Richard Akins, MD
Psychiatry Physician · Columbus, OH
Richard Akins, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Columbus, Ohio, and NPI 1689629685, issued on May 24, 2006. Check the license (Ohio 35.139796, as entered in NPPES) on the State Medical Board of Ohio; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Akins
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License numbers
- 35.139796 OH
15126 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3820 Olentangy River RD, Columbus, OH 43214
- Phone
- (614) 566-4414
- Enumerated
- May 24, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 25, 2022
- Fax
- (614) 566-6846
- Medicaid ID
- 000082012 AL
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Richard Akins in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersState Medical Board of Ohio
Search for license 35.139796Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
52% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
478 Medicare Part D claims for 55 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Trazodone Hcl45 claims
- Sertraline Hcl39 claims
- Buspirone Hcl38 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl38 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate31 claims
- Mirtazapine28 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 81.3 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $124.99
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Pharmaceuticals, 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.
Richard Akins among 1,587 psychiatry physician records in Ohio
Richard Akins, MD is one of 1,587 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Ohio. 70% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 55% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 70% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 49% of these records are
- Record last updated2022 · 61% 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 Ohio practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Richard Akins, MD's NPI number?
Richard Akins, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1689629685, issued on May 24, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Akins, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3820 Olentangy River RD, Columbus, OH, 43214. Phone: (614) 566-4414. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Akins, MD's license?
NPPES lists Ohio license number 35.139796, as entered by the provider. Search the State Medical Board of Ohio at https://elicense.ohio.gov/oh_verifylicense. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Richard Akins, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Akins, MD had 478 Medicare Part D claims for 55 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Richard Akins, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 81.3 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.