Samuel Boateng Akuoku, M.D
Internal Medicine Physician · Laurelton, NY
Samuel Boateng Akuoku, M.D is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Laurelton, New York, and NPI 1962574418, issued on Nov 13, 2006. Check the license (New York 178587, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Samuel Boateng Akuoku
- Credential
- M.D
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 178587 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 22414 Merrick Blvd, Laurelton, NY 11413
- Phone
- (718) 949-6433
- Enumerated
- Nov 13, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 11, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (718) 949-0331
- Medicaid ID
- 01155251 NY
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Samuel Boateng Akuoku in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 178587Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
61% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
5,113 Medicare Part D claims for 633 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate516 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium287 claims
- Bisoprolol-Hydrochlorothiazide252 claims
- Simvastatin200 claims
- Glipizide181 claims
- Metformin Hcl179 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): 84.5 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: $155.80
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Lilly USA, LLC. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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.
Samuel Boateng Akuoku among 12,067 internal medicine physician records in New York
Samuel Boateng Akuoku, M.D is one of 12,067 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in New York. 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 2006, is newer than 8% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 53% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 60% of these records are
- Record last updated2021 · 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 207R00000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
3 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Laurelton
They are 3 of the 326 NPPES records with a practice address in Laurelton, and 12,067 internal medicine physician records in New York.
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Common questions
What is Samuel Boateng Akuoku, M.D's NPI number?
Samuel Boateng Akuoku, M.D's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1962574418, issued on Nov 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Samuel Boateng Akuoku, M.D located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 22414 Merrick Blvd, Laurelton, NY, 11413. Phone: (718) 949-6433. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Samuel Boateng Akuoku, M.D's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 178587, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Samuel Boateng Akuoku, M.D prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Samuel Boateng Akuoku, M.D had 5,113 Medicare Part D claims for 633 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Samuel Boateng Akuoku, M.D's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 84.5 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.