Richard Edwin Akers, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Gastonia, NC
Richard Edwin Akers, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Gastonia, North Carolina, and NPI 1558357202, issued on Sep 27, 2005. Check the license (North Carolina 19200, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Edwin Akers
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 19200 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2555 Court Drive, Gastonia, NC 28054
- Phone
- (704) 864-7789
- Enumerated
- Sep 27, 2005
- Record last updated
- Sep 8, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (704) 864-4884
- Medicaid ID
- 8910458 NC
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Richard Edwin Akers in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 19200Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
99% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
16 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 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.
Richard Edwin Akers among 688 ophthalmology physician records in North Carolina
Richard Edwin Akers, M.D. is one of 688 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 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, 82% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 67% of these records are
- Record last updated2014 · 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 207W00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 688 ophthalmology physician records in North Carolina.
All 688 in North Carolina → Every provider in Gastonia → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Martin Brown, M.D.Gastonia, NC 280541568469641
- Connor Ferguson, MDGastonia, NC 280541700415791
- Daniel Lee, D.O.Gastonia, NC 280541720460181
- John Lowery, MDGastonia, NC 280541255352035
- Michael Lund, M.D.Gastonia, NC 280541659379394
- Bobby McCullen, M.D.Gastonia, NC 280541457354284
- William Shannon, MDGastonia, NC 280541619958139
- Bryan Allf, M.D.Gastonia, NC 280521700872892
Common questions
What is Richard Edwin Akers, M.D.'s NPI number?
Richard Edwin Akers, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1558357202, issued on Sep 27, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Edwin Akers, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2555 Court Drive, Gastonia, NC, 28054. Phone: (704) 864-7789. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Edwin Akers, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 19200, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Richard Edwin Akers, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Edwin Akers, M.D. had 16 Medicare Part D claims; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. 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.