Tara Akunna, MD
Dermatology Physician · Cypress, TX
Tara Akunna, MD is a dermatology physician with a practice address in Cypress, Texas, and NPI 1295231157, issued on Mar 31, 2018. Check the license (Texas T4304, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Tara Akunna
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Dermatology Physician 207N00000X
- License number
- T4304 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 14930 Mueschke RD, Cypress, TX 77433
- Phone
- (281) 895-3376
- Enumerated
- Mar 31, 2018
- Record last updated
- Mar 28, 2024
- Fax
- (832) 708-3049
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220727003116); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Medical Branch At Galveston, 2018
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Tara Akunna in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license T4304Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
30% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average dermatology physician in 2024
560 Medicare Part D claims for 216 beneficiaries, against an average of 797 among the 12,802 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 3% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Ketoconazole112 claims
- Triamcinolone Acetonide76 claims
- Clobetasol Propionate42 claims
- Mupirocin41 claims
- Mometasone Furoate40 claims
- Doxycycline Monohydrate36 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: $2,577.45
138 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 10,250 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,544.61 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
- Corium Ventures PLLCPort Arthur, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Tara Akunna among 1,172 dermatology physician records in Texas
Tara Akunna, MD is one of 1,172 dermatology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 88% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 82% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 82% of these records are older, 15% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 79% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2008 among the 926 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207N00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Dermatology Physician providers in Texas
There are 1,172 dermatology physician records in Texas.
All 1,172 in Texas → Every provider in Cypress → Dermatology Physician nationwide →
The 8 dermatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Lauren Campbell, M.D.Cypress, TX 774331447406400
- Selina Hamill, M.D.Cypress, TX 774331124462577
- Lisa Hitchins, M.D.Cypress, TX 774331740285360
- Samantha Robare, MDCypress, TX 774331306161211
- Sheevam Shah, M.D.Cypress, TX 774331255787529
- Vannica Soy, FNP-CCypress, TX 774331245843473
- Angela Abouassi, MDEl Campo, TX 774371083109532
- Ronald Cochran, MDEl Campo, TX 774371407899875
Common questions
What is Tara Akunna, MD's NPI number?
Tara Akunna, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1295231157, issued on Mar 31, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Tara Akunna, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 14930 Mueschke RD, Cypress, TX, 77433. Phone: (281) 895-3376. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Tara Akunna, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number T4304, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Tara Akunna, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Tara Akunna, MD had 560 Medicare Part D claims for 216 beneficiaries; the average among dermatology physician prescribers was 797. 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.