Richard Tipery Akin, M.D., D.D.S.
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery (D.M.D.) · Baton Rouge, LA
Richard Tipery Akin, M.D., D.D.S. is an oral & maxillofacial surgery (d.m.d.) with a practice address in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and NPI 1194996637, issued on Mar 12, 2008. Check the license (Louisiana LA5084, as entered in NPPES) with the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Tipery Akin
- Credential
- M.D., D.D.S.
- Primary taxonomy
- Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery (D.M.D.) 204E00000X
- License number
- LA5084 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 614 Connells Park LN, Baton Rouge, LA 70806
- Phone
- (225) 927-3463
- Enumerated
- Mar 12, 2008
- Record last updated
- Jan 8, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (225) 927-8507
- Medicaid ID
- 1850845 LA
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest oral & maxillofacial surgery (d.m.d.) records → All 29 in Louisiana → Look up another NPI →
Verify Richard Tipery Akin in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Louisiana board licenses this profession
Search for license LA5084Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average oral & maxillofacial surgery (d.m.d.) in 2024
877 Medicare Part D claims for 288 beneficiaries, against an average of 366 among the 1,051 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 200 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin270 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen190 claims
- Alprazolam162 claims
- Ibuprofen154 claims
- Azithromycin24 claims
- Clindamycin Hcl22 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: $249.93
9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Zimvie Inc. The 800 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,463.03 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.
Richard Tipery Akin among 29 oral & maxillofacial surgery (d.m.d.) records in Louisiana
Richard Tipery Akin, M.D., D.D.S. is one of 29 oral & maxillofacial surgery (d.m.d.) records with a practice address in Louisiana. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 48% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 48% of these records are older, 41% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 59% of these records are
- Record last updated2015 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 204E00000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery (D.M.D.) providers in Louisiana
There are 29 oral & maxillofacial surgery (d.m.d.) records in Louisiana.
All 29 in Louisiana → Every provider in Baton Rouge → Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery (D.M.D.) nationwide →
The 8 oral & maxillofacial surgery (d.m.d.) records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Michael Malik, DDSBaton Rouge, LA 708081649717596
- Andrei Marechek, MD, DDSBaton Rouge, LA 708081033539606
- Issac Morton, DMD, MDBaton Rouge, LA 708081740653146
- Waleed Zaid, DDS,FRCD(C), FACSBaton Rouge, LA 708081558628792
- Samuel Allen, DDSShreveport, LA 711031952503492
- Fawaz Alotaibi, DDSShreveport, LA 711031033544010
- Yousef Alshamrani, DDSShreveport, LA 711031770969008
- Eric Geist, DDSShreveport, LA 711031942297734
Common questions
What is Richard Tipery Akin, M.D., D.D.S.'s NPI number?
Richard Tipery Akin, M.D., D.D.S.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1194996637, issued on Mar 12, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Tipery Akin, M.D., D.D.S. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 614 Connells Park LN, Baton Rouge, LA, 70806. Phone: (225) 927-3463. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Tipery Akin, M.D., D.D.S.'s license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number LA5084, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Richard Tipery Akin, M.D., D.D.S. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Tipery Akin, M.D., D.D.S. had 877 Medicare Part D claims for 288 beneficiaries; the average among oral & maxillofacial surgery (d.m.d.) prescribers was 366. 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.