.50 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 2 group practices
- Greater Baltimore Medical Center IncBaltimore, MD
- Johns Hopkins UniversityLutherville, MD
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Lee Michael Akst among 257 otolaryngology physician records in Maryland
Lee Michael Akst, MD is one of 257 otolaryngology physician records with a practice address in Maryland. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 86% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2004 among the 166 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Y00000X and a Maryland practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Otolaryngology Physician providers in Maryland
There are 257 otolaryngology physician records in Maryland.
All 257 in Maryland → Every provider in Baltimore → Otolaryngology Physician nationwide →
The 8 otolaryngology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Simon Best, M.D.Baltimore, MD 212871578602603
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- Derek Boahene, M.D.Baltimore, MD 212871841256526
- John Carey, M.D.Baltimore, MD 212871417915786
- Charles Cummings, M.D.Baltimore, MD 212871114962008
- Charles Della Santina, M.D.Baltimore, MD 212871497790059
- David Eisele, MDBaltimore, MD 212871023073749
- Christine Gourin, MDBaltimore, MD 212871720198161
Common questions
What is Lee Michael Akst, MD's NPI number?
Lee Michael Akst, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1508840299, issued on Dec 6, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lee Michael Akst, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 600 N Wolfe St, Baltimore, MD, 21287. Phone: (410) 955-1654. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lee Michael Akst, MD's license?
NPPES lists Maryland license number D70154, 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 Lee Michael Akst, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lee Michael Akst, MD had 61 Medicare Part D claims for 28 beneficiaries; the average among otolaryngology physician prescribers was 541. 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.