NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Obinna Benjamin Akah, NP

Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner · El Segundo, CA

Obinna Benjamin Akah, NP is a psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner with a practice address in El Segundo, California, and NPI 1508440439, issued on May 6, 2021. Check the license (California 95016142, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1508440439
Name
Obinna Benjamin Akah
Credential
NP
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner 363LP0808X
License numbers
95016142 CA
1016767 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2101 Rosecrans Ave Ste 3230, El Segundo, CA 90245
Phone
(323) 628-8671
Enumerated
May 6, 2021
Record last updated
Apr 23, 2025
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 2101 Rosecrans Ave Ste 3230

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Dale Curtis, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1679613566
  2. Viviane Sanada, NP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1154981355
  3. Jennique Simplice, PMHNP-BCPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1982286944

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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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63% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner in 2024

339 Medicare Part D claims for 72 beneficiaries, against an average of 906 among the 30,717 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.

  1. Obinna Akah339
  2. Specialty average906

Most prescribed

  1. Fluoxetine Hcl73 claims
  2. Quetiapine Fumarate52 claims
  3. Buspirone Hcl37 claims
  4. Mirtazapine37 claims
  5. Escitalopram Oxalate27 claims
  6. Aripiprazole25 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.

Obinna Benjamin Akah among 4,226 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in California

Obinna Benjamin Akah, NP is one of 4,226 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with a practice address in California. 62% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 46% of them.

  • NPI issued2021 · 46% of these records are older, 46% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 62% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 46% of these records are
  • Record last updated2025 · 16% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LP0808X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner providers in California

There are 4,226 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in California.

The 8 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Amaka Anyaoha, NURSE PRACTITIONEREl Segundo, CA 902451043439813
  2. Eudora Osuala, MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BCEl Segundo, CA 902451417559907
  3. Megan Puyau, PMHNPEl Segundo, CA 902451003523838
  4. Jennique Simplice, PMHNP-BCEl Segundo, CA 902451982286944
  5. Christianne Zah-Weber, DNP, PMHNP-BCEl Segundo, CA 902451821569765
  6. Starly Alvarado, PMHNPGardena, CA 902471003444597
  7. Toimbie AmaazeeGardena, CA 902471144929647
  8. Khadeer Khan, MSN, DNP, FNP, PMHNPGardena, CA 902471588964456

Common questions

What is Obinna Benjamin Akah, NP's NPI number?

Obinna Benjamin Akah, NP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1508440439, issued on May 6, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Obinna Benjamin Akah, NP located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2101 Rosecrans Ave Ste 3230, El Segundo, CA, 90245. Phone: (323) 628-8671. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Obinna Benjamin Akah, NP's license?

NPPES lists California license number 95016142, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Obinna Benjamin Akah, NP prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Obinna Benjamin Akah, NP had 339 Medicare Part D claims for 72 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner prescribers was 906. 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.