Melanie Susan Akuna, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Neosho, MO
Melanie Susan Akuna, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Neosho, Missouri, and NPI 1134741127, issued on May 12, 2020. Check the license (Missouri 2023028116, as entered in NPPES) on the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melanie Susan Akuna
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 2023028116 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 336 S Jefferson St, Neosho, MO 64850
- Phone
- (417) 455-4200
- Enumerated
- May 12, 2020
- Record last updated
- Jul 27, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230728002888); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Melanie Susan Akuna in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMissouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts
Search for license 2023028116Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
26% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
2,341 Medicare Part D claims for 221 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 43 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Duloxetine Hcl131 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium103 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium83 claims
- Losartan Potassium83 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate79 claims
- Gabapentin74 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: $124.60
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. 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.
2 hospitals and group practices
- Freeman Neosho HospitalNeosho, MO · Critical Access Hospitals4 of 5 stars
- Cornerstone Medical LLCJoplin, MO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Melanie Susan Akuna among 2,604 internal medicine physician records in Missouri
Melanie Susan Akuna, MD is one of 2,604 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Missouri. 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 2020, is newer than 75% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 75% of these records are older, 21% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 55% of these records are
- Graduated2019 · median 2006 among the 1,443 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Missouri practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
7 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Neosho
They are 7 of the 233 NPPES records with a practice address in Neosho, and 2,604 internal medicine physician records in Missouri.
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The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Larry Barnes, MDNeosho, MO 648501982653614
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- Satya Manda, M.DNeosho, MO 648501124764345
- Robert Sweeten, M.D.Neosho, MO 648501164509766
- Shelby Tinney-Edge, DONeosho, MO 648501154989564
- Amy Puderbaugh, DOCarthage, MO 648361174878409
- Natasha Kataria, MDWebb City, MO 648701548781420
Common questions
What is Melanie Susan Akuna, MD's NPI number?
Melanie Susan Akuna, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1134741127, issued on May 12, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melanie Susan Akuna, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 336 S Jefferson St, Neosho, MO, 64850. Phone: (417) 455-4200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melanie Susan Akuna, MD's license?
NPPES lists Missouri license number 2023028116, as entered by the provider. Search the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts at https://www.fsmb.org/contact-a-state-medical-board/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Melanie Susan Akuna, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melanie Susan Akuna, MD had 2,341 Medicare Part D claims for 221 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.