Paul August Gianakon, M.D.
Psychiatry Physician · Elkton, MD
Paul August Gianakon, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Elkton, Maryland, and NPI 1578698486, issued on Feb 22, 2007. Check the license (Maryland D0045088, as entered in NPPES) on the Maryland Board of Physicians; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Paul August Gianakon
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- D0045088 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 801 E Pulaski Hwy Ste 143, Elkton, MD 21921
- Phone
- (855) 922-1202
- Enumerated
- Feb 22, 2007
- Record last updated
- Sep 17, 2025
- Fax
- (888) 314-7961
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20081126000228); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Eastern Virginia Medical School, 1986
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 801 E Pulaski Hwy Ste 143
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Tianna DukesPersonal Care Attendant1255143749
Verify Paul August Gianakon in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMaryland Board of Physicians
Search for license D0045088Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
8.9 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average psychiatry physician in 2024
8,931 Medicare Part D claims for 309 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 5% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Clozapine712 claims
- Benztropine Mesylate422 claims
- Olanzapine418 claims
- Bupropion Xl383 claims
- Divalproex Sodium336 claims
- Trazodone Hcl310 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: $50.81
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 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 one group practice
- Upper Bay Counseling And Support Services, Inc.Elkton, MD
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Paul August Gianakon among 1,451 psychiatry physician records in Maryland
Paul August Gianakon, M.D. is one of 1,451 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Maryland. 63% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 41% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 41% of these records are older, 38% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 63% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 36% of these records are
- Graduated1986 · median 2000 among the 525 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 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 2084P0800X and a Maryland practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Psychiatry Physician providers in Maryland
There are 1,451 psychiatry physician records in Maryland.
All 1,451 in Maryland → Every provider in Elkton → Psychiatry Physician nationwide →
The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Suzy Nashed, MDElkton, MD 219211629062492
- Mahendra Patel, MDElkton, MD 219211740358639
- Min Yu, MDElkton, MD 219211194943332
- Eapen Abraham, M. D.Perry Point, MD 219021467415521
- Anne Stoline, M.D.Perry Point, MD 219021386749612
- Neal Musselman, DOWestover, MD 218711447290481
- Kimberly Pesaniello, M.D.Snow Hill, MD 218631235256900
- Bryce Blanton, MDBerlin, MD 218111356735880
Common questions
What is Paul August Gianakon, M.D.'s NPI number?
Paul August Gianakon, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578698486, issued on Feb 22, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Paul August Gianakon, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 801 E Pulaski Hwy Ste 143, Elkton, MD, 21921. Phone: (855) 922-1202. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Paul August Gianakon, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Maryland license number D0045088, 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 Paul August Gianakon, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Paul August Gianakon, M.D. had 8,931 Medicare Part D claims for 309 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.